My modest recordings were first down with a direct line in Line-6 contraption, then I got a Tascam US-122 which enabled me to record with two mics. For a short while I had a Zoom H2 which I fried, then I went back to the Tascam. Last year I picked up a Zoom H5 and a couple of AT2035. My DAWs went from Mixcraft to Audacity and Audition 1.5 to just recently the now current Audition. I have some neat tools, namely Rx7 Elements and Ozone 8 which are fun to tinker with as well as some Wave reverb files.
I have fun recording, I try to get the best recording possible, then clean it up if necessary and then play with all my toys to get it to sound better. Sometimes I get it better, other times I'm better off just practicing my guitar,