Unsafe space

Today I learned that I've been using my electric guitar incorrectly this whole time! Well, not the WHOLE time, but since mustering the courage to connect Tom's Focusrite Scarlett audio interface to the computer. I needed it for the mic, but there's also input for the instrument cable. But I thought why would I need it if I already have the amplifier?

So, just discovered that with Ableton, I can bypass the amp entirely. When I connect the guitar directly to Focusrite, and run Ableton with the input monitoring, I can use all these FANTASTIC audio effects, like my beloved Hybrid Reverb, which do not exist on my simple amp, and Ableton is so much more user-friendly anyway.

I don't even have to sit in front of the screen, because the cables are long enough to reach the bed ;) But sitting in front of the screen is good for practicing with backing tracks and all kinds of digital tools which I can now use through the same headphones, and without delay. 

I hope it will boost up my guitar practice, which has been regrettably neglected lately...

[EDIT] I just realised that I used "Ableton" and "user-friendly" in the same sentence. ;)