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My Setup - What to do

Right now i have 3 desktops and a laptop i use for editing movies and recently audio. I have a Mackie DX6 mixer, headphone amp, Shure SM58, and mic boom and I've done recording for a very small band demo track using the 1/8" on my laptop. I was wondering what interface would be good to buy considering my budget for one would be $100-$200.

Stereo bass question a la DAvid Gray style

DAvid Gray's track "The One I Love" from the album "Life in Slow Motion" has all the low end in stereo, which is against everything I've ever heard recommended for mixing bass. The track was mixed by Andy Bradfield, mastered by Bob Ludwig, and to be honest, I really enjoy the fresh sound of this stereo bass when listening with headphones.

Professional Home Voice Recording

I would like to make a professional voice recording of myself talking. I am a novice and have had a lot of bad luck trying to succeed in this endeavor. I need to know the following:
What would be a decent unidirectional microphone for voice?
What headset should I choose that is of good quality and wouldn't hurt my ears from wearing it a long time?

Scraps that I collected...what else

Soo new to this but I want to give vocal/instrument recording a try. This is all I've have so far...mostly freebee's loaned to me except the keyboard and computer.

Got a Shure 58
Yamaha Motif ES6
iMac 4meg ram, 500Gig
something called an EMU 404 midi/audio interface
Some Yamaha studio monitors
crap loads of cables

Guitar midi pickups

Does any one know any recommend guitar midi pickups?

I'm trying to find one which is able to pick up notes well even at a fair speed and also be able to single string pickup as well (meaning you can select one or just a few strings that the pickup will turn to midi).

I been looking for one for ages but no one I know has had/used one to give me their opinions on it...