This is kind of long. I wrote it to address your question while also trying to address what any beginners might need, who end up reading this later.
I’m sure reading me waffling back and forth and listing my caveats has to be annoying as hell. Bare with me. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that BassBuzz caters to the newest of the new and I don’t want to give someone the idea that they’ll have to sink a ton of money into this for making basic recordings.
For someone with less money to put into this, I would recommend using either, basic recording software, like Audacity (free) or if they have more complicated recording requirements, a DAW like Reaper (free for non commercial use). With that I would add a a DAI like the Focusrite 2i2, PreSonus AudioBox USB 96 2x2, or Zoom U-24. All of these give more versatile connectivity for less money.
You can spend even less money. Whatever works for you is the best solution. I listed those devices because that seems to be the range for cost and quality that most people seem to be satisfied with.
It’s hard to give a good answer to this question because there are so many factors involved. Based on my research, it’s a good DAI and it has some interesting features you don’t normally see on a DAI.
For you, since you like their software so much it might be worth it. For general use, comparing features to what I listed above, it’s fairly expensive. If the extra features it offers are useful to you, like built in reamping capability and the option to connect midi control pedals (damn, that’s cool), then I say, this is the one for you.
Here are some of my thoughts. These are just my opinions. Take all of this with a grain of salt.
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The software looks really cool and seems like it would be easy to use. That comes at a price and it looks like it can end up being pretty expensive with the different upgrades and add-ons.
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The amp out for reamping is a really cool feature to add to a DAI. What little I could find, that didn’t look like paid reviews, said it worked as advertised. However, I couldn’t find anything comparing it with something like a Radial reamping box. Considering a dedicated box for reamping (like the Radial) costs at least $100 this might be enough to justify the difference in price compared to the other DAI’s I listed.
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Pure/JFET switch seems like a good idea and a nice bit of versatility but it’s hard to say without being able to play around with it. I want to like it but I’m old, jaded, and mistrustful of the marketing department. 
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At $250 I would like to see both IN connectors as combination XLR/Line/Instrument connections. Necessary? Probably not, but having that versatility would make me feel more confident in spending that much money.
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Ground Lift and Phantom Power are software controlled. I like buttons and switches for this kind of thing. They say it’s implemented in software to help workflow and to keep you from having to make the changes on the device but I’m not buying that. Those are things you would change when doing the physical setup prior to recording anyway. Not something you’ll need to change in the middle of your workflow at the computer. I’m thinking it was a poorly thought out cost saving decision to replace hardware with software. It sounds like a marketing team justification for a completely unnecessary change. It does have a 48V thing on the front. I can’t tell if it’s just an indicator light for the software adjustment of phantom power or if it’s a button that also lets you turn it on or off. In practice, I wouldn’t expect anything I just wrote to matter. I added it because it just seems weird.
Edit: It is a button. So, you don’t have to use the software control to change it.
- External Control (Switch/Pedal 1, Switch/Pedal 2) This is, straight up, a damn cool addition to this DAI.
In closing, I really like this DAI and I really like their software. @Guto I didn’t even know about this company before you started talking about them. All the extra’s they put in this box and how it all integrates with the software is pretty impressive.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone more knowledgeable than I follows this up by saying how they can do all the same stuff (and do it cheaper) with their preferred software/hardware combination. But, damn… this is a really nice option. Reading through the material makes it all seem so much more intuitive for a neophyte like me. By comparison, Reaper feels impenetrable.
Good luck with this @Guto. I look forward to hearing from you once you have a chance to get it and get it all working together.
But I mentioned it anyways because it’s still really powerful for recording bass. If you can record instruments and mix them, then to me it’s a DAW.