Favorite non-Jackson guitar for recording metal??

[WannabeNnyc]

I'm wondering if anyone else does a sort of "mix and match" when recording metal. Just curious if there are any unusual combinations that anyone is using out there??

[tgreensl1]

Les paul?

[JediHalen]

Suhr guitars ... one of the most important things about studio recording is having a guitar that stays in tune and the intonation is perfect across the neck.

Plus they sound killer

[levantin]

les paul

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

A Charvel.

No seriously, I have some partscasters that have a great tone and even if it seems weird playing speed metal on a Seafoam Green Strat no one would know hearing it.

[Frigo89]

BC Rich. Specifically my old ST3.

That guitar had the best tone of any guitar I've ever owned I think.

A Les Paul type guitar would be sweet, just for a nice thick tone. Then again, with all the mega-sweeping douchebags, a Les Paul would be too muddy in metal. So a strat applies there.

Luckily, since I don't sweep, me and Les Pauls get along reasonably well.

Anything without EMGs, actually, thats not for recording, thats in general. No EMGs

[DonP]

Les Paul. SG.

[markD]

i use a brian moore and a fender telecaster with a seymour duncan quarter pounder tele pickup in the bridge. the brian moore panned left running through a marshall, the tele panned right played through a boogie. both go through the same cab - rivera 2x10.

oddball, but they sound beefy and have enough cut. of course i play more in the vain of classic metal, but it still needs to sound "heavy".

[WannabeNnyc]

Cool, thanks for all the responses! I have a Gibson, but it's a "The Paul II" and while it's not a "grown up" LP, I've been real surprised at the thick tone the guitar can put out. I was getting it ready to sell, but...well...now I might keep it around to layer up some of the rhythm tracks.

Anyone else?

[BenoA]

Weird to say, but I like both of my Godin LG when recording clips (in my book, Godin isn't very metal but they do sound good).

[MakeAJazzNoiseHere]

I used to have a The Paul II with a pair of Full Shreds in it. I used it for rhythm tracking quite a bit.

[bcrich1975]

For the next trip to the studio I think I'm going to use a KE1 for my rhythm tracks and an old BC Rich Gunslinger and a Kramer Sustainer for lead work.

[lhrocker]

Les Paul/Explorer

[Larz]

While I don't record now, I actually think you can get some nice distinct lead sounds out of a tele, using the right pickup and amp/overdrive combination.

[jgcable]

I don't think there are too many metal playing musicians that don't use a Les Paul for recording rhythm tracks.
We have one equipt with EMG's specifically for rhythm tracks.