The Mk . ii has incredible articulation , I think that ' s the only one I have the comes close . The Zaku 2 . 0 frame is also very articulate . <| sep |>## Rhythm GuitarsNew strings , tune between takes . The guitars must be in tune with the bass . The guitarist must be able to groove and play in tune . Great players sound awesome on crappy gear because they know how to do this . The song dictates the sound , always . Record the sound you want . Get it right in the room . Commit to it resist the urge to have options . Get good takes , edit them before moving on . ### Electric guitarsIf you have a Highpass filter , engage it while recording . For very guitardriven songs , you can record guitars first and bass later . I generally prefer to record bass first . The song dictates what your guitar sound should be like . The guitar sound must play together with the bass . The simplest way is to get a good sound you like from an amp you like , and then just place an SM 57 near the edge of the speaker , about an inch or two from it . Use this as a starting point and go from there . Sometimes distant micing works better if you don ' t want an in your face sound . This is like a 60 s vibe . Think Rolling Stones . If the song requires it , you can record weird shit too . For instance one of those batterydriven portable microamps sound awful , but if you use it as a through the telephone effect , it can work great . You can go the ampsim route . It works well . For inyour face guitars , record two tracks , one doubling the other . Pan one hard left and one hard right . Worked for Megadeth ' s Symphony of destruction . ### Acoustic GuitarsIf you have a Highpass filter , engage it . For acoustic guitars , a general rule is to place a mic two fists away from the 12 th fret . Generally you want to avoid pointing the mic at the hole . If you want to emphasize a more trebly sound , have the mic closer to the bridge instead . You can record acoustic guitars in stereo , but generally that ' s not worth the effort unless it ' s a solo instrument in that section . Doubled acoustics work great too .