Hey Chris, I'll be seeing you in Poughkeepsie, we still on for those shots? BTW what model esp are you using. My Ibanez is the Rg7620 ( the first production model they made after the Jem 7)
try recording guitars with bass set way low on eq, then in mixdown use a parametric eq to add the low end frequencies you want. its easier to put in bass after than to try to take it out