Always quad-track guitars..?? also Panning...

[Kazrog]

I always quad track. Two tracks 100% panned, two tracks 80% panned. If I was doing a different style of music besides metal I might experiment with another approach, but hands down this is the most reliable way to get great tone for metal rhythm guitars.

 

[JBroll]

no, you're not.
(assuming it's possible for them to doubletrack....as you said, if they can doubletrack 4tracking shouldn't be impossible...just the same thing again)

There's a lot more leeway allowable between left and right than there is between two takes on one side - when I first tried quadtracking it surprised me how much of a difference that could make.

When I quad track I get a bunch of 'good' takes and keep the ones that fit well with one or more other tracks.

Jeff