Dealing with 2 guitarists with shared parts

[emerica167852]

So i am producing and recording my bands new record and ive ran into an issue. My band has 2 guitarists that share lead an rhythum parts (myself and another).

Basically i am wondering how to divide up the tracks to where i still get 2 rhythum tracks and a lead up the center. Because we are going to be recording on different amps, settings and what not therefore we cant just record all the rhythum parts on the same tracks and same for the leads.

do you have any suggestions on how to deal with this?? sorry if im not being clear its a hard deal to explain.
thanks a lot!

 

[RedDog]

Um this made no sense at all.
You can record all of your instruments on different tracks.
Track your rhythms, then track the leads.

 

[Empathy]

Have one guitarist track the entire rhythm section. The whole goddamn thing. Then, you both record your respective lead parts. Easy.

 

[OneDaySky]

Have one guitarist track the entire rhythm section. The whole goddamn thing. Then, you both record your respective lead parts. Easy.

^^^^THIS
Chose 1 amp for rhythm (left and right) and maybe try the other for the lead work?

 

[Damage, Inc.]

I know I sound like a snob, but if you're asking questions about such a fundamental issue like this, I don't think you're ready to "produce" an album. Find a good studio and get it done right. It will be worth the money.

 

[Scott Horner]

I know I sound like a snob, but if you're asking questions about such a fundamental issue like this, I don't think you're ready to "produce" an album. Find a good studio and get it done right. It will be worth the money.

I may sound like a snob as well but I agree with this snobbery 100%.

 

[Flat Fifth Fury]

Even if the recording ends up being just a really good demo it's important for a band to be quite familiar with the needs of the studio. There is almost always one guitarist who is a better rhythm player than the other. Each player may have a different sound but when tightness is necessary, as when quad tracking, it's much easier to achieve that with one player. Set up each players rig and get them miced up right. Then have the best player do the rhythms: two tracks through his rig and two tracks through the other rig. I'd even use the same guitar so that intonation is consistent as well. Then they can do their leads separately. If the one guitarist can't understand the need for this and is able to let it happen for the benefit of the band then maybe he shouldn't be in the band. The band should come first.

 

[DanLights]

if they´re both good enough and/or have a special tightness or feeling when playing together, just have each guitarist do each side of the rhythm and each one does their respective leads, if not, have the best one do rhythms. I always try to capture the "band" sound as much as possible cause in the end rock and metal is (often) all about the human side of music, so if both guitarists are good enough I would let them both do all rhythms. For my own band, we quadtracked with each person doing both sides (one guitarist is 100L/100R and the other is 80L/80R), which gives a more uniform sound if you´re using different guitars/amps/etc.