This isn't news to me or probably anyone else.
But I have never really recorded these varieties back to back until now.
I've always picked hard, and except my early days I've always tried to have as low gain on the amp as possible too.
Soft pick sounds muddy and undefined
Hard pick sounds better but still a bit mushy
Hard pick with lower gain sounds precise and better than the rest, at least for this.
This is something I wished more profile makers would take into account.
Many metal profiles have RIDICOLOUS AMOUNT OF GAIN!!!!
I almost always have to lower gain 2-3 "level units" or more
My pickup in this guitar isn't even that hot.
The profile I used here is Mesa Recto Deluxe from MixBerlin
mixberlinstudios.bigcartel.com
EDIT: Tried another thrashy riff with the "low gain" setting. Oh my!!