I hear what you're saying Aaron, but I'm definitely a purist and will only have a few channels open at a time, only one room, and maybe a couple of kick mics at the most. The mics I've chosen for kick really run the gamut as far as varied kick sounds and depending on the intended aesthetic, work really well for me. I don't have many eqs available, but if I do decide to use multiple mic channels on kick at a time, I tend to use their combinations to "eq" my sound. As long as I maintain phase coherence, I don't think i'll run into too many problems. If I do run into trouble though, I'll probably move the Wunder and Chandler around to address eq issues. As far as compressors, I'll have the basics, LA2A, 1176, and distressor. Still I may just opt to compress ITB (go ahead and flame away).
The room I'm recording in is really kinda unique. It's a 150 tower with 4 really great rooms, but the 5th floor really has a great woody sound (beautiful, controllable decay, 25' ceiling). Nice, big sound. Needless to say we're pretty fortunate to have it to ourselves. I did some audition tests this week and the room sound really blends nicely, in a way it naturally already sounds "crushed". Very bonham 'esqe'.
That said, maybe I will try to get a hold of a few more eqs
...believe me I've had enough of my fair share of science experiments come mix time.
Thanks again for your thoughts Aaron...I'll definitely be thinking about it in the next couple of weeks.
Best,
Jayson Hazelbaker