I tend to DI electric guitar because it gives me much more control with how the guitar blends with other instruments. The exception is when the guitar is the hero of the mix, in which case I like to fire up the trusty valve amp sitting beside me. My preferred amp sim (Revalver 4) provides a ton of mic options so what you are saying about mic placement etc definitely applies in any case.

In an SOS mag article, they say Nashville session guitarists tend to mix their own tracks on input. The engineer has very little to do. I guess that's fine if you're a tone hound with a stack of pedals you know how to use. Sounds like you, Herb.