Recording electric guitar; getting that generic punk rock tone?

I'm not familiar with GR3 - I use Line6 GearBox - so I'm not sure how well this may or may not translate, but here's my advice...

There's really not much "effect" on the guitar on this video, just getting the right tone. I would start out by adjusting the pickup selector, choosing the right pick gauge, put on new strings, etc. to get a good tone out of your instrument. Then focus on finding the right (simulated) amp / speaker combo that gets you as close as possible to the tone you're looking for, including adjusting the drive and levels on the (simulated) amp. Don't just scroll through the presets and pick one, although it can be helpful to find a preset that's in the ballpark and start tweaking from there. The Line6 also has options for the position of the (simulated) mic on the (simulated) cabinet, which also has a big influence on the tone. Then you could add some stomp boxes like a classic distortion in moderation.

There's really not a magic plugin effect that you just throw on your guitar to get that sound. I wish it was that easy! But spending a 1/2 hour getting the right tone up front will save you lots of headaches trying to fix it in the mix later.

if you want real tones, and real feel, gotta use real stuff.

get a good tube amp, put it in a good sounding room, put all the knobs on 10 except the preamp gain, put that on about 4, put a 57 on it, and crank it up.

instant generic punk sound.

once you start messin' with the tones and gain structures, you're refining it, and it ain't punk no more.

For punk, what you do is go to the pawn shop, buy whatever they have on hand, and crank it up.

That sounds like a good ole tube amp to me, doubt you'll mimic it well with G3 man.  You're looking for that hi distortion mid-scooped sound...
Give the eq that "California Smile"   Bass at like 9, Mid at 3, highs at 10.

Your welcome. Ive worked on on those links and it's nice to that you enjoyed it. Very cool
Cj

I don't know the mic you're referring to very well, and I'm not sure what amp you have.  BUT...the best place to start would be with a single mic on a single speaker.  This takes multi-mic phase problems out of your equation.

There are many different mic techniques, but a single mic on a single speaker is by far the easiest.

Yes...a track panned L and a track panned R will give you a very cool sound if you're looking for a large stereo guitar track.  I actually do that quite often for rhythm guitar tracks.

No time like the present to start learning how!  Good luck...and have fun with it.  Post samples of what you're getting so we can all hear how you're doing!