Well I had a blast in the studio! We did some stuff that I had practiced and then we wrote a LOT of parts right then and there - that was cool. The studio owner/engineer was very knowledgeable and helpful. Here's a couple of pics:
Me playing my partscaster:

Playing the lap steel (pedal steel sound with the homemade palm-pedal on there):

Our worship leader/producer and his '69 thinline RI / the engineer and all his knobs:
We actually recorded everything on the electrics from the control room. Our amps were in an isolation booth just around the corner. 10 hours total for 7 songs. The rest will be done later.