Recording outputs?

  • Hi all...
    Hoping you can help. I found a cool bass profile that sounds great for what I want to record. I am running my master output (set as stereo) to my L/R inputs on my interface. I usually record into the DAW one channel - left or right. When recording this bass profile, it didn't sound the same recording the left signal. There are no post stack effects. It sounds almost DI. However I have Master outputs set for master stereo. So then I recorded a track in stereo from the Master output and it sounds exactly like I heard through my monitors, which is what I want. But I don't want to record all of my guitars/bass in stereo. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be using Monitor Out with mono to record? Again, there are no stereo effects in use, so I figured running stereo into my DAW and choosing left or right for the record signal would be fine. Am I wrong?
    Thanks for any help!