SOLVED:
Ok, yesterday I had the serious sync issue with the metronome so I printed it (which I believe is a GREAT option) but today, other instruments when I was playing live to record had the same "latency" issue.
Once again I did a rundown of ALL the plugins and disabled them one by one but noticed this time I had ONE plugin off, but still online, in the POST section of the Master Channel (how it's my standard "to go tool" always in post -PA's Streamliner, my brain skipped it completely). Anyhow, I disabled it and problem solved!!!
Conclusion: Always check 3 times and review Post in the Master Section. It's usually a plug-in issue and can be resolved with disable or print to track!