Quote (Trex500 @ 22 Dec 2011 23:24)
What are the best professions for Jedi Counselor?
Im going to be going shadow.
The professions actually don't really matter too much; it's all about what you want to do.
On my consular, I went artifact + archaelogy/treasure hunting, that way I could make my own hilts+enhancements+crystals.
As long as you get the proper gathering professions, you can go whatever crafting you want.
It all depends on what you plan on doing; for me, I PvP a lot, and most of the end-game gear comes from vendors. Because of this, although I could go synthweaving to make my own gear, it would only serve a purpose in leveling.
Also, the deficit in gear could be made up for in appropriate mods; if you have orange gear, you can just find (or go) cybertech to keep your gear current (even for your end-game gear).
It's honestly all up to you. The only thing I wouldn't recommend not doing would be going something like armstech. Most of those crafted items are for non-jedi classes.
Hope that helps!