Thanks fellas. As for the vocals getting lost...to be honest, I'm not hearing it...I know I know the words and everyone else doesn't...but I do suppose that my accent, way of delivering the words, mic technique...whatever, is all part of it. But there's no way I'm gonna lose any sleep over a lack of annunciation. I've heard thousands of commercial songs where I have absolutely no frigging idea what the singer just sang! Some people have said the vocals are clear, others say they aren't.
I'll see what I can do about the bass though. Thank you for that.