famous beagle
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I have to preface this by saying there are very few times on these threads where I lay my head back in chair and simple let myself get absorbed in the music as played. This so was that. It's VERY rare.
THAT being said, the mix could be done so much better. This was totally mixed from a lead guitarist's vantage point, not a listener's.
All the subtext, all the nuance of the other players ... slaved to a point of minor role against ... "Hey, I'm a lead guitar player."
We, the listener, get that. A FABULOUS lead guitar player, actually.
But the mix could be made so much better by including the subtext in a better way ... and make greater use of the sonic stage.
The organ should come up and swirl stereo behind.
The rhythm guitars should be better panned so to provide ear candy in stereo purpose. There is so much here that is so great and under utilized in mix.
Thanks for the share. Totally enjoyed the playing ... a bit frustrated by the mix.
Thanks much for the kind words. Although I was the lead guitarist, I had nothing to do with the mix. I'm not sure if you read the original post closely or not, but this is supposed to be a sound-alike recording for a book on Robben Ford. Therefore, the mix is supposed to be mirroring what the original mix was. I haven't A/B'ed them yet, but I do know that they're trying to mimic the original with regards to panning, levels, sounds, etc.
Or maybe you're intimately familiar with the original, and you were just saying that they did a poor job imitating it? I'm not entirely sure.