Nobody ever fixes recording problems with the changing of equipment alone. Your recording has the drums too far away (too much room sound). The kick drum is not "on point" and forces you to boost the low end so you can hear it. A good kick drum should have 2 components. 1) It should have the "click" sound. This allows the drum timing to be clearly heard through the mix. 2) Low end should be more "felt" than heard. This will get the bass drum out of the way of the bass guitar. The rest of the kit has too much room sound giving it a distant sound forcing you to artificially boost EQ. Bring the drums up front and tight. When the mix is finished, you can add whatever effects you want knowing full well how they will sound in the mix.
Mics hear totally different from your ears. Put the amp up on a stool off the ground. Set up the guitar sound and have someone else play. Put a finger in your ear and use the other ear just like a mic. Point that ear around the speaker and find the best sound you can. Put the mic there. Moving the mic very little wil change the sound. Try to keep the mic close to the cone to remove the room sound (if your room is not treated.) Alot of the heavy guitar sound you hear on records is more the room sound than the close speaker sound. That is why there is no substitute for a big treated room for guitars and drums.
In a mix, all instruments cannot be "big" The main problem with home recordists is the propensity to record each track as full and big as they can. It takes years of practice to know how a track will sound in a mix. If you record all tracks big, you will need EQ to mix them right. This is one place that a decent EQ or plug-in is necessary.
Bottom line, If I were you I would not spend one penney until I could get a decent balance in a full mix. I don't mean great sound, I mean great balance where all instruments can be heard and gel together. Better equipment is needed when you can't get around the limit in sound quality.
Mics hear totally different from your ears. Put the amp up on a stool off the ground. Set up the guitar sound and have someone else play. Put a finger in your ear and use the other ear just like a mic. Point that ear around the speaker and find the best sound you can. Put the mic there. Moving the mic very little wil change the sound. Try to keep the mic close to the cone to remove the room sound (if your room is not treated.) Alot of the heavy guitar sound you hear on records is more the room sound than the close speaker sound. That is why there is no substitute for a big treated room for guitars and drums.
In a mix, all instruments cannot be "big" The main problem with home recordists is the propensity to record each track as full and big as they can. It takes years of practice to know how a track will sound in a mix. If you record all tracks big, you will need EQ to mix them right. This is one place that a decent EQ or plug-in is necessary.
Bottom line, If I were you I would not spend one penney until I could get a decent balance in a full mix. I don't mean great sound, I mean great balance where all instruments can be heard and gel together. Better equipment is needed when you can't get around the limit in sound quality.
