Thanks so much John! Sure, I'm happy to list the process.
Tracks 1 and 2: EZ Drummer left and right
Track 3: Bass (basically a partscaster P-bass) recorded direct with AmpliTube 3 using an Ampeg B15 model
Track 4: Rhodes - a VST called Lounge Lizard by AAS
First submix (to Reaper):
EQ'ed all tracks on the 246
Compressed the drums with a Joe Meek C2 via the 246 inserts
Added a bit of verb via send to the drums and Rhodes (a tiny bit on the bass) with a TC Electronic M350
Nothing done in Reaper
While bouncing back to tracks 1 and 2 on the 246, I recorded an acoustic (Seagull S6) live with an Oktava MC012 running into an SCA Neve clone preamp and through a Summit Audio TLA-50 (tube compressor). Added a good bit of verb on the way via send with the TC Electronic M350. I had to get this part in one take, obviously, but it was pretty easy because I was just strumming chords. It did take a few times though, because the chords at the very end move pretty fast.
So then on tracks 1 and 2 (new portion of tape), we have Drums, bass, Rhodes, and acoustic
Track 3: Electric guitar - This was a Fender Strat through my Tweed Champ clone (that I built from a Weber kit). Pretty sure I miked it with a 57 and ran through the same signal chain as the Seagull.
Track 4: 12-string acoustic - This was a Seagull 12 recorded the same way as the S6 was
Second submix to Reaper:
EQ'ed tracks on 246
Added additional EQ to 12-string via insert with an Ashley SC-63 parametric
Added spring reverb to the Strat via insert with a Biamp MR140
Added verb to the 12-string via send again with the TC Electronic
Added delay to the Strat (in the ending section) via second send with a Roland SDE-2000
Nothing done in Reaper
Then I bounced all that back to tracks 1 and 2 again to a new portion of tape on the 246.
And that's what you're hearing.
A few other notes:
I used a very thin pick (.6mm I think) on the acoustics to go for that "feathered" sound.
I added some vibrato to many of the Strat chords with the bar.
I'm pretty sure I played the bass with a pick, though I rarely do that. I think it just sounded better for this one.
I had to punch in that part before the first chorus where I'm banging the open low E over and over. That was actually just a case of laziness. I wanted the amp to break up a little bit more, but I didn't want to mess with turning it up anymore because it was in the closet and there was a bunch of cables I'd have to step over. (After all, I was already sitting down comfortably with headphones on.) So the easiest solution was to just pick it
really hard. The problem was that, when I did that, the E string would go noticeably sharp. So I had to detune the low E enough so that I could really whack it and it would end up pretty much in tune. Then I retuned it to pitch for the rest of the song.
The only editing I did in Reaper was to clean up all the noise before the start of the song.