Inspired by these comments I re-recorded this tune, I don't expect anyone who left this thread dizzy and vomiting to listen again...
Listening right now...
Oh, so much better in tune. Thanks. It pulls the autoharp back a bit- not in level, but in how much it stick out- much better. Heck, you could pull the a-harp UP in the mix, now. I like how the intro is first just A-harp, it sort of tells everyone, "HEY! YOU! Yeah, you! THIS is an auto-harp song!"
I LOVES me some tremolo (modulation in the volume)- but vibratone (modulation in the pitch) sometimes makes me queezy. Your song has a western vibe (see spaghetti western thought, below) so some tremolo might find a home in it.
I like the slightly faster tempo- in fact, I'd like to hear it MUCH faster- the tune sounds like it could be used in a spaghetti western- a faster tempo might really work for that. I remember a song I wrote, I played it with my main colab buddy, and he insisted we up the tempo. I was way resistant, at first, but he kept at it, so I said, "Ah, what the hell," and sped it up. I actually liked it faster. Who'd have known?
Have you tried some arpeggios on the A-harp? I am not hearing any, I don't think. Maybe some tube overdrive, too? Just my thoughts, feel free to not do or even try either.
Wondering why you didn't have the live drummer do the whole song? IMO, that would have been better, esp. as he was "already" there.
John Sebastian. of "The Lovin' Spoonful" often played an autoharp. Google "john sebastian autoharp," and you will see lots of lessons on the instrument from him.