Well, I did this mix immediately after recording the track, and my ears were shot, but I did a quick mix with it. I definitely need to do a few things before it's "done."
When I was mixing, the vox weren't standing out for me, which exaplins my overcompensation.
I'll keep working on it.
The backwards guitar was done by taking the almost finished mix, reversing it in Sound Forge, then recording a lead track over top of the backwards tune. I then reversed the lead guitar, and dropped it back into Vegas and mixed it there. One take, and I just played with the vloume, bringing it up and down to create "fills."