Instrumental hard rock: Back to the Eighties

[Trichter]

After spending some time with the songbook "Guitar in the 80s" I composed a little instrumental 80s hardrock style song myself.

I am quite happy with the outcome. Just the high hats sometimes seem to be too loud ... depending on the system I am listening too. On speakers it sounds ok, on headphones a bit too much high end.
What do you think?

View attachment BackToTheEighties.mp3

 

[LogicLover]

I think I like it! Cool Riffs & tasty leads, The H.H. seemed fine to me except
when it switched to open, maybe a touch lower....I enjoyed the listen!

 

[markmann]

That's some pretty badass 80's. Just my .02 but I would cut some high end on the rhythm guitars to make them less buzzy and more meaty plus it will also make the overall tone less trebly. I think I would also increase the bass just a tad.

 

[dobro]

Bass is good through my monitors, but markmann's comment about the guitars applies, I thought. Hats are fine. I turned it down though. I don't do that a lot.

 

[Trichter]

Thanks for the feedback. As a guitar player I tend to over emphasize the guitars, so in this mix I tried to radically thin them out until I could hear the other instruments clearly. Maybe I overdid it.
Will try to make another mix with a bit more substance to them.