heatmiser
mr. green christmas
The second half sound more natural if you were going to record guitar/voice, but the first half would def be easier to mix.
I'm kind of hearing it the reverse? I guess it would depend on the mix, but I would expect the brighter 2nd half sound to be easier to integrate with lots of other instruments heavier in lo mids like drums, bass and electric guitars?
I do like the first half sound though due to its fullness. I'm sure Phil could play around with the stereo positioning there to get a brighter, lighter tone, but as he says above, why make it more complicated than need be?