Well, I came back AFTER I did some remixing. I heard a lot of the same issues you folks did. I learned a while ago to give yourself a few hours away then come back, and behold -- issues!
I simply lowered the volume of rhythm guitar 2db, lowered the lead and first slide guitar by 3db. Made all the difference. I agree that it's a pretty harsh sounding recording, but I wanted it to be that way... edge with clean tone isn't edgey.
The bass definition is there, just isn't pushed up in the mix. I rarely play basslines worth noting, so they usually get shuffled into the background. I'm pleased people are enjoying it, it took me 10 hours to write, record, and produce this. That's a long time considering I've been home recording for 3 years and most of my songs take less than 6.
As for the mud and separation -- there isn't much to separate. The confusion may be the loudness of the single rhythm guitar, it realy overrides the rest of the song. There's a single rhythm I can hear fine throughout, a lead part, then an acoustic that's well recorded and mixed in my opinion, with a distinct and equally well recorded slide, then back to rhythm and slide for the end. The bass is chugging along in the background, where I wanted it, and the drums thumping and rolling away. This piece was intended to focus on the guitar work, as is true of most of our stuff since we used canned drums or single drum hits pieced together. I figure why showcase something you're not technically playing? So the drums are more an afterthought, and that's admittedly our weakness as a project. Finding a drummer locally just to do small recoridng sessions with has proven impossible, so this was the best solution I could find.
Keep the feedback coming, I'm open to suggestions as the files are still on my project hard drive.
