whats wrong with my mix? guitar tone? indie/rock

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i really like the drums and bass but i dont really like the guitars. i mean they are okay and sitting kinda high in the mix but i just dont like the sound of them mixed with everything else. thanks!

 
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i really like the drums and bass but i dont really like the guitars. i mean they are okay and sitting kinda high in the mix but i just dont like the sound of them mixed with everything else. thanks!


what kind of amp are you using?
 
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I'm no expert by any means, but I'm pretty sure you need to roll some top end off the guitars.
 
You'll get a better response by posting this in the MP3 Clinic. I will move it later today to give you a chance to see this reply. You can always stay on top of threads you participate in by going to your UserCP. So, if one gets moved, you'll still find the link to it.

Be sure to listen to other people's stuff and leave comments. You'll get more people to listen to yours when you return the favor to them.

peace.

wheres the mp3 clinic? on this site?
 
Granted, you already know there are some overall level issues with the guitar, so I won't discuss those. I noticed where the initial lead guitar part comes in at around 13 seconds, you have the lead and rythm panned hard left right. I think that is creating too much separation between the tracks so they come across as somewhat disjointed if that's even the right word I'm trying to use... Probably not.

at around 40 seconds, where you have the clean tone arpeggiated guitar (which I really dig btw) it sounds like you could bring up the highs or high-mids just a bit on that arpeggiated part. Same for the other times that part enters within the song.

You know, now that I have listened to the whole song (sorry I'm typing while listening), I feel like you should use a distortion with different characteristics for that one lead guitar throughout the song. It sound too hi gain for the application (merely, my personal opinion based on my listenging tastes). Have you tried using a more bluesy tube overdrive type soudn for that? Could make things a lot different. Maybe some verb or a delay or something too. Nothing big and overbearing, just maybe a little extra texture for that part of the track. Maybe better, maybe worse, just my .02
 
i would take down the low end on the guitar.
and add a little 1k. maybe bring them down the slightest bit.
 
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