jamesyoyo:  Thanks again for your observations and suggestions!

I backed the hi pass on the bass down to 60hz, and the guitar bus is hi passed at 120hz.  I'm going to try bumping the bass up another notch or two tonight, along with "re-fattening" the drum bus, which I I think I thinned out a little too much.  Are you talking about adding room reverb to the drums when you mentioned widening in your last post, or just beefing them up with eq?  I assume you didn't mean panning.
 
Many thanks again for all your help!
Bob
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rockinrobby:  Yeah, buddy, I know what you mean.  I started out this remix to thin out what seemed like a lot of low end on other stereo systems, and I think I thinned it all the way into complete "anorexia"!  I'm going to keep working until I get that punch back into the mix, I promise!
 
P.S. Your "crack" about your buddy working at the hydrocolon therapy clinic, almost had my coffee squirting out of my nose.  I guess it could have been worse if I was one of his clients! 
 
Have a good one!
Bob

Bob
 
I love this kind of stuff.  I wish I could play guitar like that.  Good vocals as well.  I'm just listening through earbuds on my computer at the office, so my opinion might not be as valid as others.  I thought the bass still wasnt there, and in opposition to some others I though the drums could be back up in the mix.  The guitars are such a wall of good sound, maybe they are just buried a bit.  GOOD JOB!

EDIT: Remix #3 up 2/25/11
 
I beefed up the drums a little, and tried adding a slight amount of chorus and a touch of gritty distortion to the bass track to make it stand out a bit more from the guitars.  I'm hoping it's slowly, but surely getting there, let me know what you guys think!
 
Thanks,
Bob

Wow, almost knoced me off of my chair.  I listen to everything totally loud and you caught me off guard.  That's great!!  This is a great tock tune, Bob, once again establishing you as one of, if not the top rocker up here.  Blew me away!  The mix sounds just great to me.  You must have raised the bass, like J-YoYo suggested.  It's full in my earphones.  Did I say great rock tune, and awesome leads!!

You're FIRE with guitar!!

NORTH IDAHO:
 
Hi, John,
 
Thanks you for checking out this song for me, and for your kind comments and valuable input!
 
I beefed up the drums a little and made a few changes to the bass track, and hopefully it's starting to shape up a little better.  I'm going to try to bump up the bass even a little more over the weekend.
 
Thanks for giving this a listen and for taking time to let me know what you think, It's truly appreciated!
 
Bob
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jamesyoyo:
 
Hi, James,
 
Thanks for coming back, and for your continued help and ideas with this one!  It really means a lot to me.
 
I'm going to bump up the bass a little more over the weekend, and maybe I'll try experimenting with the drums as per your suggestion.  I was tentative about the closed hi-hats during the verses, and actually thought about just removing them completely during the verses.  I really want to get this mix as decent as possible, but it's starting to drive me nuts!
 
Thanks again for all of your fine input and suggestions, have a great weekend!
Bob
 

EDIT 4: Remix #4 up 2/27/11
 
I beefed up the drums a little bit more, and removed the chorus and grit that I added to the bass on the last mix.  (I think the chorus made the bass sound sort of "cuppy" on the higher notes.)
 
So, I ended up re-equing the bass trying to fatten it, and added another 2db bump.  As the guy in the Verizon commercials used to say, "Can You Hear Me Now?"!    I'm at your mercy, let me know what you guys think!
 
Thanks,
Bob 

The drums sound a bit phatter. The bass sounds okay. However, if you are going to start verses without it, you better make it's impact felt when it does come in, and it just doesn't do it for me when it does. Give it another db.

evadianepug:
 
Hi, Warren,
 
Thank you very much, my friend, for checking this out for me, and for your very kind words of encouragement!  I'm still tweaking the bass levels in very small increments, looking for a happy medium.
 
I really appreciate, and always look forward to your input and observations.  I also just want to mention what an amazing job you did on your latest post with Dena and the two Garys.  It was absolutely fantastic, and a very pro sounding production!
 
Thanks again, Warren, and have a great night!
Bob
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twisted6s:
 
Hey, Tony,
 
How are you, buddy?  Hope your having a great weekend!
 
Thanks for giving this a listen and also for your very kind comment, I really appreciate it.
 
Have a good one!
Bob

Great tune, Bob. If I recall correctly, this is a warmer sounding mix than the last. Terrific drum track. Perhaps the bass could come up a notch, and to my aging ears the bgv could come up just the tiniest bit. I like the harmony lead guitars, especially the second half, where you get pretty flashy, nice picking. Great tone on the rhythm guitars throughout. Well balanced mix. excellent work.
Mark

Scottytunes:
 
Hey, Scotty,
 
Thank you kind sir, for revisiting this for me and for the extra input!  I really appreciate it, and I can use all the help that I can get on getting this song into shape!
 
Have a good one!
Bob
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SteveStrummerUK:
 
Hey, Steve,
 
Thanks for coming back and giving this one another listen for me, I really appreciate you taking the time to give me a second opinion on the new mix!
 
Your opinion is always very important to me because I know we have similar tastes and classic rock/metal backgrounds, and I also know you have an excellent set of ears!
 
Thanks again, my friend, have a good one!
Bob

Kroneborge:
 
Hi, Matthew,
 
Thank you very much for checking this song out for me, and for your very kind words!  I'm still going to try bumping up the bass and kick one more time, hopefully tonight or tomorrow.
 
Thanks again for giving this a listen, and for your input, I truly appreciate it!
Bob

jamesyoyo:
 
Hi, James,
 
Thanks again for your continued help with this one, and for all your observations and advice!  I'm hoping to give the bass and the kick drum another little bump up either tonight or tomorrow.
 
It's funny, I'm actually finding myself kind of putting back a lot of the low end that I had removed from the original mix.  I scaled back the low end from the original after listening to it on several different stereo systems, but it looks from all of the current feedback, like my original post six months ago was actually fuller sounding tonality-wise.
 
Thanks again, James, I appreciate your ideas and advice!
Bob
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bapu:
 
Hi, Ed,
 
How are you, buddy?  Doing great, I hope!
 
Thank you very much for weighing in on this one for me, and for your kind words and comments.  You always do such a great job with the CHB, and I truly appreciate you giving it a listen, and also your input and opinion.
 
Have a good one, Ed!
 
Bob

mcourter:
 
Hey, Mark,
 
How are you, buddy?  It's really great to see you around!
 
Thanks for checking in on this one for me, and for your kind comments and observations.  I'm hoping to give the bass another small bump up tonight or tomorrow, and I will also try your suggestion on the background vox.
 
I really appreciate and always look forward to your input and ideas, have a good one!
Bob
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Beagle:
 
Hi, Reece,
 
Thank you very much, kind sir!  It's great to hear from you, my friend.  I greatly appreciate you giving this a listen, and also your wonderful words of encouragement.
 
I'm always happy when somebody with a good set of ears, like yours, lets me know how it sounds on your system.  This is what really makes this forum invaluable to me.  Especially after being away from my studio for en extended amount of time and having to readjust to my listening environment.
 
Thanks again, and have a great night!
Bob
 

This is a really cool tune. Reminds me of the 80's rock I used to listen to when I was really young... like 5 and 6 ;)

There's a few comments.

1. The bass is a little too loud I think. There's come pumping going on, and it's doesn't seem even. Maybe some compression or tip limiting would smooth it out. Maybe lowering the volume would fix it. I'd have to have the files to really know how to fix it because I'd probably want to listen to it in isolation and with other things to isolate the problem. Just letting you know there's some issues there.

2. The left guitar doesn't quite sound right. It's a little muddy. When the right guitar comes in, it sounds so much better, but the right guitar isn't really gluing with it still. I think there needs to be some slight EQ changes here. Don't make it the same as the right guitar obviously, because there is a very cool contrast between the two guitars when the right guitar kicks in. Just fiddle with the EQ to get rid of the muddiness in it. Maybe boost it's mids more. Play with it ;)

3. I think there's some weird gating going on with the guitars, especially the left guitar. When the volume gets really low, it cuts out prematurely. When you set the gate, make sure the tails of louder waves are allowed to pass through while still killing the sound for new waves of very low volume.

4. The rides/hats in the chorus are too bright and tisky. I'd darken them. This might have happened as a result of brightening up the whole mix, which is tonal fine for the most part - but the hats/rides in the chorus are very hard on the ears - it's piercing. Maybe even run a de-esser on the whole mix if you can't isolate the problem, but you can easily fix this in the hats and overhead tracks.

5. Reduce overall limiting. The track is a tad too loud - especially if your going for this ozzy/van halen kind of sound. They had a lot more dynamic range back then.

Hope this helps ;) Cool tune!