Is the guitar too loud?

A question for my CH buddies:
 
Is the guitar too loud?
 
Please consider that I have left the voice to inhabit the full dynamic range... so sometimes the guitar is louder than the voice as per the intent of the artist.
 
How about in general?
 
I think I am yearning for a bit more definition in the guitar, but of course it is the way it is, and so I am afraid that I made it a bit too loud as compensation.
 
The singer-guitarist is 17 years old so for the most part I am amazed at the level of talent and the delivery of the material.
 
Please offer some critique about the "whole" rather than any specifics that can't be fixed now that the tracks have been recorded. I tried both singing and playing and playing then singing overdubs. This singing and playing take was the obvious keeper so any editing is curtailed by the fact that the 3 tracks have lots of bleed.
 
Detailed comments about stuff I might be able to tweak with some level adjusts or processing techniques are appreciated as well.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Thanks everyone for the great help and suggestions. I pulled the link and made a review mix today.
 
best regards,
mike
 

Thanks for listening and offering an opinion Larry.
 
It's very helpful.
 
best regards,
mike

Always a tricky one as I get to record a solo guitar singer/songwriter occasionally I am aware.
 
For me the balance sounds reasonable throughout, as suggested perhaps a little envelope tailoring might help.  It sounds very dry to me.

How about sidechaining?

I don't think the guit is too loud. If anything, too soft (1 or 2 denceballs)...
 

I don't think it's too loud Mike. I'd experiment with panning and widening effects for the separation of the voice and guitar. IMHO, the voice should be center and clear with the guitar set off center in stereo. Sounds great Mike! 

It is a very nice recording. My only feeling is I like the sound of her voice wise in the upper mids more than the guitar sound. I would EQ (very gentle boost over a wide band of frequencies) the guitar just slightly in the mids/upper mids/lower highs to bring it up in line just a tad with the vocals. (or roll of some low end and bring the guitar level up to compensate)
 
Listen to how the vocal changes its sound as you EQ the guitar.
 
As a result of some gentle EQ the guitar might sound as if it has come up in level so it may need to be tweaked down 1 or 2 dB to put the balance between guitar and vocals where it is now. Which is very nice.
 
You could also not change a thing and just enjoy the warmer smoother guitar sound in combination with the vocals that are very clear.  If you are going that way then guitar levels needs to be a little higher to sit well with the vocal sound like it is in this mix.
 
Just want to add too that my observations are based on wearing headphones, a decent set for sure but they might be pushing the bottom end a little which I suspect they are. But I know how my mixes sound on them which means they are reasonably OK. I will be keen to monitor it properly in my studio a little later. It is only 6 AM here right now. She sounds great too. I found myself listening to her totally and not even the recording. Very quickly in fact. She has got the magic.
 
 
 

Guitarhacker
Speaking as a guitar player..... there is no such thing as the guitar being too loud.

Hehe... Ya.

Thanks Mike. Update: After listening to it in the studio I think the guitar only needs a very small amount of mid to upper mid range lift.
 
The voice is a little distinct from the guitar tone wise. It needs to be softened a bit perhaps and tame that sibilance down a tad too. I don't think the perfect vocal EQ has been found yet, but it is close. I hear a strong upper mid/hi range presence in the voice which could be tamed down with a notch around that area. And then get the guitar moving a little toward the voice sound with a slight mid/upper mid range nudge to make it a little mid punchy behind the vocals.
 
The voice needs to edited down in very loud areas too. No harm in doing that, it only makes things sound better. Some tasteful voice level editing goes a long way to a smooth classy vocal track. Still very nice the way it is.

Crg
No, the lyrics are too slurred.

Ah, but haven't we all been there?

She strongly reminds me of Fiona Apple - in a good way.  Lots of potential there!

See Mike?
 
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