Guitars off - the rest of the mix seems fine

[Igor Samurovic]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/31334613/Render/Snippet-001.mp3
I have a weird feeling when guitars come into the mix, it seems as if they have too much of something, but I cannot find what it is. Anybody with a fresh set of ears here? Speaking of rhythm guitars, of course.

 

[Trevoire520]

yeah there's a low mid buildup happening there, sounds a bit cloudy. Try a cut around 300-600hz, sweep it around and find where you get the clarity back.

 

[Igor Samurovic]

Oh, thank you! Now I see guitars were also overshadowing the snare drum, and that they were too loud (just woke up and realized this). Cut a lot of stuff from 250-400, really nasty range It is the result of a serious highpass @ 120, and I wanted to add some punch back, ended up ruining everything. Concerning that, do you think it's a good idea to remove absolutely everything below 120hz if I am going to record in C tuning? That way bass dominates 70-120 range and has a lot of clarity to it (also, everything is killed on the 'low end' bass track after 120).

 

[mairomaster]

I also guess that the guitars were not played very tight.