My guitarist uses a gnx 1 pedal and line in and all he does for eq is take out some bass. As far as repetition, this is the first song where we really tried to go a different direction. We are getting into more off time and less repetition and I approach each song as an arrangement. Vocal wise, thank you JLfan. Singing live is still a little beyond my abilities right now as each new song is becoming more technical as are the drum parts. But I am working on it. Thanks for the feedback. It is greatly appreciated.