Gee, thanks guys.
No, I really appreciate the criticism. It helps me get better at this. I'm having a tough time learning how to get a good guitar sound laid down.
I'm sure the hum that you heard was from sitting too close to the computer monitor and/or amp. The flubbiness could have been cured using Andy's comp settings but I decided not to use it at the last minute. I guess it needed to be used after all! I did use a PSP VintageWarmer on the tracks which must have compressed it some. I layered 4 tracks, which led to more sloppiness. Maybe I should stick to 2 or 3. That's cool that you added drums to the track, I use to start those kind of metal jams all the time on the harmony central amp forum. A pretty good place to upload clips is
www.digitalsoundplanet.com. I think you get about 10 mb free space.
Here is my recording chain for that clip:
Ibanez RG with stock pickups - Peavey Rock Master preamp - return of my Vox AD60VTX - MXL condensor mic - Audiophile 24/96 card - Cubase SX 2.0.
I just got the Rock Master so I am still experimenting with it. Maybe I should just stick with the AD60VTX. I appreciate the comments/suggestions.