Well, hold on, hold on: if there's anything I've learned on this forum, it's the unaccountability of taste.
I've appreciated the highly detailed, technical advice - and I'll be taking it all. Do I *really* know the difference between 130Hz and 180Hz? No, I do not. Your specificity will help me zone in and listen harder. But, I have also appreciated the unsolicited confirmation that my instincts to go darker and rougher than the normal modern high-gain sound might have been appropriate. I'm still going to brighten them up, because I feel that's needed. And the drums I'll process more carefully, too. There is a middle ground, but the character of the sound - especially the guitars, which were cut on a 6" 5-watt Vibro Champ and my beloved tone machine, a 1x12" Reverend Hellhound, and some sparing overdubs on a breaking-up Twin - not exactly a 5150, right? - the character will remain. I did that deliberately, but - as I mentioned - began to second-guess myself.
In the end, you guys have done exactly what I hoped you would: listen. I especially appreciate those who listened to more than a song or two. See, that's conscientious. And helpful. And fucking cool of you.
I owe you all beers. Final tracking starts 11:00am tomorrow.
Lindsay (though Lance will do)