For those interested in the nitty gritty stuff, I recorded the 3 guitar parts over a guide track and click track, then sang the vox.  All 4 tracks are essentially full-length takes, with a few minor bits of surgery.  I recorded each guitar track with a slightly different placement of the AT 2020, and new strings.  The opening riff track was recorded with the mic pointing straight at the 15th fret, since it’s played in G in open position.  The arpeggio track was recorded with the mic close to the bridge on the high-string side.  And on the rhythm track the mic was pointed at the low-string side of the bridge, just behind my picking hand, and placed a little further away.  They all sound a bit boomy to me, I didn’t get a good “ping” on them.  I’ll try using the AT 2021 on my next recording.

I’m using light compression and reverb on all the tracks, some distortion on the rhythm track, and some 1/16th-second slapback echo on the vocals.  I’ve EQd the guitars down in the low end, and boosted my vocal bass and midrange a little.

I’d love comments on how to improve the quality of the recording and the mixing, given the gear I have.  I’ll make a gear page soon to show what all I’ve got.  And trust me, I understand that 99% of a good song is a good performance – I’m definitely working on that too!