Too Bright mix from a newbie

[pauli]

That's not just about the levels - you need to look at the ambience as well - I think the very dry approach works fine in the verse, but more delays, reverb and modulation in the chorus would help to make it bigger than the verse.

Huge +1, I agree entirely. Bigger reverbs and delays can sound too conspicuous in the verse, as well.

Consider using an entirely different set of reverb/delay patches for different song sections to add interest and move things forward