Blues Bastards: 'Sugar' mixing by Budi H.Art

[mikej]

Interesting.

I agree with Dangerous and Spandexcore but it might not be that far off?

Is it mainly the low end of the vocal reverb and the bass that's adding to the dark feel?

Fixing that and adding a bit of mid to the vocal and some top end to the acoustic might make all the difference perhaps rather than correcting it in mastering? Just my immediate thoughts here.

I find that level matched referencing really does help with getting towards a better tonal balance. It's also worth checking with an analyser too to get the general picture, but don't get overly obsessive about matching curves.

Cheers!