Rock mix, great bass and drum sound

[SLy_drums]

Here it is :
http://sylvain.raulin.free.fr/gabsly%20testmix.wav

We recently had a free day in the studio, so we began to try different mics and pres on a basic DW kit we have in there. The aim was to make the drums to sound like something between Red Hot Chili Peppers and stoner rock. We mostly do metal music so it was a really different approach there, using different mic/pre combinations.

To keep something from that session, I quickly decided to record some improvised patterns on the drums (that's me playing), and sticked the best ones to each other.
Then, the other engineer took the bass and the guitar and played some funny riffs on it. That's the result. The playing is not amazing, but I'm quite happy with the drum and bass sound. The guitars are not my taste though, lacking meds, too much in the lows.

What do you think ? I know the mix isn't perfect at all because i'm doing it at home into Logic and headphones, but well that was a try.

I'll write a description on the micing technique and gear we used if you enjoy it.

Edit : I notice a weird phase shifting into the overheads, I can't fix what the problem is. That thing already occured in a previous recording. The studio has a small room, do you think that is the problem ? I already heard that small rooms can induce phase problems :(

[SRS]

I would like to know your mics and pres and technique.... thanks.

[SLy_drums]

SRS, we used the following :

Drums : DW Blue Abalone kit (22' ; 10' ; 14'), DW Collector's Maple snare, Zildjian hats and cymbals

OH => Oktava MK012 => A-Designs Pacifica
Snare top => AKG 414 ULS => API => UA 1176
Snare Bottom => SM57 => API
Bass drum 1 => RE20 just in front of the beater => API
Bass drum 2 => SM91 => Manley VoxBox
Toms => AKG 414 ULS => Chandler TG2
Hats => SM81 => API

No room mic because the other pres we have were not available that day.

Converters are MOTU HD192 clocked to BigBen.

Bass is a Gibson Firebird (sounds AWESOME, man !) into a Gallien Krueger amp

Bass DI => A-Designs Pacifica
Bass MD421 => Manley VoxBox
Bass D112 => API

We used a Les Paul Custom guitar with a 50W JCM800 amp

SM57 => Chandler TG2
Royer => Chandler TG2
MD421 => Manley VoxBox

[Matt Grondin]

Sounds like you've already got your mind made up from the title of the thread Who needs opinions if it's already great?

[SLy_drums]

Ohla I know it's far from perfect lol, but I quite like the drum and bass sound. Maybe you have some comments to do on how I can improve all that ?

[Matt Grondin]

It wouldn't open in iTunes. Is it something other than 16/44.1?

[djui5]

I think the drums sound small personally. The need some beef. Bass is ok though, I think.

And don't like that guitar sound at all :)