Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian + EQing albums?

[ghosty999]

I LOVE this album, but something always bothered me... the top end of the guitar tone. It's scrtachy and really harsh. Anyone have any info on the recording process? I know Matheos is a Mesa dude, the tones he's done on Arch/Matheos and later Fates Warning are lush and thick. Could of just been mixed on a poor monitoring system, boosting where things really didn't need it.

I really enjoy listening to the album in full, but find I often get ear fatigue after about 4 songs. What are your opinions on EQing albums? Sometimes I find myself ripping the FLAC and using a EQ to remove the frequences.

 

[thegame]

They used Scholtz Rockmans on this, as well as on the follow up, No Exit. Amazing album, legendary even. Horrible, horrible guitar tone though.

 

[ghosty999]

They used Scholtz Rockmans on this, as well as on the follow up, No Exit. Amazing album, legendary even. Horrible, horrible guitar tone though.

That makes alot of sense. I guess most folks (Boston, DefLep) would go hard with the post-EQ to get rid of the fizz. Would love to get ahold of the multi-track stems.