Bass & Guitar

Everyone talks about vocals. Everyone argues about drums. But if you want to know why a mix feels powerful, stable, emotional, or expensive, start with the relationship between the bass and guitars. In this episode of Unfiltered, Lee dives into one of the most overlooked parts of mixing: creating space, movement, and impact between the instruments that carry the weight of the song. From frequency management and arrangement choices to tone decisions and mix philosophy, this conversation is less about presets and more about understanding roles. Why do some mixes feel huge while others feel crowded? How much low end is too much? Should guitars fill every gap? What actually makes bass translate across systems? Lee breaks down the thinking behind the decisions, shares practical approaches he's learned over years of mixing, and challenges some of the assumptions engineers often make when building a mix. Whether you're mixing worship, rock, pop, or anything in between, this episode will help you think differently about the instruments doing the heavy lifting. No hype. No shortcuts. Just real mix conversations.