Dw, you're fine ^-^ You make some pretty good points actually
I thought of distorting the strings at first, but decided against it because I wanted a more "full sound." I also did pan the strings, but it is just a quartet.
I am still learning, and I can always do a bit "more." If I were to do it again, I probably would be more critical, but I usually create the best when I'm "in flow" and ideas just come to me as-is.
Thanks for your input, though. You have a lot of good ideas