Two things... The first is dynamics. If the band is at full throttle all the time and doesn't cut you or each other any space, then you don't have a prayer. It's not necessary for everybody to play more quietly all the time, but all of the instruments need to vary their dynamic intensity throughout a tune to create a sound space for each other. Once that happens, it's pretty amazing how your sound will pop out: you will be heard, and you can hear yourself. Check out the book, Let Your Music Soar. It is the only book I know of that deals with this and it gives some very easy-to-do tips for making this happen.
Hmm. What was the second thing. Oh yeah. I dropped an Alumitone pickup into my Heritage 575, carved a solid bridge, tossed the pick, put on round wound strings, and plugged into an AER. After all that screwing around, the rest is excuses. It doesn't sound like Freddie Green, but it sounds real acousticy.
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