Ipod Touch 4G sound messed up

So my iPod Touch 4g is about 1.5 years old. There was a while where I wouldn't have earbuds or headphones, so I didn't listen to music for a while. Then I got my car that has an aux port. I plugged in my iPod and played music just fine. But, I just bought a pair of skull candies and when I plug them in and try to play music, the music sounds weird. Let's try Whistle by Flo Rida. Right now, in the beginning, I can hear the guitar, but the whistle is very faint and hard to hear. And the little bass beat in the back, I can't hear that at all. Flo Rida at first sounds just fine, but in the verses, His voice sounds monotone, but the background voices come through. The only part that sounds like it should is the "can you blow my whistle" part. Other than that, It's all messed up. I know it's not the earbuds, cause they work just fine in my laptop, same song, same iTunes library. In the settings on my iPod, I've got it set for no sound check, and no EQ.
Now for the weird part, I can get it to sound just fine. All I have to do is go into the accessibility settings and change the balance to either the right or the left. and the second I take it off center, everything sounds fine. Sound's even coming out of both earbuds at the same time/volume (mono doesn't do this, it just gets extremely quiet). But there are songs that utilize both left and right channels, and changing the balance, makes it so I can only hear the left or right side of the song. That's not right. Changing the balance should make it so sound only comes from the left or right earbud, not left or right side of a song. Like in "Good Feeling" by Flo Rida 2:43 into the song, with the techno thing going on (my favorite part, I just like how they do it) I can only hear one side of it, out of both earbuds.
I'm going to do a full restore on my iPod (haven't had the time to, and I really don't want to, as I don't want to lose anything.) and if that fixes anything, I'll post it. If I don't then feel free to post your own opinion, and I'll give it a shot.

- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
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Replace the jack yourself
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