I find myself almost exclusively using my bridge pickup these days. Clean, overdriven leads, you name it. I’m going for an Eric Johnson’s Tones era sound.
I’ve heard some guys live on the neck and maybe the 4th position, or even put a humbucker in the bridge.
When I was younger, I turned the gain all the way up and ran an OD pedal out front. When I was a young man, I became more rational and kept the gain at 2 O'clock or so, mainly playing rock and metal.
These days I play clean, edge of breakup, and occasionally mild overdrive.
People say gain hides mistakes, but I actually find the opposite to be true. Proper muting and feedback become a big issue, in addition to noise. While practicing I find the high gain sound very grating on my ear. I think it's much easier to play with less gain.
I'd much rather use a compressor with mild settings.
Anyone else notice the same?
I’m currently studying medical coding, pivoting from working in software and looking for a change to a more stable industry, and trying to understand the real-world side of denials better.
In coursework, things are usually presented pretty cleanly with things like claim denied, review documentation, decide whether to correct, appeal, resubmit, or write off etc. But from reading posts here, it seems like the real world is a lot messier.....especially when documentation is incomplete, payer rules are unclear, or different people touch the same account.
I've always been a big picture person, and studying coding has left me with burning questions about how it all fits together.
For people who work with denials or coding reviews, I’m curious:
I’m not asking about any specific company or system. I’m just trying to understand how this works day to day outside of textbook examples. TY in advance!