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I thank you for the suggestion, however I really don't know pentatonic at all.  I know a ton of blues and classic rock licks that have served me quite well, and everyone says I'm doing pentatonic but other then the first position I've got no clue what I'm doing on scales.  I just play the licks I know and I'm smart enough to know I can move those licks around for any key I need to solo in. 

macg1 wrote:

AD3THREE wrote:

You need to post more videos.  I watch all 5 of them.  I'm in an effort to try to broaden my music so I joined a country band.  Its been fun so far but my improvisation skill still remain your traditional classic rock/blues pentatonics.  I've played almost every day for 13 years and all I can say when I see players like you is some people just have a natural gift from God.  Use it and be thankfull for what you were given, because it could be taken a moments notice.

Here is something you can try that sort of really opened me up in terms of soloing.  The pentatonic, either major or minor is quite versatile. I started practicing these scales a bit different some time ago.  say, instead of starting on the root, I started on another note in the scale and play against a simple chord progression (i am not a theorist but i think in the major scales this would be called a "modal" approach).  Play the third or the fifth or the minor seventh first.  I think a lot, not all, but a lot of guitar players make a common mistake of starting solos with the root note of the chord that is underneath it, and though that sounds nice and consonant, it may be harmonically... well predictable.  I also like to work minor scales against major chord progressions and vice versa for added interest, and chromatic runs really help as well.