I've started using your Pentatonic DVD...which is great, BTW.
However when you start applying the scale patterns to songs, we are left to
guessing how to actually pick those patterns and apply them to the songs. I
don't think there is a way to actually slow down the video enough to see
your "picking patterns". These may be second nature to you, but to a novice
it is near impossible to figure it out.
You raise a good question about playing. How do you learn how to pick your own licks and phrases? The answer is to learn songs. That's why I include so many song references in my guitar theory book and videos. Each guitar riff, solo and bass line you learn will teach you something new about picking and phrasing. After you develop some common guitar technique, and a good repertoire of licks, you can begin to rearrange phrases in your own order. Eventually you'll be able to compose and improvise in your own unique style.
Everything you hear me play is based on my experience with learning and practicing parts from songs.
