Originally Posted by: ky2005
1/ what is the best way to memorize the fretboard?

Try playing scales. I assume you know a few chordes. What I have started to do is figure out all the notes in the scales for the different chords. You start on the root note (the lowest sounding note) and go from there. You could even say the name of the notes as you play them. This not only helpes you with learning the notes on the fretboard, but helps increase picking, and finger, speed, and will help you later on with soloing.