Here's a easy and direct way to acomplish your goal. First get a firm understanding of the five positions of the pentatonic scale, all that other stuff can be a bit confusing unless your comfortable with these. Know where the roots of your positions are and how to move them to major. Gather a good collection of licks to draw from and understand what makes them work within it's position. You'll need that as a base to fully understand what your doing. After your kickin' some butt then get into your modes and such and you'll have a real grasp on things with little confusion. Jam your positions over some clapton blues to start then maybe some zep or whatever your into. good luck...