Originally Posted by: aschlemanLearning other peoples solos is usually helpful... You already know the licks that they do... and it's no crime to steal licks... or alter them slightly... or use them at a different part of the neck or something. Every guitarist out there steals licks in some way or another... so try to inject some of dimes licks into your playing... try to put your own twist on the licks...

that is very true. think about it, guitars have been around for how long? and how many guitarist have been in existance since then? think of all the licks that all those guitar players have dished out. how many possibilities are there for completely original licks? by now, every possible arangement of notes has been done, so don't be afraid of learning other peoples' licks.