I don't know the notes (I guess I'll have to learn them sometime), but I can play linearly well enought 'cuz I memorize the scales in 2-4 note blocks on one string and then I memorize what kind of blocks will come next in all directions (up,down and the same string) and the blocks are overlaping. Combined with boxes it's a lot of help, so I used to play in boxes and linearly on two (or more) strings or just the diagonal boxes (2 per scale, at least for me).