Originally Posted by: tofertek...but i always find myself desperately looking for scales for practice.
Guitar Fundamentals 2, Chapter 1 is all about intervals & scales. That will give you a proper foundation understanding of what scales are & why we use them.
http://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=2
Also, notice further down in Chapter 7 is an entire tutorial on how to practice scales:
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=451
After that, please use these links to various scale tutorials:
Major & Minor Scale Patterns
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=887
Visualing Scale Patterns
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=419
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=898
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=899
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=462
Pentatonic Scales
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=722
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=185
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=737
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=843
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=914
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=453
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1277
Hope this helps. Let me know if you are looking for something else! Have fun. :)