Soloing is an ongoing journey and as guitarists it's really a never ending quest. An idea that someone introduced to me a few years ago was the concept of CHORD TONE SOLOING. What that means is that whenever you solo, you only play the notes of the chords you are playing over. Scales are good to know, and will get you in the ball park. But sticking to chord tones and working out from there will always help you sound better and more melodic in your soloing (if that's what you're after. :cool: )
I did a tutorial on this concept a few years ago and I think it really gets you into this concept. Start simple, and then once you are comfortable with the neck of the guitar you work from there. Here is a link to that, and good luck.
Chord Tone Soloing
Let me know if you have any questions in the ASK DOUGLAS SHOWALTER part of the forum.
- Douglas
Douglas Showalter