“I practice all the scales. Everyone should know lots of scales. Actually, I feel there are only scales. What is a chord, if not the notes of a scale hooked together?” – John McLaughlin
To which I would add; "All things in moderation." :D
The lessons here in GT show that learning the major and minor pentatonic scales is quite useful and a good place to start.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins