im on the same boat as you buddy

but ive been into for almost a year now...me personally i dont rely on books and **** like that...i rely on my ear

just listen to allll types of jazz...fusion is tres bein!.. **** like tribal tech..scott henderson is brilliant.. lotsa alan holdsworth...even go way back in the day with wes montgomery...and dont just listen to guitar jazz...jazz is a HUGE world grrrreat ideas