Originally Posted by: TinpanSo caged can help learm the 5 positions for scales?[/quote]

Not exactly. The CAGED for lead guitar tutorial explains how CAGED can be used as a visual reference for learning diatonic scale patterns.

CAGED For Lead Guitar

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2619

This tutorial explains the 5 pentatonic box patterns.

Pentatonic Boxes

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296

[quote=Tinpan]That was the link I thought I'd get when looked into the caged stuff but seemed to be more about the chords themselves than a template for the scale notes. I'll have to try again. :-)

Yes, the CAGED for rhythm guitar is more about the chord shapes.

CAGED For Rhythm Guitar

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2614

Hope that helps!