Hey & welcome to GT! Thanks for the background info.

Originally Posted by: mdale5445I'd really like to become proficient at soloing with a basic understanding of music theory. Can you give me some advice? Thank you.

I'd encourage you to work through the Blues and Rock Style courses. Those will give you a step by step cirriculum to work through in order to gain the knowledge & physical playing skills required to play the styles you expressed interest in.

If your skills are already beyond those, then you might enjoy these collections that are a deeper dive into those specific topics.

Learning To Improvise

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise

Basic Blues Licks

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/Bread-and-Butter-Butter-Blues-Licks

Music Theory

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/music-theory

And don't neglect songs! Pick a few songs to start working on. That's why we learn all those ideas & skills, to play music!

Hope that helps! Please ask more if necessary & best of success!