What is a guitar lick?
Peter: A lick is combination of notes. They frequently are based out of scales or chords and used often. Question: When new to soloing, is it better to try and improvise (although it sounds like I am playing scales) or should I learn a lot of licks? Peter: As you get more advanced, you will not sound as much like you are playing scales or quoting licks. The thing about soloing is everyone focuses on the note selection. The real interest and variety comes from phrasing. Think about this. There is only a very limited amount of notes to choose from. In any one scale, there are generally only 5 to 7 notes repeated over and over. Not many to create a language from. There are, however, an infinite amount of rhythms to choose from. There is also a infinite range of dynamics to choose from. (loud and soft). What about accents, bends, and slides, etc. A good soloist can take just a couple notes and make them sound interesting by applying phrasing and creativity. In a nutshell, learn your scales
