Originally Posted by ruff

I played lead in a band throughout the 70's. My pride and joy is a 1964 Strat. I taught myself to play, but most music then was blues-based which provided a framework to learn to play in. Of course, now there are so many Youtube videos that you can learn anything you want. There is a huge difference is mimicking someone else and learning the art of improvisation. A blues progression will allow you to have a beginning, middle, and end. You can also buy songs that have various instruments deleted so you can fill them with your own.