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I never look at the classified section of the forum and tend to find review videos on youtube boring and would rather watch something theory or technique related.
I'm terrible at learning riffs and songs, I just can't be bothered to learn anything through and end up back with the theory.
I think it's really hard to really get to grips with theory without a solid base of playing knowledge to refer to. Lots of people get confused reading about the Dorian mode if they can't relate it to music they know. But when I tell people "Think about when you're in A minor, but you add in a 7th fret B string or 4th fret D string (F#). That's A Dorian," they'll generally get it. If they already know some licks and riffs that work that way, it's much easier to see how it can be applied and then used in other contexts.
if you feel like you're stuck in a rut just play regularly with other musicians - whether guitarists or not. It's the best way. Learn songs and build your repertoire. In the 90s I learned plenty of Satch licks without knowing (or giving a fk about) modal theory.
theory is useful but only later in my opinion. In the classical grade exams formal theory exams are only required to progress beyond grade 5, by which point the musician has already developed a solid, basic repertoire and imbibed plenty of theory without even realising it.
I don't feel so bad about the time lost on the web if it's done at times when I'm not wasting time with the guitar.
Those that stay in Am progress slower than those who do not.
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Still GAS is not really there for more than a decade and for guitars and rig I am in a honymoon kind of status. Nothing else matters.
So I learn a lot and its fun when it feels so right that its all enjoyment.