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I think the prob with all this theory stuff is that the reason for it's existence is often overlooked..
music theory is simply a means to give folk the language to describe what they hear / to communicate with other musicians..
occasionally it can be a compositional aid, as in "what possibilities are open to me over this chord / progression"..
too often though, I see many guitarists getting confined within a set of rules... like sticking your creativity in a cage.. using theory as a means to write seems to me like the tail wagging the dog... your intuition and experience should choose the notes.. the theory simply enables you to talk about them after should you need to...
I remember having lunch with Justin Sandercoe, Jason Sidwell and Eric Roche (so that dates it somewhat) and the discussion got around to session work. The winner for all round vagueness from a producer seem to be "I'd like the solo to be like a kind of three am sleeze" ... and after the take "that was 2 am" ...
Yes, I agree, I'm surprised that more UK players don't know this approach, it has been common knowledge with jazz Fusion and contemporary music as long as I can remember, late 1980's perhaps. But, I did study music at college as a teenager and have kept fairly up-to-date with current music theory ever since.