Originally Posted by: BadgerDave52Hi guys,

I'm really trying to work on my soloing skills. And I'm just wondering if you guys think that learning a song's solo note by note is almost a waste of time. Seems like figuring out the scale and learning how to get better at improvising would be a better use of time. Though I imagine that learning solos note by note could lead to getting good ideas for cool licks. What do you guys think?

I think you actually answered your own questions quite well! Speaking as a student and learning both ways, there are benefits from doing both!