Originally Posted by: 16andlifetogois learning theory a wast of time, i talked to a few guitarest i know, and they said i dont need to learn theory. they said just learn my scales, and know them. that i dont need to get that far into it. both of the guys i talked to are prety good and are both lead players in a band.

i was wondering if anyone else out there feels the same way or not.
please let me know what your opinions are..

thanks guys

it really depends on how far you want to take your playing abilities. if you want to be able to just play a little bit better, then you should learn the scales and modes. if you want to learn scales then you're learning theory already. but you can go more in depth like into arpeggios and other things but i dont know if you want to go so far. me myself i play guitar for fun. im not planning on doing it as a professional but i have already learned a year of theory. it makes playing easier for me.