What are good acoustic solos to learn?

What scales do i need to learn to create soulful solos? What are the easiest ways to learn them fast?

• Ive been playing the guitar for a couple years now but learning on my own is getting really hard...I can play along with stuff make it sound alright but im guessing when i go up and down the fretboard and thats not good cuz i mess up sometime and throws off the vibe,,, So i need to know what it is i need to learn so i can make decent solos? There are millions of scales out there i need to know the ones that are gonna help me play like slash or prince you know?

• Answer:

  The primary and easiest scale you can use for soloing is called the Minor Pentatonic Scale. It may be a big name, but the scale itself is actually one of the easiest. Once you've mastered the Minor Pentatonic Scale you can add minimum improvisation and some techniques like Vibrato and Slurring and it'll already sound like you're soloing. This site has a free video lesson on the basic scales (and also the techniques I mentioned). Start there...