This is a little off topic but couldn't think of another place for it.
I just watched this:
How To Make Your Lead Guitar Solos Sound Awesome - YouTube
I thought It was a very interesting way to think about the topic. At first I thought it was a pretty simple idea, just learn your key notes.
I think my guitar being out of tune had something to do with it, but when I tried this I found it wasn't so simple. I couldn't really make any single note sound very good, not as good as they did in this video. I guess I have some work to do.
What do you guys think of this? And you, plank?