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Great discussion on a controversial topic, Tim. Really like your thoughtful approach to this topic

I love Jimmy Bruno's definition of scales.  He calls them "pitch collections".    That definition alone will change your concept and approach to scales.

“Modes aren’t fingerings.” There’s a lot of wisdom there.

Spot on Tim! When Miles said about music theory, "Forget that s**t and just play!" He did NOT mean don't learn theory, or how to read, he meant exactly what you spent 17 minutes explaining so beautifully. It's got to come out of you on the gig, so you have to know it so well that you don't think about it.

How you make a tele sound like a fat bodied jazz box is mind blowing... God bless you Tim.

I don’t mean to embarrass Tim but, for me, he is the modern day Ted Greene. What a wonderful video!

I'm definitely in the place where the music is in my head but my fingers aren't quite sure where they're supposed to be. 😂

I can imagine Ted Greene patting you on your back saying 'I could not have said it better'.

Hilarious and informative thanks fae Scotland

Every music theory community should have this pinned to the top of their feed.

“Live in the world of sound”
Now that is some priceless advice. Thank you Tim

This is probably the single most useful 'music lesson' I ve had in 30 years!! Thank you a million 🙏

Maybe the best video ever.

Think about it.Have you ever seen Jeff Bridges and Tim Lerch in the same place ?Hmmmmmmm.

"Live in the world of sound." I'm taking that with me. Thanks.

This is great advice. The longer I play, the more I realize that finding the balance between technique/knowledge and "feeling" is one of the hardest thing to get right. Spending too much time on scales, patterns, etc will result in boring and robotic playing. But "going for the feeling" is not an excuse not to invest the time to build a solid foundation. Few get this right, actually.

That's pretty awesome. Music must be "felt" not "logic'd".

Charlie Parker said (in so many words) and I think Tim is saying the same thing, "At some point, you have to forget about the scales and the modes and the arpeggios and just make music."

I've been playing over 50 years, have done thousands of gigs and have a degree in guitar performance and I've never heard this topic addressed any better than in this video. Incredibly well done. Anyone who thinks this is controversial doesn't understand the first thing about making music. It's fundamental. Kudos to you on a beautifully crafted lesson in musical realty. BTW, speaking of tools, Are you using any fingernail with your right hand, or is it all skin? Also, am I right in observing that your right hand attack seems extremely light thus creating a bigger rounder tone? Thanks for all you do to cut through the crap in a low key and encouraging way. It's a rarity.