New here — intermediate player finally trying to break out of the pentatonic box

Hey everyone, glad to be here. Been playing about

years, mostly self-taught through YouTube and trial and error. I can get around okay in one position but honestly, moving between the five pentatonic shapes has always felt like guesswork rather than something I actually understand.

Right now I’m working through a system that teaches the connections between the shapes instead of just the shapes themselves — genuinely rewiring how I see the neck. Excited to be around people who take this stuff seriously and hear how you all approached the same wall.

What did it for you? Was it a teacher, a specific method, just hours of reps?