Insaneteacher

First off, i know there are threads about guitar playing, but i have a specific sort of question that i want to ask.

anyway, i've been playing guitar for about a year and a half. i play some blues and some jazzy/jamband kind of stuff i guess you could say.

i play with my buddy who is just beginning to learn guitar (he plays rhythm like chords and i play lead).

i know basic modes (Mixolydian, Ionian, Aeloian) harmonic major and harmonic minor scales, i understand basic chord theory and i think my soloing and harmonizing is pretty good.

anyway my question is where do i go from here? how do i bridge the gap from intermediate to advanced?

i'm still young, but am honestly considering playing guitar for a career. i know it's every 15 year old's dream to be a rock star, but i honestly think i could do it. i just need a little direction you know?

i would post this at a guitar forum or something more suited to the topic but i find the people at most guitar forums i frequent aren't nearly as friendly or informative as most of the members here. i hope there's a musician or two out there who can give me a little direction, thank you!

also, if anyone knows how i could put an MP3 somewhere out on the web for people to listen to that would be great because i can't figure that out for the life of me.

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