Modes and Chord Scales are extremely important and any advancing guitarist looking to develop skills as an improviser will find tremendous value in learning how the modes work. Certainly, it is the case that there are some guitarists who do not use the modes but are fine plays but this is definitely the exception and not the rule.
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Modes can provide valuable insight into melodic and harmonic possibilities, but keep in mind that the study of modes is a lifelong exercise and that there really are no limits to the implications of modes on your own ability.
The two shortcomings of trying to understand modes are as follows. Firstly, the very nature of modes includes so much information that any overviews can often lead to confusion as opposed to clarification, like not seeing the trees because of the forest. Secondly, there is much to learn with guitar and often a lot of it can be very complicated. Any incomplete studying will leave gaps that can greatly hinder your studies.
These problems can be overcome and worked out with a complete, intelligent and thorough approach to learning the guitar with the right material.
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