Licks are probably one of the best ways to improve as a guitar player. The good guitar licks are based on scales and patterns that fit into the style of music you love to play, so when you practice them you are building your skills as a musician. Learn enough of them and soon you’ll be able to morph from one to the other and make up a truly original solo of your very own…just like the real pros do it. Want to get better? Keep practicing those licks.