For many many years I tried to be a weedleyweedleyweedley guy, but it just frustrated me. I think it mostly comes down to muscle memory more than consciously thinking about notes -- once you know a scale, it's just a matter of practice until the notes fly at the speed of light. I got kind of fast for a bit there when I was playing for like 4 hours a day, but it killed my solos. Now, I have a hard time writing decent solos because the side of my brain that makes music is the opposite of the one that (kind of) knows how to sweep pick.
Flint, you thought of my new user title though
