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Buco

Just to reinforce what others have said: build a repertoire.
And either learn lyrics for them or learn to hum along.
If I could go back several years ago that's one thing I would put my main focus on before anything else.
If you go to any jam you'll be the "guy that can play any tune". But in this genre that isn't a lot, 40 songs or so (there are several threads about essential GJ playlists here).

anthon_74

I'm going to double down on learning "licks/phrases" in the gypsy style and here's why -

1) Licks help you with gypsy picking: The licks you find in books and videos often incorporate the rules of gypsy picking, so they help you get more and more in that mindset when creating your own licks.

2) They help with seeing the guitar as chord shapes and not scales: Licks are generally written around arpeggios, so they help get you in the mindset of forming phrasing ideas around arpeggio shapes, and out of the scale mindset.

So, the trick is, how to apply them better to your playing. I think the answer is to use them as a template to create your own phrase ideas, and to piece them together in your own etudes, which will eventually have them translating into your actual improvisations.