Hey there
Okay so this one's regarding the fretting hand:
We are supposed (when playing scales) to lay our fingers rather flat (instead of using the tips, e.g. when playing chords) in order to mute the string directly above and those under. I don't have problems doing that, however in the lesson for the Am Pentatonic Justin's mentions bending.
I've tried bending and noticed that I can only comfortably do this when playing with my fingertips. Whenever I try it with a flat finger (which we should use when playing scales) my fingers don't get enough grip on the string and slip.
Now, Justin didn't cover bending and soloing in the course as of yet (lesson 14, grade 2) and I'm wondering whether I misunderstood something or whether I'm doing something wrong. Are you actually supposed to play scales (and solo) with a flat finger in order to mute? Or rather, when are you supposed to do that and when not?
I'm quite confused, because playing with flat fingers (scales) doesn't seem to translate well into soloing, for which I intuitively would rather use my fingertips. However, scales seem to be the basis of soloing, so what did I not get right?

Thanks in advance!