Repetition!!! This is the key to familiarizing yourself with the neck of your guitar. I spent about 3 years recently where I never learned a new song but I constantly worked on simple chord progressions like a I, IV, V in any and all keys. Rather than using scales, I used note patterns based on scales (ie, not using every note in the scale) and studied the CAGED system (GOOGLE it for details). This system made more sense to me than playing scales. I started getting more comfortable with soloing this way. That 83 year old guy has had lots of time to get comfy with his guitar neck and I'll bet he really put in the work to get there when he was younger.
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