I think that after you get the useful scales down (basically pentatonics, and minor and major scales) you should start learning songs and having fun with the guitar. After a while, if you learn only theory, you will get bored, and then you will have trouble creating your own style. I also think that you should learn to read music right off the bat, because I am now having trouble because I never learned how to do it. You don't have to take my opinion, but for me, it's all about having fun, as long as you got the basics down.