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I think the answer to the question is to figure out licks within the scale and then use them. The trap is to just play up and down the scale so all your licks end up sounding similar. It helps to learn other solos first to get inspiration, but stay aware of the scale that's in use.
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Like a sax or piano - anything that has a completely different attack and note length. I find myself imagining what a saxophonist would play and it's always different from what a guitarist would play.
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That doesn't mean it's a bad thing to know the scale of the key or mode you're in, but then try not to think "ok now I must use these notes", just try and sing the melodies you want to hear in your head and get your fingers to replicate that. They will be in the 'correct' scale if they sound good!
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
You'll also have to bear in mind, when the chord changes, (even if it's in the same key), the note relationships will too. Also, the consonant notes can sound really good too. It depends on your ears and grasp of melody.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I used to think it was made up but it's becoming clear from many sources that if you have a range of licks you can put them together and instantly improvise that way. Try learning one lick and playing only that lick over the entire 12 bars of a blues. Then when you are familiar, do the same with another. Then try putting them together in various ways.
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