I need some with makin solo's

Hey uhh,,,,i've been playing guitar for awhile now
and i see myself as an advanced player but i cant make up my own solo.
The only things i play are the things i learn like metallica, pantera, and Zakk wylde solos and riffs.
i dont have trouble playing them but i want to start putting solos in my own songs.

I've been learning scales and trying to improvise but the things i come up with sound too generic and i find myslef ripping off stuff ive learned from books.

Are there certain scales to learn for certain styles of music?

My Main Influence right now is Dimebg Darrell.
If anyone can help me get around the fretboard like he does it would be
a HUGE help.

Thanks dudes,
Zack

somebody on this forum covered this before quite differently. whilst most people will say do a scale or watever - this will yeild quite an ordinary result. Rather hum to yourself what you want the solo to sound like (assess what mood the solo is trying to bring accross) and then try and copy the solo that you hummed to yourself, on the guitar (use a tape recorder?). I thought that was a pretty good, and unconventional tip.

Yeah, melodic soloing is pretty cool... using a recording device to capture the hummed or sung melody... then go back and tab out the notes. Usually, if you can sing/hum in key, the notes will be in a relative box of notes like a pentatonic or major scale... if you can find the root notes it's usually pretty easy from there. Learning other peoples solos is usually helpful... You already know the licks that they do... and it's no crime to steal licks... or alter them slightly... or use them at a different part of the neck or something. Every guitarist out there steals licks in some way or another... so try to inject some of dimes licks into your playing... try to put your own twist on the licks... Also, don't get super caught up in musical theory when you're playing... sure theory is there as the guidelines of what sounds good and right... But sometimes you have to go outside the box to make something sound better or different. Just keep plugging away. Good luck man.

wow thats what i always do. i hum then i try to put that into songs but i forget before i get it all down.. that tape recorder advice was god. you can also use a mic and save it on your computer if you don't have a tape recorder or any tape.

tape recorders are more old school :P i so have to get one just to be old school!

Do what they said, hum something and try to play it! If you practice with that long enough you won't have to hum it, it'll just come to you and you'll play it!

Here is why tape, though old school, is still the best for on the spot recording.

1 ) Handy

2) Small

3) Built in Mic

4) Don't have to worry about the PC being on or on the right program. Just hit REC, play, 'fuh-get about it (for at least 30 minutes to 45 minutes)

5) Drum roll puh-lease

I'll quote the movie again.

Hustle and Flow -- "You can record over ****"

Originally Posted by: aschlemanLearning other peoples solos is usually helpful... You already know the licks that they do... and it's no crime to steal licks... or alter them slightly... or use them at a different part of the neck or something. Every guitarist out there steals licks in some way or another... so try to inject some of dimes licks into your playing... try to put your own twist on the licks...

that is very true. think about it, guitars have been around for how long? and how many guitarist have been in existance since then? think of all the licks that all those guitar players have dished out. how many possibilities are there for completely original licks? by now, every possible arangement of notes has been done, so don't be afraid of learning other peoples' licks.

So i should probably stop practicing so many scales and do what sounds good when humming? that makes sense and its alot esier, thanks guys