Hi there one good tip for you is stop practising your scales in scale order and also don't practise your scales one pattern at a time play a few notes in one box and slide up or down to the next play a few notes there and move up or down again this should get you into playing diagonally rather than vertically and soon you'll be getting some pretty cool sounds. One other thing is standard licks are great but use them wisely don't just jump from one lick to the next give some thought to your phrasing. Hope this helps a bit. Happy soloing. Wayne