Scales and the guitar neck

I've been practicing a lot lately, more than usual. Focusing on my picking hand a lot more, like I wrote in a previous post. The idea is to try to break out of the mental ruts that make me  repeat myself when I solo. I can feel that I'm building on something, I've noticed the improvement in speed and precision. Suddenly I'm able to play things that weren't happening a few weeks ago. Now I got to make sure that I keep at it so that I don't lose what I've gained!