Aw man you guys are over my head : ( I am stuck in Aoelian minor (along with pentatonic) when I really ad-lib. I can write in other scales, but I am worried about hitting the notes in the rght place too much and don't get the expression I like on individual notes.
Then again, I play a mean harmonic minor and pentatonic. I don't make it sound boring. I hope to one day evolve my scales, but I also work on expression and trechnique within what I do best.
Bryant