I was reading this Jazz Improv book for Guitar and it had a concept called Hybrid Scales I figured I'd share for those who like to learn new runs/scales, since I'd never heard of this concept.
A hybrid scale is basically 2 or more scales combined to create a new scale.
The example in the book is the "Phrygi-Lydian" scale; combining the Phrygian and Lydian Modal scales.
In C: C Db Eb F# (Gb) G Ab Bb C
RH: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1
LH: 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1
I put my recommended fingerings for each hand underneath. The only "lydian" portion of the scale is the F#/Gb, so technically you could call it an altered Phrygian scale adding a sharp 4, but the I think the concept is helpful if you get tired the "traditional" modes and non-Western "exotic" scales and want something more "original."
As with any scale you can then create modes off of this "mode," including pentatonic versions, so take the Eb Phrygian pentatonic version of this scale: Eb F# (Gb) G Bb C Eb...essentially this is a C blues scale without the F, but its still a way to develop a new scale/run, since every mode of this mode will have a different pentatonic application. Try the same pentatonic concept starting on the G of the scale and you get: G Ab Bb Db Eb G...then you can mix and match these between the two hands and play each pentatonic in both hands simultaneously, creating a new way of improv.
