Here’s a great video of Joe Satriani discussing his approach to modal playing. He offers a great piece of advice: as you practice modes and scales, develop an opinion of each. How do they sound and feel? Ascribe a particular emotion or feeling to each, so that each mode has it’s own identity. There’s lots of other great stuff in the video, here it is:
Joe Satriani on Modes Part 1
Joe Satriani on Modes Part 2


