[BlakeLight]

being both keyboardist and guitarist (though much more keyboardist), I think I should chime in my two cents.

Guitarists tend to be technical, yet insecure and unmusical (you know... its those infinite numbers of Yngwie or Jimi Hendrix clones out there...) Keyboardists tend to be redundant (I saw a metal band with the whole nord lead thing, and well, it was sorta there in the mix I guess, but it didnt add much to the sound... and one top of that the guy was jumping up and down hitting either one note at a time or minor seconds.)

My solution has been to do both parts - IE, write the guitar parts for my other guy. Im also working on getting a good mixed sound between my aggressive virus programming (LOTS OF UNISONS... unison detune makes that thing breath like analog) and my clean effected guitar lines. This way I only have myself to shoot when I realize that my electric guitar can never EVER compete with my TI and KC setup.