Thanks for the replies.

I was hoping that the soloist could be programmed to follow the melodist as it has the following features, which on the surface looked interesting for the result I'm looking for:

- There is a setting for the % the Melody Influences Solo. There is not much detail in the manual as to how this actually works. I tried this but couldn't get the effect I was after.

-There is also a custom soloist setting where you can program a lot of features but it looks quite complex and not for the faint hearted.

-There is also a soloist wizard where it seems you can play any keys on the keyboard and the soloist will play a solo in the same rhythm and timing of what your fingers play.

I was also thinking of whether using a midi super track rather than a Real track as the soloist could work (maybe for a piano soloist as there are no midi super tracks for lead guitar).

I'll try all the options that are in the soloist settings, and even if it is a useless exercise, I'll learn something on the way.

Thanks for your suggestions on the equipment that could help produce what I'm looking for - I'll investigate these as well.