The GR33 is indeed standing up to the Test of Time as they say, I had one (stolen!!) and loved it. Seeing this post makes me want to go out and get another but there's soooo much software now that can process whatever guitar sounds you make. I mess around with keyboards, too, and, cheesy as this may sound:
http://www.macmusic.org/software/vie...ang/en/id/440/
you know, it really isn't bad at all! Plus you can do riffs and chords at speed that would be impossible for an non- Alan Holdsworth type player.
Which includes just about everyone on the planet.