I've seen a couple of plugins that claim to convert audio to midi real time.  I want to play guitar and have it converted to midi and directed to Trilian (bass) real time.  Is there one that you guys recommend?

Demo this and see if it does what you need:
 
http://www.jamorigin.com/
 

Won't your version of Melodyne do that for you?

I agree jamorigin Midiguitar2 is what you're looking for. Here is a demo of me using it in realtime.

https://youtu.be/Q6Cj8y6dPac

I looked at jamorigin and it looks like it generates it's own sounds. That's not what I'm looking for. I want to be able to use my guitar as a controller to trigger ANY soft synth/instrument. I don't want to be tied to just the sounds in jamorigin.

So, guitar into DAW audio track with a plugin the routes to and triggers ANY soft instrument. The guitar will function just like a keyboard controller. It has to be REALTIME.

I'm looking at this plugin but wanted see all of the options available:

https://migic.com/migic

Fishman's TriplePlay works really well.  The downside is that it's hardware and expensive.  The upside is that it doesn't interfere with the guitar output at all.

amiller
So, guitar into DAW audio track with a plugin the routes to and triggers ANY soft instrument. The guitar will function just like a keyboard controller. It has to be REALTIME.

That is how Jam Origin MIDI Guitar works. It supports other ways to route data too.

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amiller
So, guitar into DAW audio track with a plugin the routes to and triggers ANY soft instrument. The guitar will function just like a keyboard controller. It has to be REALTIME.

That is how Jam Origin MIDI Guitar works. It supports other ways to route data too.

This ^^
 
You can trigger ANY softsynth with midi guitar and don't have to buy any additional hardware.....best $100 I spent (being a non -keyboardist). Of course, you'll have to adjust your playing technique a bit to make sure unwanted notes being played.
It's come a long way from the beta days and support is very good. Try out the Demo
 
 

Ahh, the first couple of YouTube videos I watched were misleading because they just used the synths included in jam origin midi. I watched a few others and saw that it will also do what I need.

Thanks...I've got a new toy to buy.