Interesting comments...
I guess it really comes down to the players approach with their arranger. If the user is using MIDI files or having the OTS cover the rhythm section, then all that's left is fills, solos, coloring...and you wouldn't have to have a sustain pedal for that.
I play piano through most of my tunes main sections. I also do several tunes a gig where I don't kick in the arranger function at all and am basically playing a straight acoustic piano, for which I certainly need a sustain pedal.
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Bill in Dayton
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Bill in Dayton