Just my 2 cents worth - I rarely use a sustain pedal on the job. I do use piano patches, but do not necessarily use a sustain pedal. I am a converted organist/accordionist and am more comfortable with a volume pedal, if any. As Bill asked, I do not find myself just playing solo piano very often.

I do use a sustain pedal in the studio and I rely on it with my digital pianos at church and home. It's just that I find I don't use it enough to need it on a one hour job. Since I'm still using a majority of SMFs to styles, the song is pretty full and I can get by without one. Whatever...