We're 4 w/2 guitars...they like twinning so when they do, I hit the octave pedal, fretting relatively high up so it doesn't get too bottom heavy. Still figuring out how to optimize the pedal. Without pedals, I play a few more notes, doublestop here and there, sort of a repressed solo but staying locked in with the drummer. And, some tunes sound better with pedal, others without.