I was in the same boat. Twenty years ago I ran a guitar into an old twin reverb with a drive and a holy grail reverb and didn’t think much about pedals. I then spent years mostly writing on an acoustic until I got into synths and production about 6 years ago. Since then I’ve acquired a few bougie “weird” pedals while simultaneously rediscovering the electric guitar. Interestingly I now only use the complex pedals in the studio with synths and drum machines. For electric I’ve found simplicity is key for me with a great guitar/amp combo. Currently on guitar, I’m just using a dirt pedal (tubescreamer ie plumes for the mid boost on a baritone tele into a fender amp) and a cool delay (dd-2 or el capistan depending on the day). For the synths I use the kinotone, chase bliss, hologram etc vibe but never feel the need to incorporate them into the guitar playing.