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Only two, you choose...

MXR M87 Bass Compressor
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Wampler Low Blow
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My pre is also my DI so I guess I get to keep that one for free along with my tuner :)

Probably my phaser and drive for rock music and my octave and filter for funk and jam music.

I hate to say it, but my comp is coming with me in both musical situations, too. That's one of those I can't go without.

So at the end of the day I'm still using 5 effects in any situation, and my current board has 8 pedals which gives me to ability to use one board for any work I do. Can you say, "woohoo!"
 
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I must not know how to use my octave pedal correctly. I can't ever find a use for it and don't even love the way it sounds. I have an MXR octaver.

My 2 would be fuzz and envelope filter

I find that you need a lot of sonic space to use an octave effectively in a group. Or do like me and use the octave with a filter and you'll be the only thing anyone hears :crazy:
 
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OD and Freeze Pedal.

I don't know why, but upon waking up I realized this answer was incorrect and felt compelled to change it.

OD and HOG2. I could probably lose everything but the HOG and something to re-texture the sound (currently the Hot Wax does it, but I am looking for an Alpha-Omega ultimately). The only problem with the HOG2 is the size which makes it almost impossible to travel with unless you bring the whole board.