Spacelord, that sounds fine. I know people who have those pedals because they like them. They're not bad sounding pedals. I'm not harping on you; you're fine. While made of plastic, the FAB chorus is not a bad pedal, and in a recent blind test, plenty of people preferred the BDI21 to the BDDI. And everyone buys a few "experimental" pedals, especially when they're starting out. Hell, I'm using a Metal Zone (my first pedal) that I'm trying to replace with a Hotcake.
What I was trying to say is that to me, it seems couterproductive to buy a cheap pedal for instant gratification rather than saving up for the real deal. It's also silly IMO to need an extra pedal to make use of another pedal, especially if you can get the same thing elsewhere. Some people keep a clean signal path by just avoiding noisey pedals or those with a poor bypass. Sometimes if someone loves a particular effect (for example Moog MF-101) with a bad bypass, some people may just put it in a bypass loop. This is different though, because they have found the sound they want instead of settling for whatever's cheaper or more convenient at that moment. It just makes more since (IMO) to aim for what you really want and save up for a couple of weeks rather than blowing your wad on the first pedal you trip over, ya know?
And nun lover, I had a big homemade pedalboard, and I had a top for it. That way, it was packed up for transport. It also had big metal handles on the sides. In the end, it was too bulky, heavy, and cumbersome to be practical, especially after I hurt my back. Now, I'm looking at a pedal train pro with ATA flight case. While this is outrageously expensive, and the flight cas is probably overkill, I chose the board+case because the case has wheels on one side. You can transport it like roller luggage. (Less lifting/carrying)
So if you have a Spanky Spine Syndrome, pedaltrain Pro + ATA case is the way to go.
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