Alnus Rubra
Loving nature’s wonders
Thanks @shinksma.@bodia 's advice is sound. But here is a quick tip: Boss still makes awesome pedals. You don't need to go all boutique to get the sound you want. I started out with a bunch of Boss pedals, because like you there was little choice in the 80s. I now have a bunch of non-Boss pedals, which are great! But the Boss ones are still quite capable - I tend to use Boss for basic tones/effects, and then go to other brands when I'm looking for something a little different. Or, in the case of my tiny board above, when I need to go for specific size requirements: an equivalent Boss board would be twice the size.
If you go to The Gear Page (TGP), you will find far too much info about pedals. Pedals that are the darlings of the week (to be given the cold should next week), politics over certain pedal makers, arguments over buffers vs bypass, The Klon Wars, etc. But...there is some useful info there, and certainly lots of enthusiasm for pedals.
I’m gonna keep it simple and as @bodia advised, buy good condition, used to save some coin.
Thanks guys