I just went down this path last month, in a way, and discovered that effects gear is so incredibly better and cheaper now than it used to be.
Unless you want to go really deep down the rabbit hole, for casual usage (and maybe even pro usage) you don’t need to buy a gazillion pedals to have all the effects you need. There’s a number of good and inexpensive multi-effects boxes you can get now.
I wanted a chorus pedal to get a specific sound, and started looking; I discovered that the combo effects boxes like the Zooms are inexpensive, sound fine, and come with the equivalent of dozens of individual stomp boxes. Many of their presets are crap but the individual effects sound fine and you can edit them with surprisingly good software.
For about $40 I bought this:
https://www.zoom-na.com/products/guitar-bass-effects/bass/zoom-b1on-bass-effects-pedal
and I regret nothing 
It’s also got a looper, tuner, and drum machine built in.
They just replaced this one with a new model so there’s probably deals to be had. But this isn’t the only one nor the only brand at a decent price point.