Going from Multi effects to stand alone pedals

PermanentWaves

I've had a Boss GT8 for a quite a few years and it's been a good pedal. I don't use the amp mods, just the modulations sounds as I like my amps valve sound.

I'm now thinking of moving back to individual pedals. I realise I only use a limited number of the sounds available in the GT8 so it's sort of overkill for what I need.

So, the sounds I use most are:

Delay
Wah
Chorus
Boost
Compression

With that in mind, what pedals would people suggest?

I tend to play 70's & 80's rock in a covers band.

Cheers

Mike

monquixote

What's your budget?

Assuming it's not tiny.

Wah - CAE

Compression - SP

Delay - Strymon El Cap or if that's a bit pricey a TC Flashback

Boost - Xotic RC, TC Spark

Chorus - any one of a number of CE-2 clones

DeeTee

The Boss Chorus pedals are really nice.

Hertz32

I have a Dunlop Crybaby for sale, can't go wrong really. 
Boost/OD pedal I've got a Digitech Bad Monkey that I love. It's pretty much a TS Clone I believe. 
Delay, I'd love a EHX Memory Man (There's a beat to sh*t one on Gumtree for £90 that I really want but have no funds for) 

mike_l

Delay -  Boss DD-6/7 or Digitech Digidelay (excellent on a cheap budget)

Wah - EVH Crybaby, or Ibanez Weeping Demon (Be warned they're massive) Standard Crybaby.

CHorus - MXR Microchorus (absolutely my fav) of Digitech Multichorus (great budget chorus)

Boost depends on what you want

Volume MXR Microamp in the amp's loop

O/D MXR Distortion+ tightens the low end, add some sparkle to the top end, and is generally awesomes (and Randy Rhoads used one)

Boss SD-1 nice pretty smooth adds gain/volume and has a mids control.

Boss DS-1 rougher, nastier than the SD-1, mids control

Digitech Bad Monkey grittier than the SD-1, bass and treble controls.

Digitech HotHead like the SD-1 but has bass and treble controls.

others

MXR distortion3

MXR Custom Badass O/D or Distortion (or both........)

MXR Zakk Wylde

viz

You may find you don't need the compressor because the warmer, more open and transparent sound from a good OD/distortion pedal will also have plenty of grunt and screaming pitched harmonics. (if indeed that's what you were using the compression to enable). I had a GT6 and always used the distortion and compression together, but don't need to now I'm on individuals.

In fact, it might be worth you getting a wah and a tubescreamer (a keeley TS9 for example) first, and using your GT8 for all the other things, while you make the transition. The chorus and delay are both very good, and the boost is more of an attenuator rather than an amplifier, so it can all go in the loop without you having to worry about 4CM.

If and when you start replacing the others, I'd go for analogue delay and chorus first (esp if you're using them for effects not 'special effects' like The Edge), then you can keep the entire signal analogue. Keeley do a beautiful Ibanez AD9 and Boss CE2, but the stock ones are also good. There are also modded analgue delays that give you 600ms rather than the standard 300ms.

PermanentWaves

Thanks everyone for the input. Great advice.

Viz, I was actually thinking about getting a wah and booster pedal initially whilst still hanging onto the GT8. So glad to see someone else thinks it's a good idea.

meltedbuzzbox

I think I would go with

Delay - Vox Delaylab
Wah - Ibanez Weeping Demon
Chorus - errr... not a clue on this one. EHX Small clone I guess
Boost - anything will do
Compression - Xotic SP or Marshall edaward if you are on a budget