I was very anti pedals a few years back but then again I did gig an SVT CL head !
More recently I’ve seen advantages such as inline tuner, Wireless ( Shure ) compressor pedal and that’s about it.
I do wonder when I see folk post on here huge boards with many effects pedals as to the point do they actually hear the original bass tone anymore?
I like to hear my bass sound as it was designed ( mostly ) with very minimal EQ adjustments or tweaks
I still avoid multi FX for all live work but I see ampless being the future for younger players assuming bands invest in a decent PA rig