For me, after a lot of trial and error, my chain runs:
Tuner
Light always on grit
Octave
Envelope
Dirt
Fuzz
Comp if needed ( according to bands material)
Wah
Chorus
Delay
But a big +whatever to experimenting and finding your own preference
Might be worth trying:
Ibanez phat hed
Darkglass b3k / b7k
Markbass mini dist/ bass tube marker
Hardwire tube od
Dod bass overdrive
These are the ones I have tried that give the sort of tone I think you're after.
This seems to be happening more an more frequently.
Over the years I have not had a zip break, but over te past year at least three students have had the zip break on their gig bags.
Perhaps it's down to cutting costs too far in relation to quality?
For chorus I love my mxr black label chorus/ analog chorus (same pedal- different paint jobs)
Delay wise, I've used and enjoyed the ehx memory toy, and boss dd3. But on my board is the carbon copy- amazing and versatile sounds on offer
There seems to be an attitude around that gilmour foisted sb out of the band.
However it's just not the case. Gilmour was a good friend of syds and was asked to play the guitar parts to cover syd as he was increasingly unable to play consistently.
As was mentioned before, syd withdrew himself from the band due to his increased drug use. He would show up and just be there. One day the band just didn't pick him up on their way to a gig.
By this point he seemed to be more of a liability to them.
They definitely seemed to be feeling very guilty, yet comfortable with the fortunes they all made without him in the band.
In two of my bands ( one classic rock/ metal, and the other more what I would class as classic pub rock) everything is in eb, mainly due to pitching vocals.
Consequently I have 4 basses tuned at eb permanently, while the others are at standard.
Look at this on eBay:
Peavey double gig bag for 2 bass guitars or a guitar and a bass. VGC.
http://bit.ly/WK73sr
Just seen this. I've had one of these for getting on for ten years with absolutely no issues. These bags are well made and certainly well worth the £20 asking price