it is amazing what a little tweak can do!! i have a yamaha magicstomp and it is a tone sucker in front of my amp (also the volume knob on it affects loudness even when pedal is off ) ....in the effects loop it is a totally different
animal....the volume knob on the magicstomp has no effect when pedal is off(i don't mean when effects loop is off but that too) and my tone is unchanged :D glad you got it worked out!!!