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It will definitely change.
Basically I'm guessing the signal chain is Drive Pedal -> Solo Boost Pedal -> Amp
In this, if you have an amp with masses of headroom it will make it louder.
If you change it so you have Solo Boost -> Overdriving amp.
You'll notice a difference, basically in order to distort the amp has run out of headroom and started to compress - therefore the boost will give you more distortion and maybe a thicker sound, but less volume jump.
That's not all bad, because maybe there's enough headroom to give the volume boost he needs - but there are other ways to skin the cat. Using a Tubescreamer as a boost for example will really push the mids which will make the guitar stand out more (often anyway) and feel like it's louder even when it's not much.
Hope this makes sense
Pete
In my experience the best sound and dynamics comes from doing both - moderate attenuation to get the amp into the 'sweet spot' where the power stage is overdriving slightly and producing compression rather than full-on limiting, and the pedal to add gain and a bit of volume.
A clean boost into an attenuated overdriven amp can actually make things worse sometimes, because it makes the amp try to put out too much bass which actually reduces the available power where you need it for a solo, in the mids. An SD-1/Tube Screamer-type pedal adds mids and takes away bass.
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