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Chuck an exotic sp (or far cheaper mostly xp) boost in for straightforward boost or one of the many klon clones for a transparent OD that has the potential for both boost and extra drive -I've found the ehx soul food is pretty wicked for this. In fact I use both of the above, soul food for slightly more drive and the xp boosts solos. Both could be had for about £50-60 total in the secondhand market.
In my limited experience of those kinds of amps, they're usually VERY loud so using the volume knob on your guitar to clean up the signal, then whack it up for boost does the trick.
It can also double up as a boost at the same time if you need more sustain.
firstly the gain level and tone you are using as your rhythm sound
secondly the band dynamic
Using your guitar volume might work in a bluesy 3 piece or more restrained 2 guitar line up where the other guy understands dynamics.
But good luck in anything from JCM800 gain level and up where the bands general level is more intense.
You either have to carve out your own slice of the sonic cake, or adapt and overcome with sheer volume, I use the latter as I'm a metal guy, not because everything is loud and grunty, but because that style doesn't benefit from backing off, and even if we did, the gain levels we use are so high, you wouldn't notice.
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Long answer: everything else mentioned: switchable attenuation, clean boost FX loop or 2 switchable master volumes etc etc.
if you want an easy life, get a good clean amp and try out every overdrive you can until you find what works, or get a Kemper!
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Straightforward clean boosts can sound a bit harsh so something with eq or something voiced to be less harsh sounding ( like ZVex Channel 2 or Fulltone 2B) might be good.
However, I suspect in reality @MatthewShreddery got it about right.