Loss of Drive

Is it normal to loss some of the 'drive' from a pedal when you get rid of other pedals?

I recently took 2 pedals off my board because I use the effect from my amp instead. My pedals use to be:

TU3 > Boss OS2 > TS9 > LPB 1 > Aquapuss > Garagetone Tremolo > Ernie Ball VP Jr > AC15C1.

I now have:

TU3 > Boss OS2 > TS9 > Aquapuss > Ernie Ball VP Jr > AC15C1.

I use to have the drive knob on my TS9 about 1/3 turn (about 10:00) but since I got rid of those 2 pedals I know have to turn it about 2/3 (about 2:00) in order to get any 'dirt' from it. I tried switching the TS9 and OS2 around but it made no difference. I also tried different cables. The settings on my OS2 were not affected when I got rid of those pedals.

Anyway, no big deal. I was just curious why that happened.

Have the amp settings adjusted? I know my Luther drive has different levels of dirt if my amp is clean vs. dirty (V @ 3 & MV @ 7 vs. V @ 7 & MV @ 3).

Have the amp settings adjusted? I know my Luther drive has different levels of dirt if my amp is clean vs. dirty (V @ 3 & MV @ 7 vs. V @ 7 & MV @ 3).

No. I play through the Normal channel with my Tele and I didn't adjust the volume levels. Also, when I said that I had to now turn the drive about 2/3 to get any 'dirt' what I meant was to get the dirt to the same level as before when I only had to turn it about 1/3.

The other thing I noticed is that when I use my LP the settings on my pedals are still the same as before I made the change. Who knows. Maybe it's my Tele. Maybe it's my amp. Maybe it's me... :shock: