Question about marshall dsl40c

[ganbob]

I just bought a marshall dsl40c combo. Under classic gain channel, I set the same volume, gain and EQ, however its crunch sound is much louder than the clean sound. Is such situation normal?

 

[Ozzy Mandeus]

Yes. Crunch works by adding more signal from the first preamp stage to the next stage so it always boosts volume too. It can't help it because the two settings share a volume control. It's usually at its worst when the clean gain is set low, so try keeping the gain up a bit and clean up with your guitar volume instead.