2 sets of presets. One for Bedroom, one for live/band.
There is really NO way to build a preset unless you turn it up.
Period.
this is exactly what I do too....
Kingfloyd: this is how I get my live sound:
- copy all of your presets so that they appear in the next bank on your floor controller so that for example
--- preset 0 studio is copied to preset 10, 1 to 11, 2 to 12 etc..
- hire a rehearsal room just for you for a good couple of hours and take
--- your full live rig
--- if you can something like an iPod with your band's live set to play along to
and take a stereo mini jack to 2x mono 1/4" jack cable so you can connect to the PA
- start with your first live patch with your backline cranked to gig volume and you may find:
-- you need to dry up the ambient fx a little
-- you need a little less bass / top / drive
-- you may need to gate a little differently [only do this if you really need to cos it's tone effecting]
--- the differential levels between rhythm and soloing tones may need to be a little bigger
EDIT: alternatively you may find that everything is ok and you only need to make a few corrective changes to the global EQ
Note: your cab has two sounds:
1 - when you are on stage with it behind you, and if you are close to it you may think it lacks top
2 - the folk in the crowd will hear much much more top end focus...
so grab a long cable and check your live tone facing the cab from about 15' to 20' away to make sure your top end don't make ears bleed...
then stand where you normally would with respect to your cab and try to get used to the tone as you'd experience it on stage..
finally... turn on the iPod, turn it up through the PA and play your 'practice gig' [making lil' tweaks along the way]
and be mindful that if you have linked-global blocks that you don't go and fix something in one preset and break it in another...
the beauty of globals though it that hopefully your fix in one preset is a fix for all... you just need to make certain...