Hey Shibiwan, Nice  (so one black and one orange?)  Also nice setup, and some very nice guitars hanging around  .  How do the cabs sound?

The cabs sound great. Bought off Craigslist from two different local guys, so one orange, and one black. 😁

Classic 2x12 Celestion V30s in each one. Much more natural without having to roll back the tone when I was playing them through the FRFR Crate PA speakers.

Hey Shibiwan, Nice  (so one black and one orange?)  Also nice setup, and some very nice guitars hanging around  .  How do the cabs sound?

Hey Bret, welcome and nice to hear from you, albeit I wish it were better circumstances.  I've not heard of this behaviour/problem before.  I tend to agree there seems an issue with the gate in/out, but more complicated, if that's all it was/is, then the threshold setting should work.  Can you select gate mode options (fader/gate), I use MP-2 and am assuming the gate is similar in the Classic where Gate mode is a hard gate and Fader fades the sound.  From what you describe, the gate is turned on and the threshold is set quite high and you can't change it.  A not so great (slight) work around is crank up all your drive settings and turn the master down, thus providing max signal to keep the gate open, although it's not a fix.  Also if you crank up the compressor, that will also increase the signal and help keep the gate open (but stuff your playing dynamics).

IIRC a new(ish) member Gregg was looking into the clamping circuit and its components for the MP-2 (again which I assume is similar if not the same), and maybe he can chime in with some ideas?  You can find Schematics here https://adadepot.com/index.php?topic=148.75.  I suspect the gate is either part of the compressor or maybe the chorus schematics?  I had a look and it's above my pay grade LoL.  Though it makes sense that the gate is before the chorus, just after the gain stage (so you don't chorus noise).

Finally got a proper pair of 2x12 cabs for my setup. Settled on a pair of Orange PPC212-OB that I got locally.

Hey everyone, new member, long time lurker.

I have an MP-1 Classic with an odd behavior - it seems that the noise gate is clamping shut even when it is turned off in the patch. It also ignores the threshold I set, whether turned on or off. I tried turning the gate on and setting it very low but that doesn't seem to work either.

When I'm on the Tube Clean setting, I have to strum very hard to get the occasional sound through, but the sound that does come through is crystal clear, clean tone, and as the notes fade it will mute. The same behavior is present on the Tube Brown and Tube Dist voices, but on Tube Dist with the gain up the gate is only active if I really let a note ring out for a while. Still, it very clearly sounds like an overly aggressive noisegate and since turning on/off the gate doesn't change the behavior of the amp, I'm inclined to think that's the problem.

I'm not afraid to pick up the soldering iron here, but I'm not really sure what I'm looking at on the schematic or what values I should check first. I'd love to get a few pointers on where to start here - thanks!

TS100 still available by any chance?

I know I am a little late to the game. Haha

I've still got it. Might still be interested in selling. I'll message you

Hey Max, I've heard good things (mostly on here) about the Rocktrons.  An IIRC RG was trying out a European hybrid power amp that he liked. 

@Duke, if you can find a Carvin DCM200L (unfortunately I think Carvin shut down  ), they are great and 1 RU, really light.  I have one in my 8RU rack which I use for both guitar (MP-2) and bass MB-1 

But you might find a B200s ?? 

The nut needs to be set up for the gage of string you are using and also how you like the feel on the first fret.  If you press down just in front of the 2nd fret and check how much it clears the 1st fret (bottom of strings forms straight edge or you can use a small ruler), that's what you need to adjust.  I like it low (~1/64th), others like it higher 1/32nd or even 3/64ths.

Also, you need to file the nut such that only half the string sits in the nut slot (easy for low E, careful on the plain strings) or you loose volume.  And the string should break over the nut (and saddles) at a minimum of 15 deg (why god invented string trees for strats) and the reason for angled peg heads.  Generally I also slightly angle the nut slot to ensure the contact point is the very front of the nut. 
 
The reason I ended up buying the JPLP was the neck (though initially I fell for the tiger striping).  It's the first Gibson neck I've ever really liked.  So it's a custom shop '59 replica (of Pages #1) which has been shaved even more.  I played a 1960 LP a friend has (worth $175k apparently).  It also has a nice thin neck, although not quite as nice as the JPLP.  I had my Epiphone SG neck shaved into a soft V (he copied my Anderson) which made it way nicer (for me) to play.

Hi there! 

Currently I use a couple of power amps.
The main one is an Advanced Tube Technology TA-70, 60+60W EL-34 stereo full tube power amp.
It's made in Italy and it's a perfect companion for all my tube preamps: MP-1, Marshall JMP1 and Digitech GFX-1 Twin Tube.

The backup unit it's the classic Marshall Valvestate 8008, 80+80W solid state stereo power amp.
Great and solid unit.

Another good solid state power amp is the Rocktron Velocity: 120, 150 or 300 are the ones to go for.

In the past I also used classic ADA power amps: B200S and Microtube 100.
Very nice units.

Sadly there doesn't appear to be any place with anyone selling a B200S.  I always remember it was somewhat rare and when people had it, they kept them.

I came across the Mosvalve Poweramp and Rocktron Velocity as well.