MI Electroacoustics head - does anybody know what's this?

[Petronius]

Hello!!

I bought this amp about month ago, but I still don't know what's this. I bought it because the price was very low (300zl = +/- 120$ for head + cabinet). I was surprised when I heard it for the first time - it sounds great for me, besize it was in very good condition, altough it's 25 or more years old (older than me ), so I paid for it and took it to my home.

Now I want to know more about it. So here's the question: Does anybody heard anything about this amp?? I searched the Internet for some information but didn't found anything.

Thanks for any information

P.S. Please excuse my English, I don't use it often so I don't practice as well.

 

[Bassmec]

The cab is from Italy by Gem. General Electro Music.
As far as I know they are still in business.
The amp is a complete mystery and I have seen a few amps in my 53 years and about 34 of those have been spent fixing them.
MI never see it before. Looks late seventies MIJ invasion maybe.

 

[Petronius]

Yes, GEM makes synthesizers and keyboards I suppose.

The previous owner told me that this amp and cabinet came to Poland from UK. This is all I know.

 

[RickenBoogie]

How's it sound? I think if you get a nice sound from it, that would be the main thing. It certainly looks very retro, or vintage, and that's very attractive, as well as unique.

 

[Petronius]

Well it is hard to explain how is it sound. You see, I have a 2x15 cabinet without any horn so it should sounds very muddy, but it doesn't Sometimes it sounds too clearly (metallic if you know what I mean) but fortunately I've found my optimal setting and I'm changing the sound turning the knobs in my bass only and I can play almost every kind of genres. For example when I turn the tone knob to maximum I can play all the early Jason Newsted stuff (with pick of course), and when I turn it down I can play jazz and pop ballads (with finger picking). I have pluged in only my ESP LTD B-55 with standard passive PJ pickups and I don't know how would it work e.g. with 2 humbuckers active bass and 4x10 cabinet.
But you have wide range of regulation.The front panel offers 3 band equalization (low, middle and treble) with Presence knob, onboard distortion (there is a switch between clean and distorted channel with one-knob-regulation of Sensitivity/Distortion) and 6-band graphic equalizer.
I agree that this is very unique and attractive. I must say that probably I'm the only user of this amp in Poland

 

[Bassmec]

Until I hear different I will assume you are the only user on this planet.
Glad it works for you.