412 BOGN V30 SHIBASAKI Signature

The Bogner™ 4×12 slant-front cabinet loaded with four Celestion™ G12V30 speakers, captured as Hiroshi Shibasaki's signature IR set. The cabinet Shibasaki reaches for on modern high-gain work and on precise rhythm parts where clarity matters more than warmth. Built from dense wood panels with reinforced internal bracing, this is a tight enclosure — stiffer than a typical British 4×12, with low-end transients that settle quickly and minimal cabinet resonance. What you hear stays close to what the speakers and amp put out.

Speakers and why Shibasaki chose this cabinet

Four Celestion™ G12V30 (Vintage 30) drivers, 60W power handling, 75Hz cone, with a pronounced upper-mid peak around 2kHz. Aggressive midrange, attack contours that hold up under heavy distortion, and enough low-end weight to anchor double-tracked rhythm guitar. This is the character that established the V30 as the modern high-gain reference. The stiff Bogner cabinet paired with the V30's forward midrange delivers tight low end and upper-mid definition that cuts through dense arrangements. A rig prepared for modern high-gain rhythm work, tight palm mutes, and lead lines that need to sit in front of the mix.

Microphone capture — 11 single + 111 mixed-mic IRs

Six microphones across 11 positions, combined into 111 mixed-mic IRs including ratio variations between mic pairs. Placement and tonal balance entirely under Shibasaki's supervision, with each position chosen against a specific image of how this cabinet should sit within a mix. The tight cabinet behavior of the Bogner™ slant, the forward midrange and defined attack of the V30, and Shibasaki's mic discipline are preserved here as a tonal fingerprint for modern high-gain and precision rhythm work.