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The HIWATT™ SE4123 is a closed-back 4×12 cabinet from HIWATT — produced during the "Audio Brothers Era" of HIWATT's manufacturing history, with this particular example dated to 1994.
This particular cabinet is loaded with all-original Wharfedale 12-inch speakers (S/N 1221760, dated June 23, 1994).
The product name "FANE" reflects the name used at registration, while the actually loaded speakers are Wharfedale. Both brands share the British speaker-making tradition rooted in Yorkshire, and 1994 — the year of this particular cabinet — corresponds to a transitional period for Fane Loudspeakers, suggesting that HIWATT may have adopted same-region Wharfedale drivers during this window. The sound data itself remains unchanged.
A reference capture for British high-headroom tone: the closed-back cabinet's tight low end combined with the original Wharfedale drivers' midrange character — a sound suited to clean playing, edge-of-breakup, and controlled mid-gain, resonating from this single IR.
- Cabinet1994 UK-made HIWATT SE4123 4×12 · Audio Brothers era (1992–1998)
- SpeakerWharfedale · S/N: 1221760 · 16Ω ×4 — June 23, 1994
- ConditionAll original — magnets, voice coils, and cones unmodified
- CharacterStandard Wharfedale loading for the 90s Hiwatt era. Tighter and flatter than the 70s-era Fane Crescendo
— Available in 96kHz / 48kHz / 44.1kHz
Microphones Used
01 / dynamic
57IIISM57 Unidyne III
based on a Shure™ SM57 Unidyne III
The most-used dynamic mic in rock history. Tight, punchy midrange — the standard close-mic on guitar cabs since the 1960s.
02 / ribbon
VR1
based on a sE Electronics™ VR1
Ribbon microphone with warm, smooth low-mids. Tames harshness and adds a vintage-tape character.
03 / dynamic
906e906
based on a Sennheiser™ e906
Modern dynamic with flat-design body — sits flush against the grill. Tight midrange focus, easy to position.
04 / dynamic
M421MD421
based on a Sennheiser™ MD421
Large dynamic mic with detailed response and bold low-end. A studio standard on guitar cabs and toms.
05 / condenser
offU87
based on a Neumann™ U87
Studio standard large-diaphragm condenser. Off-axis position.
