ANOTHER COMPANY LIKELY comes to mind first when “British speakers” are mentioned, one that has continued to proliferate on the market with several successful new and vintage-styled models. However, plenty of discerning tonehounds will tell you that Fane, a lesser-known U.K. manufacturer, deserves far more acclaim than it’s often given, while attesting that the company’s speakers are among the best you can find, anywhere, and for any guitar-intended purpose.
Fane speakers were often the choice of powerful Hiwatt amps and cabs in the late ’60s and ’70s, and the company’s acclaimed Axiom series carried that reputation into the late ’90s and 2000s with models like the 100-watt AXA-12 Alnico. In fact, more often than not, Fane designs have presented more robust and higher-power-handling speakers than the general run of guitar drivers inspired by the golden age
