Members atomicrifmaster Posted March 29, 2010 Members Share Posted March 29, 2010 I have a Framus Cobra and my trusty old VHT Pittbull Hundred/CL and I have never had one problem with the VHT . . . EVER, but the Framus is another story. From day one it has been fraught with problems ranging anywhere from blowing preamp tubes randomly to running power tubes at the oddest voltages probably (I'm told and it makes sense) due to a horrible power transformer. V1 and v2 read around 30-32 while v3 and v4 read upwards of 50, and no, it is not the power tubes. I can move the tubes around but the voltages are still different. I got this amp on a trade and regret every single minuet detail about doing it. I've had numerous techs look at it in depth and they all have nothing but bad things to say about the build quality, and frankly I agree, it's a downright poor quality build for the money. I just thought I should share my experience with any perspective buyers. It seems, as I have done more and more research, that I am not the only one with such strange problems. Many others also have similar experiences with techs telling them the build is horrible. So, congrats if you get a solid working one because for the minutes when mine works it's godly and I see it's potential. However, this does not make up for the massive failure rate so many people become victim to. So, perspective Framus buyers beware of this stipulation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheMercyRule Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Sucks man. Never really had problems with my Cobra or Dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdgeOfDarkness Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Sounds like you just got a Lemon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~Abstract~ Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Try a Ruby Riot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nitrous2400 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 In Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boatshoes Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 mmmm my foot controller sucks. besides that...so far it has been great. plus i switch midi. so it doesnt matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gsxrbusa Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Never had a problem with mine. It is an older one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny Z Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Maybe you should trade it off and keep your mouth shut about it's issues until it's gone. Just like the last guy did. Sorry about your amp, I've heard of lots of problems with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freehandarson Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 I would just sell it. The VHT sounds better anyways :cop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krallum Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Surely your sample size is large enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MRAAJR Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Surely your sample size is large enough.Framus is too funny. Those Cobra are well over $3000 new but you can pick one up used for like $1200 That might say something about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Krallum Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Eh, a lot of amps are like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atomicrifmaster Posted March 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yeahhh, pretty sure it's just a bad apple, I'm just so frustrated with it. I actually did consider an eBay auction and just keeping my mouth shut but all I could think of was how I felt when I first turned her on and plugged in and things went downhill and I don't think I could ever do that to someone. I decided I'm going to have it shipped out to the NY shop and have them look it over and, if need be, put a new power trans in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members O'Rourke Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Never had those problems with mine, only problem I had was a blown mullard resissue in V3. The russian tubes can't handle the voltage there, use chinese tubes only in V3 and you should be fine. Sounds like your amp is broken, have you considered having somebody competent fix it? Did any of the techs do any work on it or just look at it, tell you it was poor quality and do nothing?edit-just saw your post that you're sending it in, hope it works out for you. They're killer amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa4x12er2 Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Sucks man, sorry to hear that. I've had my Cobra about 1.5 years and it's had zero issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gsxrbusa Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yeahhh, pretty sure it's just a bad apple, I'm just so frustrated with it. I actually did consider an eBay auction and just keeping my mouth shut but all I could think of was how I felt when I first turned her on and plugged in and things went downhill and I don't think I could ever do that to someone. I decided I'm going to have it shipped out to the NY shop and have them look it over and, if need be, put a new power trans in it. Good answer. Sounds like you got {censored}ed, but no reason to {censored} the next guy. I have moral issues with selling something that is {censored}ed up without completly disclosing it. Just not right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members atomicrifmaster Posted March 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Well, all the audio engineers that looked it over said that for there to be anything even close to zero crossover distortion it would've had to be at like 70mA which is ridiculous (not to mention even at 30 it's melting the bases of tubes!). They're all great guys and didn't end up doing anything to it because I've really been trying to figure out how much money I want to sink into this thing. I figure a shipment out to NY and a new power transformer can't be over $400-500 . . . at least I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superflyinmonke Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hmmm, well, I hope that you enjoy it after it's fixed and you don't have too large of a bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gsxrbusa Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hmmm, well, I hope that you enjoy it after it's fixed and you don't have too large of a bill.Hey Superfly, I need more Peters clips. Of both ur maps! When u get time of course. Please. Chuggin, Speed palm muting. Fast riffing. You know, just play them as if i were there. HEHE, I am being a smart ass, but seriously, play like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chad_sux Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Man, that sucks dude! If you traded my old uber for it, did you at least get a lil cash on top? I wish you the best and hope you don't lose too much on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TornadoOfSouls Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Framus blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hairydangler Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 By hairydangler at 2007-04-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boatshoes Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Extasyguy Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 2010 and people still havent learned their lessons with these euro budget amps that go for high prices in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chrisjd Posted March 30, 2010 Members Share Posted March 30, 2010 Like every other Cobra owner in this thread, I have never had an issue with any of the 3 Framus heads I have owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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