Hey Ola, here's a story I hope you read and have a laugh at. Around the time your original Framus Cobra video came out, I was asked to join a band with someone from a nearby town. I was told they'd demo tracks and songs already written - and only needed me to learn them. I got the "demo tracks" and was blown away by the guitar tones and riffs that a random 20 year old had written. So much so, that I showed them to a friend and he instantly said, "He didn't write them". I asked him to elaborate so he pulled up your TH-cam channel - showed me the original Framus Cobra video and Taurus Stomphead video. He didn't so much as steal your riffs, but went as far to rip the audio, edit the metadata to show his own name - and was passing it off as his own. The look on his face when I asked him - "have you heard of Ola Englund?" I've been a fan of yours ever since. I wanted to tell you this story when I met you in Dublin with The Haunted - but it was a bit longwinded to start telling outside of a Venue.
@@bon3d3th You'd fully understand in person hearing the difference between the notch engaged and not. It's completely unnecessary. It's like a neutering switch.
@@bon3d3th Okidoke, dude. 😐👌I got you fine. I actually have the amp so I'm telling you in person you would not run the amp like that. The grind I'm sure would color up the switch so it's usable maybe alone for practice, but it's really not the same hearing what you hear on TH-cam compared to what it sounds sitting right in front of you.
Insomnium used this for (rhythm?) guitars on "Across the Dark" album. But as it turned out, their Cobra was broken - it didn't have a limiter and by the end of recordings the amp just melted.
Wow, what timing! I'm borrowing a Framus Cobra from a friend soon to capture with my Quad Cortex. I remember these being popular ala Killswitch Engage if I remember correctly. KSE has always had killer tone, so pretty excited to chug it.
That's probably my favourite sounding amp out of the ones I've heard you demo, along with the driftwood purple nightmare and mesa John Petrucci sig amp
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I played my Cobra yesterday. Glad to finally see one back in your hands, Ola. I know you were on the fence with them before but this OG video was the best tone (and wonderfully used with the Feared song) that you've had back then. The Cobra is a monster. Cheers!
This amp (and the dragon) got a bad rep due to the fact that the amps went through a few revisions and the easiest ones to find are the v5 revisions which according to most people are the worst sounding revision of the bunch. I owned a v2 dragon and it was AMAZING. The revisions for Cobra are v1, v2, and v5. The revisions for the Dragon are v1, v2, v3, v4, and v5.
I was lucky enough to use a Cobra in one gig as backline, boosted with a Maxon OD, sounded so fucking TIGHT dude. People don't know what they're talking about. I barely had to dial in anything to get a good tone.
Definitely one of the best sounding amps you've tested! Freaking amazing low end that remains nice and tight on the palm mutes. To me that's an ideal metal tone regardless of which guitar is used. The richness of the distortion and how you can hear each string clearly is also amazing. Just superb.
Anything beats this overpriced shit. I had displeasure playing one. Every randall and peavey has better gain. What is mesa with no overdrive pedal running before it?
I remember back in the day when Framus broke out in the amp world with this and the Dragon. Which one was it that was catching on fire? I can't remember. Maybe the Dragon. Holy s**t, we jad a blast with that back in the wild west days of Harmony Central.
Since this was the only amp I've ever owned it became my workhorse for the past 17 years or so. I always get compliments on the sound and people still don't know the company. Now I just need to profile/capture it so I can put it in my modeler. Thanks for posting/sharing the Cobra!
I've had my Framus Cobra since about 2007 and it's an absolute monster.... used it coupled with an Orange Rockverb on the latest album my band recorded and it sounded HUGE.
I have a Cobra and was thinking about selling it as I haven't played it in a long time. Got it setup to take some pictures and to test it out to be sure it was working. As soon as I hit the first chord, it sounded so good I don't think I can sell it as I know I would regret it.
Sounds amazing! I feel honored to live right next to the company's hometown in Franconia, Germany ;-) It would be great if you do another video of my favourite amp from ENGL - the legendary E646 VICTOR SMOLSKI LTD
I've never really loved the tone this has in other demos but here it sounds insanely massive! Love it! Maybe it needs the matching cab with greenbacks to really shine.
I fucking lov this series Ola!! I've been here since the very beginning and it's so cool to see how far you have come. Revisiting your old tests bring back cool memories and mean feared riffs!
2 things: I’m offended that your channel asked me if I was a first time commentator. Lastly, I love that you just start the demo and give us an organic experience with it. You could have re-recorded with TS off and then cut the part with the Solar on the neck pickup etc. I wish I wasn’t so critical on myself when recording videos for TH-cam.
I adored my Cobra, and regret selling it every day. Haven't seen one for sale at a decent price for YEARS. Having the matching cab makes all the difference. Great video. PS - I enjoyed the first Cobra video that you did a decade ago too!
Ahhh the amp the broke my heart. Mine kept blowing up mid gig and/or mid rehearsal. Loved the tone, no pedals necessary. After years of modified JCM800s, then 5150s,the Cobra just answered all my prayers. Except reliability! Next, ENGL Powerball which was totally reliable thankfully. Still miss Cobra despite the pain it caused
There was a reason why that video was popular. For quite a while when I dial my tones/choose a impulse response I though of this amp. In my opnion Ola did justice only for 2 amps, one was his Mesa rectifier, and then this. Those boutique amps, the bogners, the diezels, they are great end game amps and get the jobs done. But none of them produces such a distorted tone. It is just the embodiment of the word brutal in metal music.
I remember watching a brand new video, made by a yet-to-reveal-his-voice Swedish giant, about this head before buying it just to fulfill my confirmation bias. Then I bought it and it sounded nothing like the video, 'cause I sucked at playing, setting the Amp up and recording. I was super proud of my pro amp in my amateur band, then we disbanded because we sucked hard. Then my music ambition quickly faded before my eyes. Then I lost my life ambitions as well. And here I am after 10+ years with no accomplishment whatsoever but still watching the good old giant swede hitting goal after goal. Time flies when you're a loser! ❤️
Man, I would love to see you do a run through of the Diezel Herbert or Mesa Mark IV. Specifically a comparison of the Diezel Herbert and VH4 or a comparison of the Mark IV and Mark V would be sick. Probably asking a lot, but if anyone can do it, you can Ola.
Idk, much of the popularity seems to come from the coolness of the name of the amp and the looks of the amp. So far still for me, soundwise, your VHT and Makosamp videos are the best toans. They stand out.
aye yo them kicks is FLY. also I loved that og Cobra video, it's the one that got me to subscribe to you and I STILL think that amp sounds killer, though I can tell you've gotten a lot better with your mixing since then
Damn, I remember when everybody wanting to get in the business for cheaper was looking at Framus Dragon or Cobra. The Framus 2x12" cabs were the cheapest V30 cabs at the time. I think this one actually sounds better without tubescreamer. It's clearer. The distortion doesn't become too much. I always liked your Mesa/Boogie Mark 5:25 shoot. One of the best sounding amplifiers too. I wouldn't complain if you revisited that one, still a super solid in production amp.
Some one was selling a Framus full stack where I lived for $3,000, but I just didn't have to cash to purshase it and plus I don't really have anymore room in my house for more amps. Of course it sold fast! Rock on! \m/
Still regret I never got the opportunity to come by and lend you my Peavey JSX I had back then. Would really like to hear what you would have done with it.
Ola if you havent already I would change out the channel switching chips. I've had 4 cobras recently and if the channels get noisy/hollow sounding its always those silly chips. Pretty good preventative maintenance to do because the chips are like 15 bucks for the whole set and they just snap in and out
Maaaan, I have always wanted to play one. So chunky and sick. Would love to doom one out. In fact, my love and curiosity came from YOUR OLD DEMO VIDS! 🤘🏻🥳
I am a proud owner of a framus, not only, but also because of you, thank you. by the way, i have all tubes jj and it is without a doubt the best sound i got from the amp
Revisiting the Framus Cobra, 11 years later! Still sounds boss!
Uncle Roger would approve
Killlswitch engage used them back in the day were great amps but broke down alot
THICCCCCCCCCCCCC
fuyoohhhh! :)
You sound boss haiyaaa
Hey Ola, here's a story I hope you read and have a laugh at.
Around the time your original Framus Cobra video came out, I was asked to join a band with someone from a nearby town.
I was told they'd demo tracks and songs already written - and only needed me to learn them.
I got the "demo tracks" and was blown away by the guitar tones and riffs that a random 20 year old had written.
So much so, that I showed them to a friend and he instantly said, "He didn't write them".
I asked him to elaborate so he pulled up your TH-cam channel - showed me the original Framus Cobra video and Taurus Stomphead video.
He didn't so much as steal your riffs, but went as far to rip the audio, edit the metadata to show his own name - and was passing it off as his own.
The look on his face when I asked him - "have you heard of Ola Englund?"
I've been a fan of yours ever since.
I wanted to tell you this story when I met you in Dublin with The Haunted - but it was a bit longwinded to start telling outside of a Venue.
Holy shitballs. This is the best tone I've ever heard.
@BalashToth old comment but the Cobra is a monster.
Greenbacks are great
"But if you turn up the mids...... still unusable" literal laugh out loud.
hahah lol
It's true. That switch is AWFUL. I've contemplated rubbing off the "TCH" letters on those switches so it just says NO.
@@bon3d3th You'd fully understand in person hearing the difference between the notch engaged and not. It's completely unnecessary. It's like a neutering switch.
@@bon3d3th Okidoke, dude. 😐👌I got you fine. I actually have the amp so I'm telling you in person you would not run the amp like that. The grind I'm sure would color up the switch so it's usable maybe alone for practice, but it's really not the same hearing what you hear on TH-cam compared to what it sounds sitting right in front of you.
Also the amount of low end the mid boost adds on this amp is unlike anything ive ever owned so there's that to..
I remember you did a guitar recording tutorial with this and Matt Damon as your narrator.
And the how record bass guitar at home tutorial. I watch that every couple of months. 🤣
Random pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the vids.
jajajaa please I need that link !!! xD
happy tuesday homie
With the Dimebucker and the Tube Screamer engaged... sound is just amazing! A killer tone!
Insomnium used this for (rhythm?) guitars on "Across the Dark" album.
But as it turned out, their Cobra was broken - it didn't have a limiter and by the end of recordings the amp just melted.
That's... Actually pretty fucking cool. 😂
the idea of an amp fucking melting is metal af
Fantastic amp. Framus should reconsider to reintroduce it again, maybe with some footprint changes and maybe a smaller version too.
"Playing on the crunch channel that sounds brutal as hell"
-ok, let's switch to the lead channel wich has way more gain !
Yep I felt that one too!
10 years ago Ola the beardless swede made some heavy ass sounds man
Wow, what timing! I'm borrowing a Framus Cobra from a friend soon to capture with my Quad Cortex. I remember these being popular ala Killswitch Engage if I remember correctly. KSE has always had killer tone, so pretty excited to chug it.
This is still the coolest sounding amp I've ever heard ten years later.
I love Greenbacks so much. Very underappreciated in the metal realm.
The “uncle roger” Haiyaa made me laugh 😂
Me2 .... actually he watches his videos
Someone should make Uncle Roger review Ola's tone
@@karstenhammerhansen yea someone tell him 🤣
That's probably my favourite sounding amp out of the ones I've heard you demo, along with the driftwood purple nightmare and mesa John Petrucci sig amp
I’m biased but loved the Soldano hotrod from way back
The Driftwood is badass. Would love to add one to my not-yet-existant collection one day.
Sounds massive. Even better with the Solar pickups.
What's the name of the riff at 4:04? Losing my mind over it haha
Brutal sounding amp dude, very thick and boomy. I’d love to take this amp for a test run.
How the fuck did you just put a pic of Ola in your comment
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@@JobForAMaxboy Copy and Paste, it`s in the same format as every emoji (PNG)
I played my Cobra yesterday. Glad to finally see one back in your hands, Ola. I know you were on the fence with them before but this OG video was the best tone (and wonderfully used with the Feared song) that you've had back then. The Cobra is a monster. Cheers!
This amp (and the dragon) got a bad rep due to the fact that the amps went through a few revisions and the easiest ones to find are the v5 revisions which according to most people are the worst sounding revision of the bunch. I owned a v2 dragon and it was AMAZING. The revisions for Cobra are v1, v2, and v5. The revisions for the Dragon are v1, v2, v3, v4, and v5.
V1 Dragon owner here. Best amp I ever had (and still have). It just killed my amp GAS ten years ago, lol
That’s the majority of amps people don’t like
@@tommilitello198 it is true that there are more V5's than anything else. and they do tend to get the worst rep. If that's what you're saying.
I was lucky enough to use a Cobra in one gig as backline, boosted with a Maxon OD, sounded so fucking TIGHT dude. People don't know what they're talking about. I barely had to dial in anything to get a good tone.
Definitely one of the best sounding amps you've tested! Freaking amazing low end that remains nice and tight on the palm mutes. To me that's an ideal metal tone regardless of which guitar is used. The richness of the distortion and how you can hear each string clearly is also amazing. Just superb.
Ola, I bought a Hughes & Kettner Tri-amp MKII after watching your video. It was an absolute nightmare getting it to Australia but so worth it.
Can't be that bad if KsE used those to record End of the Heartache. One of my favorite (sounding) metal albums.
Part of the album, apparently the amp shit itself during recording 😂
@@anthonycamillos3719 Facts. They switched to the dragon when this happened
Edit: it was the other way around. for one song only
@@kreepthedestroyer I remember hearing the Dragon was only used on Rose of Sharyn
@@somegingerdude8110 it’s the other way around: dragon on the album with 5150 mixed and Cobra in that specific song since the dragon blew up.
Really? So when did they switch to the mesa roadsters?
And vids like these are precisely why it gets even harder to obtain these hidden gems!! This is one of my bucket-list amps...sounds phenom!
Aaaaand......a bit of an update : I found one and it came today!! Time to dig in!!
Shhhiiiiittt time flies, I still remember watching the old video.
Sounds freakin brutal. Best raw non-processed tone I've heard in a while and beats the dual rectifier in my opinion.
Anything beats this overpriced shit. I had displeasure playing one. Every randall and peavey has better gain. What is mesa with no overdrive pedal running before it?
I remember back in the day when Framus broke out in the amp world with this and the Dragon. Which one was it that was catching on fire? I can't remember. Maybe the Dragon. Holy s**t, we jad a blast with that back in the wild west days of Harmony Central.
If you could get hold of one in the future I'd love to see the Laboga Mr Hector back on the channel
Since this was the only amp I've ever owned it became my workhorse for the past 17 years or so. I always get compliments on the sound and people still don't know the company. Now I just need to profile/capture it so I can put it in my modeler. Thanks for posting/sharing the Cobra!
This legit in my opinion is one of the best sounds I’ve heard out of your Amps in a whirl dam that thing is a beast!
it sounds so huge. every note and chord super crushing
One of the first videos I saw that got me hooked on your channel.
Congratulations on 10 years brother
I've had my Framus Cobra since about 2007 and it's an absolute monster.... used it coupled with an Orange Rockverb on the latest album my band recorded and it sounded HUGE.
I have a Cobra and was thinking about selling it as I haven't played it in a long time. Got it setup to take some pictures and to test it out to be sure it was working. As soon as I hit the first chord, it sounded so good I don't think I can sell it as I know I would regret it.
Sounds amazing! I feel honored to live right next to the company's hometown in Franconia, Germany ;-) It would be great if you do another video of my favourite amp from ENGL - the legendary E646 VICTOR SMOLSKI LTD
I'm originally from Nuremberg. Moved to the US in 2016. I'm not missing anything lol.
I've never really loved the tone this has in other demos but here it sounds insanely massive! Love it! Maybe it needs the matching cab with greenbacks to really shine.
Nice man, absolutely love it when you play anything from Furor Incarnatus. Still one of my favourite albums of yours.
This is my new favorite video series of yours.
F****ng great sound,thanks for the video Ola,cheers from Bulagaria🤘🍺!!!
I fucking lov this series Ola!! I've been here since the very beginning and it's so cool to see how far you have come. Revisiting your old tests bring back cool memories and mean feared riffs!
Metal 10 years later gives me chills , thanks Ola
That tone is absolutely mouth watering
OMG! That opening riff was Godly!
I only see used Framus Cobras for sale and they have power cords and some paperwork, but none have the original baby.
Framus Cobra is BRUTAAAAAL!
I love this revisiting videos 🤘🏻
2 things: I’m offended that your channel asked me if I was a first time commentator. Lastly, I love that you just start the demo and give us an organic experience with it. You could have re-recorded with TS off and then cut the part with the Solar on the neck pickup etc. I wish I wasn’t so critical on myself when recording videos for TH-cam.
I adored my Cobra, and regret selling it every day. Haven't seen one for sale at a decent price for YEARS. Having the matching cab makes all the difference. Great video. PS - I enjoyed the first Cobra video that you did a decade ago too!
Ahhh the amp the broke my heart. Mine kept blowing up mid gig and/or mid rehearsal. Loved the tone, no pedals necessary. After years of modified JCM800s, then 5150s,the Cobra just answered all my prayers. Except reliability! Next, ENGL Powerball which was totally reliable thankfully. Still miss Cobra despite the pain it caused
There was a reason why that video was popular. For quite a while when I dial my tones/choose a impulse response I though of this amp. In my opnion Ola did justice only for 2 amps, one was his Mesa rectifier, and then this. Those boutique amps, the bogners, the diezels, they are great end game amps and get the jobs done. But none of them produces such a distorted tone. It is just the embodiment of the word brutal in metal music.
I'd love to see your take on the Dragon.
I loved the Cobra back then and I gotta say, it still crushes. I genuinely prefer that to a majority of "modern" amps when it's dialled in...
So rad! Burly tone! 💪🏽💪🏽
the original is one of my favourite tones you ever got. just crushing
I remember watching a brand new video, made by a yet-to-reveal-his-voice Swedish giant, about this head before buying it just to fulfill my confirmation bias. Then I bought it and it sounded nothing like the video, 'cause I sucked at playing, setting the Amp up and recording. I was super proud of my pro amp in my amateur band, then we disbanded because we sucked hard. Then my music ambition quickly faded before my eyes. Then I lost my life ambitions as well. And here I am after 10+ years with no accomplishment whatsoever but still watching the good old giant swede hitting goal after goal.
Time flies when you're a loser! ❤️
Or stop talking shit about yourself and work on playing again. Don't just sit around wallowing.
Hello, Ola! Brutal sound! Next test Engl Ritchie Blackmore signature amp on high gain?
Those riffs you played in those demos, man, those riffs... Wow
"dimebagging shit all over" hahaha love it! Greetings from Florida Ola, you da man!
@Ola Englund This is the beast
Enjoyed it, Ola
Thanks for revisiting your amp demos. My favorite back in the day was your demo of the Mesa Boogie Mark IV.
Me too
Man, I would love to see you do a run through of the Diezel Herbert or Mesa Mark IV. Specifically a comparison of the Diezel Herbert and VH4 or a comparison of the Mark IV and Mark V would be sick. Probably asking a lot, but if anyone can do it, you can Ola.
i’ve been looking forward to this video
I always end up using the Crunch channel boosted for rhythms - it’s just so much more chunky than the lead channel. Severely underrated amp!
God that tone is perfect!!!
I've been dying to get ahold of one for years.
@@TakeAHikeMike good luck my man these things are stupid rare and $$$$ but I understand your already aware lol
@@TakeAHikeMike there is actually one on reverb as we speak with matching 4x12 cab for $3K US
Adam D’s main recording amp along with his 5150 for many years 🤙🏻
I literally watched this vid yesterday! Great to see you revist it
I've been hanging out for this! Awesome video
This and a peavey 5150/6505 Parkway Drive tone ' Horizons'
Awesome Ola! Would you remake the Laboga Mr Hector for the next video?
Idk, much of the popularity seems to come from the coolness of the name of the amp and the looks of the amp. So far still for me, soundwise, your VHT and Makosamp videos are the best toans. They stand out.
aye yo them kicks is FLY.
also I loved that og Cobra video, it's the one that got me to subscribe to you and I STILL think that amp sounds killer, though I can tell you've gotten a lot better with your mixing since then
Framus!!! Amazing tone.
Oh WOW!!! What an amazing tone
i love that you still have that ibanez fuiyoooooh
Damn, I remember when everybody wanting to get in the business for cheaper was looking at Framus Dragon or Cobra. The Framus 2x12" cabs were the cheapest V30 cabs at the time. I think this one actually sounds better without tubescreamer. It's clearer. The distortion doesn't become too much.
I always liked your Mesa/Boogie Mark 5:25 shoot. One of the best sounding amplifiers too. I wouldn't complain if you revisited that one, still a super solid in production amp.
Their cabs were pretty inexpensive, but heads not so much. I remember that Dragon cost nearly 2000€
I remember seeing Unearth in their early days (just after Sting of Conscience came out) and they used those live. They sounded awesome...
Some one was selling a Framus full stack where I lived for $3,000, but I just didn't have to cash to purshase it and plus I don't really have anymore room in my house for more amps. Of course it sold fast! Rock on! \m/
I vote Hughes and Kettner Triamp MKII for your next revisit!
I know this is from a year ago but this amp is one of the best tone wise amps I've heard on this channel.
Ola, awesome setup, the very first tune sound great, Thank you for being YOU !
Love the video work in this clip! :)
That riff at 4:05 is BONKERS. Such clean pinch harmonics. absolutely killer.
When you showed the clip from 11 years ago it struck me that I didn't realize just how long I've been following your work. Great stuff man.
haha yes! The video that sold me on my favourite amp.
That chug is incredible! What a sound!🤘🏻😈😎
More vids like this loved it. Could u review the AMT stonehead again pls?
Hearing Furor Incarnatus stuff in those recent videos makes me so happy.
Still regret I never got the opportunity to come by and lend you my Peavey JSX I had back then. Would really like to hear what you would have done with it.
Seeing that video now I remember that video, I think that was where I discovered you.
Loved it back then ....still love it! GG
With sooo much chunk in those chonks that MTM was loving it to👌🤘🤘
Ola if you havent already I would change out the channel switching chips.
I've had 4 cobras recently and if the channels get noisy/hollow sounding its always those silly chips. Pretty good preventative maintenance to do because the chips are like 15 bucks for the whole set and they just snap in and out
Good info there mate. Do you have a link for these chips? Would be greatly appreciated.
I'm also wondering which chips you mean. Can I get some more info? Thanks
Sorry guys it took me a second to find it in my notes. They’re the H11F3 octocouplers. I think there are 8 or so of them in the amp
@@DaltonPeters1 thank you my friend. 🍻
You definitely need to revisit the Diezel VH4 again Ola!
Thanks for the vid.
Maaaan, I have always wanted to play one. So chunky and sick. Would love to doom one out. In fact, my love and curiosity came from YOUR OLD DEMO VIDS! 🤘🏻🥳
This Intro is sick🔥🔥🔥
The cobra still has a heavy bite love it Ola
Sounds really good
This tone sounds amazing on the speaker on my iPhone 3G, especially when the mids are turned up! Great Work!
I am a proud owner of a framus, not only, but also because of you, thank you.
by the way, i have all tubes jj and it is without a doubt the best sound i got from the amp