Is this a good trade? Framus Cobra for a Rev. F Dual Recto

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Framus Cobra for a 2 channel revision F dual rectifier with the Mark III transformer + $300?

Good deal or no?

Price check on the 2 channel rev. F please.
 
With the $300 + it sounds like a good trade.

I think those usually go for $1100 - $1300 for the Rev. F. It seems like a decent deal at the moment since Cobras seem to have dropped in value. I bought my Cobra recently for $1200 and saw a bunch of others around that price.
 
hell no

I traded a cobra halfstack for a Recto only because the guy also gave me a mint PRS McCarty dark cherry sunburst
the Cobra is much superior tonewise, imo, and I never had a problem with it
the Recto got its power light broken on the shipping :doh:
 
I had a 2 channel triple recto...but it didnt have the sought after mark III transformer...so I am curious. i traded it staight up for the cobra last year.
 
some dude":1rh3vv77 said:
smucarolina":1rh3vv77 said:
Good deal?
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Depends on whether or not you prefer the sound of the Recto or the Cobra...
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This is what matters. Unless your trying to make money.
 
I like both tones of the two amps. I just want to be making sure this is a fair/good deal.
 
I honestly don't think it's a fair trade, but like I've said on other Cobra topics, I REFUSE to accept the value of the Cobra dropping below $1600 or so. It's a $3K head for goodness sake!

I paid $1000 even for my Revision F chrome/chrome. I put two KT88's and two KT66's in mine and it kills. Very cool amp.
 
RJF":agls10wb said:
I honestly don't think it's a fair trade, but like I've said on other Cobra topics, I REFUSE to accept the value of the Cobra dropping below $1600 or so. It's a $3K head for goodness sake!

I paid $1000 even for my Revision F chrome/chrome. I put two KT88's and two KT66's in mine and it kills. Very cool amp.
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+1 on this. I owned both amps. The Cobra owns the Recto. :yes:
 
RJF":1rvodkvm said:
I honestly don't think it's a fair trade, but like I've said on other Cobra topics, I REFUSE to accept the value of the Cobra dropping below $1600 or so. It's a $3K head for goodness sake!

I paid $1000 even for my Revision F chrome/chrome. I put two KT88's and two KT66's in mine and it kills. Very cool amp.
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++++100 i couldnt agree more, i even posted a topic about this ,if people continue to give them away ,they wont be worth more than a crate soon :codeak:
 
i got my old cobra for 900
rectos are far better amplifiers imo
 
It depends if you prefer the Dual Rectifier or not. I wouldn't do it, but it sounds somewhat fair.
 
sounds far in value, the Cobra is a great amp, but their resale is poor compared to new. That's not a recent trend either, it's been that way for at least the last 5 years. A rev F recto is one of the sought after revisions, so +$300 sounds like a decent deal to me. I don't think you would be losing out even if you turned around and flipped it. Adding in the +$300 on top, I think you would be getting the better end if you had to sell it.

I wouldn't do it unless you actually liked your 2ch TRec though. The differences are going to be subtle, and it's still going to sound like a Recto.
 
The "Mark III" tranny isn't really a Mark III tranny. It's just the stock 100W-er they were using at the time, and you'd hear no difference if you swapped in one of the later ones. It's the circuit revision that makes the difference.
 
NewWorldMan":1kzdkdd3 said:
The "Mark III" tranny isn't really a Mark III tranny. It's just the stock 100W-er they were using at the time, and you'd hear no difference if you swapped in one of the later ones. It's the circuit revision that makes the difference.
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Which incidentally was the transformer used in the Mark III, which kind of negates your argument...

I do find it funny that people never mention that the Rev G transformer is the same tranny that was used in the Mark IV.

Beyond that, I think you're right. The Rev F came with both the Mark III and Mark IV tranny, yet both have the characteristic Rev F sound.
 
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