I've had 3 Cobras. Key word is 'had'. First one, bad tube stressed bad capacitor went POP. Second couldn't get a decent sound out of it. Third I figured it was my fault and bought it again. These things seriously take little time to figure out but when you've got that lined out and crank it WAY up, hold on. Serious brootalz. Really though, it's just a punisher but you've got to crank the sh*t out of it to get it to work. I traded the 2nd one for the TriRec and sold the 3rd for a Mark IV. Those Framus amps are a little tempermental, but learn to sprechen sie deutsch with earplugs and you'll be crushing in no time. For me, I'll stick with my Mark V and Racktofier. Anyone can get the Mesa tone but that's part of the beauty, you can expect the thing to turn on every day and still sound good at volumes that won't cause permanent hearing loss!
Kenny