Framus Dragon and Cobra Amps are coming out tops every time as the preferred choice of Metalcore bands around the world.
And with benchmarking bands like Killswitch Engage, Unearth, Four Letter Lie, August Burns Red and Lamb of God having added them to their rocking roster over the years, who can argue.
The main attraction to the Framus Amps amongst guitarists of this genre is simply the versatility and quality of voicings on offer. The Cobra or Dragon can be tweaked from tight crystalline cleans to the most lethal high-gain attack without losing any clarity or definition. The extreme dynamics these amps offer are the perfect match for the extreme dynamics within modern Metalcore songs. And it is a well known fact that these amps don’t need to be pushed much before they start biting the heads off other stacks out there.
Connor Kelly of Hardcore heroes Four Letter Lie confirmed this in an interview we conducted with him:
“Every other guitar player on the tours we go on all rely on the same amps, but it seems like no one has their own opinion on sound. They play another amp because another good band plays them, whether or not they actually find a good tone for their style of music. The Dragon fits perfectly with our music because it is able to sound huge and heavy without having to overuse the gain settings. The more natural sound of the amp sets our sound apart from other similar bands because many guitarists feel like they need to have a lot of gain to make an amp sound heavy.”
And Willie Adler of Lamb of God can be quite clearly heard in the band’s Killadelphia DVD saying "thanks to Framus I have a backline that kicks some serious fuckin' ass!"
In reviewing the Framus Dragon recently ultimate-guitar.com had this to say:
“Germany has had one of the best reputations for making trustworthy and sturdy amplifiers – or any musical gear for that matter - and this is no exception. Framus has really done themselves proud, and I encourage anyone to try this beauty out for themselves. This is a triumph of a beast, staggering in power with the force of 4x12 V30 speakers hitting you square in the chest; there really is very little in the way of comparisons. It makes you smile every time you power it up. It winds you every time you stand too close. Its natural feedback pierces your soul and never becomes overly noisy, it is controlled insanity. When you open the Dragon up the flames start to roar and burn...”
Take a listen to these mp3 sound clips of the Framus Dragon in action:
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