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Originally Posted by sloaneamps  Ok, so I see that the Flickinger 351-1 has been compared to:
1)Pultec EQP-1A3
2)Pultec EQP-1R
3)Pultec EQP-1A
What I have is not tube. It is solid state. From what I can see is that the 1A3 is tube, the EQP-1A is tube, and EQP-1R is tube. So is it safe to say that the this is a solid state copy/clone of the Pultec models? |
Pultec EQP-1A3's can be tube or solid state for the make-up gain. Mine were solid state.
This is not a clone of a Pultec or a Lang... (as already stated).
Dan was a funny guy with some of his designs... some were top notch and others were kind of cheap using other companies parts.
I think it's more of a sin for gear like this to sit around and not be used or to just be "collected" because of rarity. In the audio world Flickinger doesn't have quite the name as say Neve or API... nor will it fetch as much (and it shouldn't) as I know this from first hand experience.
That said, selling an EQ that no one has really heard is a bit of a crap shoot. Could be great, could be OK, could be noisy as hell, could possibly not work (if the op-amps have problems, you aren't going to find Flickinger ones to replace them with). So if someone buys on looks alone they could be disappointed. That is the chance you take when you buy "old" rare, "not tested" gear.
Good luck with the sale of this EQ.