Dawner Prince Boonar Multi-head Drum Echo Pedal

We’re Binson specialists and have gathered much information about these machines, as well as having restored and sold more examples than almost anyone else working today. We use them in our studio and we know how they should sound and function. If you are looking for a Binson Echorec and want the best then contact us now to discuss your requirements.

Blog post: It’s official: Dave Gilmour used Dawner Prince’s Boonar on stage at The Royal Albert Hall – and we also saw it in his rig at the Pink Floyd ‘Their Mortal Remains’ show at the V&A 

I’ve been using mine and absolutely loving it for those multi-head and swell settings that I can’t do with my original Echosex 2º.

This listing is for the latest version.

Below is what Zoran has to say about it and a video demo. If you have any questions please get in touch.

Here also is Tone Report’s excellent Boonar review.

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From Dawner Prince:

When we decided to revive one of the finest magnetic echo-delay machines ever built, we knew it will be everything but an easy task. Months of research, in-depth study, development and fine tuning were needed to bring it back in all its fame.

Boonar™ is an effects pedal precisely designed to deliver sound and feel of the legendary Binson Echorec, a multi-tap magnetic drum echo unit. Everything is in there and more: from thick, juicy tube tone, glorious multi-dimensional echo repeats melted with haunting reverb decays, variable delay time up to a full second and separate playback heads switching system to an amazing and distinctive external looks dominated by a gold finish and green pulsating “magic-eye” level indicator, all packed in an incredibly compact stompbox form.

Boonar shares the same analog signal path as original Echorec but we used high voltage driven FETs as tube emulators and replaced magnetic memory drum with a DSP unit. We developed a special DSP code that faithfully replicates all the characteristics of the actual Binson memory system that we named a virtual magnetic drum.

Reveal an authentic Binson sound and enjoy in magical echoes of the past!

FEATURES/CONTROLS

– some are accessed via internal dip switches

– note that you can find detailed information on these controls and how they relate to the functioning of an Echorec on this page here.

• VOLUME echo/repeat/swell
• BASS/TREBLE
• SWELL (LENGTH OF SWELL)
• DRUM SPEED
• DRUM AGE
• INPUT CONTROL
• PLAYBACK HEADS
• LEVEL INDICATOR
• SWELL/REPEATS
• TRAILS/TRUE BYPASS
• DRY VOLUME (KILL DRY)
• MODERN/ORIGINAL