The Binson Echorec Delay is a Binson delay pedal. Close alternatives include the Dawner Prince Boonar and the MXR Analog Delay. It pairs well with the Hiwatt Custom DR20H and the Peavey MiniMAX.
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson · pedal
The Binson Echorec is a legendary Italian magnetic drum echo unit produced by Binson from the late 1950s through the 1970s. Unlike tape echo units, the Echorec uses a rotating magnetic drum with multiple playback heads to produce echo, reverb-like wash, and complex rhythm patterns. A rotary rhythm selector chooses from multiple echo patterns by combining different playback heads. Input level control shapes the saturation character of the drum recording. Used extensively by Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett, David Gilmour), The Edge (U2), and many other artists of the 1960s and 1970s. Original units are highly sought after on the vintage market. Reproduced by Dawner Prince Electronics as the Boonar.
- echo
- recording
- saturation
- rhythm
- natural
- frequency
- complex
- spatial wash sound
Good for
- Studio
Genres the Binson Echorec Delay is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Experimental
- Lo Fi
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Binson Echorec Delay
Hiwatt Custom DR20H
Hiwatt
28% matchStack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight
Peavey MiniMAX
Peavey
27% matchPeavey MiniMAX takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight
Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head
Revv
13% matchThe G25's direct-recording headroom lets the Echorec's saturated, natural echo character come through clean rather than getting buried.
Mesa Boogie Subway D-800
Mesa Boogie
12% matchLoop the Echorec into the D-800's effects path and its echoes stay clear of that massive low end till after the preamp.
Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head
Traynor
11% matchThe YBA100's tube warmth stays intact when the Echorec sits in its loop, trailing the amp's own gain instead of coloring it.
Fuchs FBS-700
Fuchs
11% matchRun the Echorec in the FBS-700's loop and its saturated echoes trail behind the bass amp's clean headroom instead of muddying the front end.
Traynor YCV20 Custom Valve Combo
Traynor
11% matchLoop the Echorec behind the YCV20's chiming class-A breakup and its echoes trail the amp's own dirt instead of adding more.
Mesa Boogie Subway D-350
Mesa Boogie
11% matchIn the D-350's loop, the Echorec's echoes stay out of the preamp's gain path and just trail the bright, clean signal.
Pedals that stack with the Binson Echorec Delay
Browne Amplification Carbon
Browne Amplification
27% matchBrowne Amplification Carbon leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Paul Cochrane Timmy
Paul Cochrane
25% matchPaul Cochrane Timmy leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
IdiotBox Effects End of Line
Idiotbox Effects
18% matchKeep IdiotBox Effects End of Line after Binson Echorec Delay in the signal chain, clear of Binson Echorec Delay's own gain stage
Walrus Audio Lillian
Walrus Audio
18% matchKeep Walrus Audio Lillian after Binson Echorec Delay in the signal chain, clear of Binson Echorec Delay's own gain stage
Empress ParaEQ Bass Parametric EQ
Empress
17% matchShape the low end with the ParaEQ first, then let the Echorec's saturated echoes trail off without muddying the bass frequencies.
Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter
Chaos Custom Shop
12% matchKeep Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter's high headroom voice out front: Binson Echorec Delay goes after Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter in the signal chain so its saturated voice doesn't muddy it
67Audio Libido
67audio
11% matchKeep the Echorec after the Libido — the transparent treble boost stays clear and the delay's saturated, rhythmic echo trails behind it.
Free The Tone ODL-1A-CS Overdriveland Custom w/Ch Cont
Free The Tone
11% matchKeep the Echorec's echoes at the end of the chain, after the Overdriveland's glassy Dumble-style drive, so the repeats stay articulate.
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
70% similarity“Reproduced by Dawner Prince Electronics as the Boonar”
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
69% similarityShared character: repeats, dark, digital
Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103
Dunlop
69% similarityShared character: repeats, dark, digital
Strymon El Capistan dTape Echo
pedal
69% similarityShared character: repeats, reverb, digital
Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay
Mad Professor
68% similarityShared character: repeats, digital, subtle
Boss RE-202 Space Echo
Boss
68% similarityShared character: repeats, reverb, digital
Echoplex EP-3
Echoplex
68% similarityShared character: recording, natural, warm
Catalinbread Echorec
Catalinbread
67% similarityShared character: repeats, dark, digital
Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2
Alexander Pedals
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Keeley Halo
Keeley
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Strymon Volante
Strymon
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Crazy Tube Circuits Echotopia
Crazy Tube Circuits
94% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Binson Echorec Delay?+
The closest matches in character are the Dawner Prince Boonar, the MXR Analog Delay, the Dunlop Echoplex Delay EP103.
What pairs well with the Binson Echorec Delay?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Hiwatt Custom DR20H, Peavey MiniMAX, Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head — Stack Hiwatt Custom DR20H on top and a saturated tone tightens toward tight.