T-Rex Binson Echorec Vs Vintage Baby Rec, Volante, Boonar, Catalinbread Echorec & Boss DD-200

We LOVE the Binson Echorec-style drum echo. And T-Rex has brought it back to life!

Welcome to the show! Let’s just say it: this is THE most anticipated effects device of the last few years… according to me and Dan anyway. No super computers nor mega processors here; no easy portability nor Swiss-Army-knife functionality. Nope, it’s reborn old tech, it does one thing, it’s noisy, cumbersome and of course, comes with a reassuringly, erm, confident price tag. People of tone, welcome the all-new Binson Echorec, a genuine multi-head magnetic drum echo made by the laudable people at T-Rex in Denmark.

If you want to know more about Echorecs, watch this: https://youtu.be/kzgllPfulP4
And indeed this: https://youtu.be/tNHZhIWPSBU

Today we’re firing it up for the first time at TPS alongside a handful of the other leading drum echo simulators from Strymon, Dawner Prince, Catalinbread and Boss. And of course a genuine old one.
Are we left spinning or does it get drummed out of the studio? Before this copy gets any worse… please enjoy the show!

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Mick’s note on the Boonar phase issue…
No doubt there will be lots of comments telling me I’m wrong, so I tested this thoroughly after filming. I set up two amps, got them in phase with no effects, and used TheGigRig G3 for true, true bypass! All my other effects play in phase in this rig.
Here are my results from this particular Boonar, serial number 355-16.
'OUT' means phase flipped in relation to the original signal. 'IN' means the phase stays the same.
Trails bypass, pedal off: OUT
Trails bypass, pedal on: OUT
True bypass, pedal off: IN
True bypass, pedal on: OUT

As you can see, no matter what the bypass mode, in this particular Boonar the effected signal is always flipped phase.

To double check, I did the same test with the Catalinbread Echorec, and for all states (buffered bypass, true bypass, effect on and off) the phase result was IN. Hope that explains it clearly!

Pedals & stuff in this episode
• TheGigRig Three2One
https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one

• TC Electronics Polytune Noir Mini 3
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/30GVcUn
Australia: https://bit.ly/348bMOY
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/B01Z91

• JAM Pedals Pink Flow
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3FNOli7
Australia: https://bit.ly/477Ovx2
USA: https://bit.ly/3FUsCVD

• Catalinbread Echorec
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2mORqUL
Australia: https://bit.ly/2BWjXTM
USA: https://bit.ly/3zSgnHI

• Dawner Prince Boonar
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2lXzfON
Australia: https://bit.ly/415spak

• Boss DD-200
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2kyinR3
Australia: https://bit.ly/2smiUsQ
USA: https://bit.ly/309eIxJ

• T-Rex Binson Echorec
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/461uhDB
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/PyW39Q

• Strymon Volante
UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/2GqJ6Iw
Australia: https://bit.ly/2Ie0UZe
USA: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/1rVqLm

• Binson Echorec Baby - no longer available

• TheGigRig G3
https://www.thegigrig.com/g3

Interesting bits and go-to sections
0:00 Intro playing
2:25 Why we love the Binson Echorec
3:15 Some of our faves
4:03 The New Echorec from T-Rex
5:12 OG Binson Echorec Baby
7:20 This is swell baby!
8:30 Changing heads
9:56 Boonar heads
12:15 Preamp level on the Boonar
14:00 Echorec vs analog delay
14:56 T-Rex Echorec sounds
17:30 T-Rex vs Boonar
18:20 Short vs long delay
21:30 Catalinbread Echorec
27:19 Tone control for repeats
28:30 Boss DD-200
32:30 Strymon Volante
36:00 Volante stereo gloriousness
36:30 What is Mick hearing?
40:00 Turning down the T-Rex with G3
41:00 Such an inspiring sound to play
42:20 Noise floor?
43:00 Which one would you choose?
45:00 Seagull Noises?

Guitars in today’s episode
• Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster - Dan’s video here: https://youtu.be/rnQ4OIJFTgY?si=AKTL0KyNPJr9zyU4
• Epiphone Casino - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/ubwr6Owqp_E?si=LdkRlJP6DZBRTMKV
• 1961 Fender Stratocaster - Mick’s video here: https://youtu.be/WOMHUQeHGRQ?si=XlvHrRaJJCbJhS3z

Amps in today’s episode
• Matchless C-30 & 212 ESD with one Celestion G12M Greenback and one Celestion G12H Anniversary
• Two Rock Classic Reverb Signature 100/50 & 112 Cab with EVM12L speaker

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