“The opportunity to design a pedal for him was a privilege I couldn't pass up”: Dawner Prince’s Boonar Tube Deluxe was built especially for David Gilmour – and it’s a high-end replica of a legendary echo unit

Dawner Prince Electronics has launched its long-awaited Boonar Tube Deluxe – a vacuum tube-loaded , which was developed with input from David Gilmour. Said to be a “groundbreaking advancement in vintage echo emulation”, the top-tier effects unit is modeled after the Binson Echorec 2 T7E, which is heralded for its multi-head tube echo. It follows Dawner Prince’s flagship Boonar multi-head drum echo, another emulation of the Binson Echorec, which soared in popularity and made its way on to countless high-profile .

Gilmour was particularly impressed with the Boonar. At first, his tech Phil Taylor reached out to Dawner’s owner, Zoran Kraljevic, and requested one for integration into Gilmour’s rig. After that, Gilmour and Taylor reported back their experiences with the Boonar.

Following the exchange, the two parties proposed teaming up on a “special Boonar” that would be a completely different machine altogether. What followed was a lengthy design and testing process – so lengthy, in fact, it is the topic of . It makes for quite the story, but for those wanting the streamlined version, Gilmour, Taylor and Zoran all discussed ways to make the original template better, from the appointment of a vacuum tube, a new time reader screen, and MIDI capability that could be used to change presets.

As Zoran explains, “Having the ability to swiftly access stored parameters aligns with David's preferred working style, and the opportunity to design a guitar pedal for him was.