Guitar World Verdict
A more flexible and rugged version of the Brown Source that should appeal to a wider variety of contemporary guitar players.
Pros
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Military-tough build.
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Stable performance.
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Lovely, harmonically rich and complex overdrive.
Cons
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Nothing.
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Much like a bunker is covered in brown dirt, so too will your signal with this upgraded version of the Lovetone Brown Source overdrive.
The prototype was voiced using a Tele and Hiwatt amp while aiming for Jumpin’ Jack Flash guitar tone, and The Bunker manages to capture that stack-in-a-box overdrive sound in spades, covering an impressive amount of sonic ground with depth, dynamics and cut.
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