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2003 Kim Walker SJ, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
Here we have another incredible instrument from Kim Walker of K.C. Walker Guitars. This one is an SJ, or Small Jumbo, which is a medium body-sized guitar who’s shape is inspired by the Gibson J200 design. Fusing a familiar design with impeccable craftsmanship and the absolute finest woods available, Kim has struck upon what can only be considered the Holy Grail of tone. An absolutely flawless Adirondack Spruce top marries perfectly with the one-of-a-kind, Birdseye Brazilian Rosewood, yielding luscious, sparkling notes that leap from within, dance, and bloom before slowly fading. An inspirational instrument of the highest order.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.34 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 2009 Kim Walker OM-42 Brazilian/Adirondack
Here is a rare custom Kim Walker OM-42 in Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce. 42 Style trim really makes this beautiful vintage style guitar shine. There is also a custom Floral inlay on the headstock as well. The voicing is all Kim Walker, one of the very best at capturing that pre-war Martin sound but doing so in a modern collectible guitar with perfect action and playability. What a joy to experience.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.34 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.38 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 1997 Kim Walker 000 Custom Brazilian/Adirondack Red
This is a fine example of Kim Walker’s best work. This is single owner 000 that was custom ordered by a local customer of ours. This Walker guitar is lightly built for a wonderfully vivid response. The slightest touch makes it come alive. The mahogany neck has a very comfortable and soft “V” shape, and the Brazilian sides and back are beautiful and deep with lovely highlights. This guitar is already wonderfully broken in as evident by the way the notes rush out of the guitar, the projection is very strong and balanced. It’s very easy to see why Kim Walker is one of the most highly sought after builders of our time.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 2006 Kim Walker 000 Cocobolo/Adirondack Red
Here we have a like new Kim Walker 000 guitar. This one is a beast. Crafted from a tremendous set of Cocobolo Rosewood with deep reddish hues and stunning grain and topped with a tight-grained Adirondack Red Spruce top voiced to vintage perfection. The neck is joined at the 12 fret for the optimum bridge placement and the headstock is slotted with a triangular volute. A belly bridge is employed for maximum transference of the string energy and take it from us, this is a loud 000. You just won’t find a better modern take on the prewar design. This is an amazing Kim Walker 000.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Cocobolo 1997 Kim Walker 0-18 Quilted Mahogany/Bearclaw Sitka
Preowned guitars by Kim Walker are few and far between. This one is a small bodied sweetheart. The woods are beautifully figured Mahogany and bearclaw Spruce. The voice is strong and proud and it capably morphs from bluesy to placid pieces. The bass string is full and warm and the treble strings sing out. A great Walker and this is the only O he ever made so it is very rare and collectible.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Sitka, Mahogany 2004 Kim Walker SJ, Brazilian Rosewood/Adirondack Spruce
The dizzying number of wonderful guitars that we have on our walls might lead some to think that after a while, all these amazing guitars would sound alike. However, when a true heavyweight like the 2004 Walker SJ we have here today enters the fray, there’s just no competition. Kim Walker’s name is synonymous with unparalleled quality and tone–and we’ve got one of his masterpieces in the shop, begging to be played. A stunning Brazilian Rosewood set comprises the back and sides with a richly colored Adirondack Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood bindings. In Kim’s hands, these woods have been given a rich, powerful voice. The low-end is charged and enveloping, while the trebles have a warm, complex tonality and sweet sustain. When played fingerstyle, the middle registers exhibit a smooth sinuosity and have mellow overtones. Overall, the registers are perfectly–and we mean perfectly–balanced, and the SJ body gives this guitar heaps of projection. Kim’s appointments are graceful, from his contemporary-inflected asymetrical Ebony bridge to the hairline curves of the headstock and the minutely curved body bindings. This is one of the lightest SJs you’ll find, but the build is nevertheless rock solid: this guitar exudes an aura of strength and longevity. If you are at all interested in owning a Walker, give this guitar a look, because let’s face it: they’re very rare, and will only become rarer with time. This is the guitar of a lifetime–don’t miss your chance.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.31 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 2019 Kim Walker OM Master Series, Brazilian Rosewood/Italian Spruce
Paradise on earth which fits beneath your fingertips: the Kim Walker Master Series OM. Kim’s guitars are, quite frankly, in their own category. This 2019 OM is precise proof of that: incredible tonewoods, incredible tone, incredible playability. Heirloom-grade Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with an Italian Spruce top, dark Abalone appointments around the body and inlaid as flowers at the headstock—high gloss finish, slinky playability to match. The voice is powerful, complex, balanced to a T. This one is a part of Kim’s Master Series, meaning only the finest of his materials, and the voice has been honed with an exquisite attention to detail.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, guitarbuilding, fingerstyle, fingerpicking, walker guitars, waverly
Additional demo: https://youtu.be/a6Q4zOJswcY
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.375 in Woods Spruce - Italian, Rosewood - Brazilian 2017 Scott Walker Weissenborn, Mahogany
Famed electric guitar builder Scott Walker also has a softer, warmer side: in 2017 he built a run of Weissenborns like this Mahogany beauty—easy on the eyes and the hands (and the bar!). 25 inch scale with Graphtech tuners, tortoise-style bindings, and a warm, enveloping voice. We loved playing this Walker Weissenborn in Open D and Open G. Weighing in at a slim 3.5lbs, this is a featherweight in your lap that contains a big voice.
Other keywords: lap steel, lapsteel, slide guitar, weisenborn, fingerpicking, open tuning, mahagony
1920s Washburn Model 5203, Rosewood/Spruce
Fingerpickers, come round, this vintage Washburn Model 5203 is a piece worth visiting with—for a long time yet to come. The Model 5203 from the 1920s is outfitted with gold vines along the Spruce top, which have mellowed sweetly with the lightly checked finish for a beautiful prewar look. Quarter-sawn Rosewood back and sides with Ivoroid bindings, a girthy (but not quite baseball bat) neck with 1 25/32” nut which feels comfortable and familiar; this Washburn is immensely fun to play, and weighs only a touch over three pounds.
Other keywords: lyon & healy, red spruce, 12 fret, vintage guitar, fingerstyle
SOLD Read moreScale Length 23.875 in Nut Width 1.78 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce, Rosewood 2005 Webber Webber Jumbo Indian/Engelmann
One of Canada’s finest builders, David Webber is keeping the luthier tradition alive and well with the use of computer controlled machinery to maximize his efficiency, leaving more time and energy for the crucial detail work which separates a great guitar from a good one. The 2005 Webber Jumbo we have here is the result of Webber’s successful marriage of computer- and hand-made instruments: a guitar with a strong, vigorous voice that responds equally well to flatpicking or fingerstyle arrangements. The low-end has lots of bark, and the middle registers are big and clear, thanks to the time-honored combination of Indian Rosewood back and sides and straight-grained Spruce top. This instrument is, in a word, quick: very responsive, very clean. To top it all off, this Jumbo comes with a premium L.R. Baggs Anthem pickup system! This guitar comes with the original Datt case.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Rosewood - Indian 2015 Abraham Wechter Florentine, Mahogany/Spruce
Quick, lively, and raring to go! Here we’ve landed a gorgeous Florentine model from the one and only Abraham Wechter, boasting a slim build weight just over four pounds with Mahogany back and sides and Spruce top, 25.4″ scale and 1 3/4″ nut, and light Maple appointments throughout. The flavor of Mahogany we’re working with here is incredibly light and amber in color–almost like Satinwood at first glance–really makes this one stand out. The voice has great balance across the registers, with energetic trebles that lend an immediacy to the voice that’s honestly great for both fingers and picks.
Check out this additional video featuring Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/boP3OE40P9c
Other keywords: fingerstyle, abe wechter, weckter, cutaway
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.125 in Woods Spruce, Mahogany 1900s Weissenborn Style 1, All-Koa
The holy grail of old school square necks! We’re in love with this Weissenborn Style 1 from the early 1900s, decked out in gorgeous Koa from tuner to tail and singing loud and oh so clear with its voice of the ages. The voice is characterized by a sweetness and warmth in the mids that spills out into the bottom and top ends for an enveloping, mellow flavor. It’s just a joy to hear. Our repair folks have gone over this one and given it a clean bill of health, too, so it’s ready to keep on making music!
Other keywords: lap steel, lapsteel, dobro, hawaiiian slack key, weisenborn, 1900’s, vintage
1930 Weissenborn Style 1 Koa/Koa
We have a rare instrument here, a 1930 Weissenborn Style 1. lap Steel in all Koa. The Weissenborn guitar has long been the gold standard in the non resonator slide guitar scene. With that classic woody growl it is hard not to fall in love with the Weissenborn sound, just playing a few licks conjurs up memories of the delta blues or the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. this Weissenborn is in spectacular shape, with only some discrete finish checking and the stray ding or two on the back and sides.
New Lambe Jumbo 000 Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)
This is the first guitar we have had in the shop from North Carolina-based luthier Wes Lambe, and boy are we impressed. Just holding this Jumbo 000, you really get a sense of the passion Wes has for building guitars. Wes has a great ear when its comes to voicing his instruments, and this particular one has a full and rich tone with a panoply of pleasing overtones. The time-honored combination of Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce has been utilized to full effect here, and the evenness of tone and power from string to string, up and down the fingerboard, is remarkable. Without a doubt, this is a perfect fingerstyle guitar, with enough headroom to be really dug into with a plectrum if needed. Wes has garnered some high praise from incredible players like Pat Metheny, Charlie Hunter, Mark Kelly, and quite a few others, so you know his guitars can really sing. Grab this little gem while you can, it won’t be around long!
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.88 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.09 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian 2008 Andrew White F, Indian Rosewood/Cedar
This F from Andrew White is good for whatever ails you. A versatile fingerstyle guitar that also holds up well with a pick, has a slick setup for easy fretting, über cool soundholes and circle inlays, and a soundport—what more could you ask for? The 16 1/4” lower bout adds some extra oomph that makes for impressive projection, even when played lightly. This White has a surprisingly dry voice for a Rosewood/Cedar guitar, but we find that it cuts very well through the mix and has a great string balance that makes it so effective for a multitude of genres.
The quest for the one guitar that’s perfect for every style may never come to an end, but this 2008 Andrew White F comes daringly close to versatility paradise.
Other keywords: andrewwhite, a white, f110, indian rosewood, lutherie, bolt-on neck
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.5 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.215 in Woods Cedar, Rosewood - Indian