A 2002 Kim Walker SJ in Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce—need we say more? Kim’s guitars need no introduction, but we can’t help but gush about this one. Heaps of headroom, a bass response you feel all the way in your gut, and yet a voice balanced for fingerstyle, or flat picking, or anything in between. A beautifully inlaid Abalone flower adorns the headstock with a touch of elegance, and the Sitka Spruce top has dramatic bearclaw figure to complete the portrait.
An incredible instrument; it’s an orchestra wrapped up in six strings. We’d recommend taking this one down to DADGAD or beyond (check out the video below where Clive Carroll takes the bess E all the way down to B!) for an experience in baritone growl with standard play feel. The Walker’s rich, dynamic response, regardless of tuning, will keep you playing for long hours. Guitars of this calibre come onto the used market but rarely, and the proof is in the pudding: you won’t want to let this one go.
Other keywords: lutherie, luthier, fingerpicking, waverly, bearclaw sitka, jumbo
Click here to check out this video of fingerstyle virtuoso and composer, Clive Carroll, perform one of his new tunes, “In the Deep,” on Walker #140!
Here’s an additional demo with our own Al Petteway: https://youtu.be/Dg49gVXCAeo
Kim Walker is one of our most desirable makers. He has a closed order book, which makes them rare and collectible. But you won’t leave this one in the case or on the wall: because it may be your best-sounding guitar for sure. Juicy, full melody notes and a resounding bass response are enveloping and allow this instrument to do. It. All! 
This guitar manages to maintain a very tight and evenly balanced bass response for a guitar this size, resulting in a nearly perfect balance across the strings. It's worth every penny. | Scale Length | 25.4 in |
|---|---|
| Nut Width | 1.75 in |
| String Spacing | 2.13 in |
| Woods | Spruce - Sitka, Rosewood - Indian |
A 2002 Kim Walker SJ in Indian Rosewood and Sitka Spruce—need we say more. Kim’s guitars need no introduction, but we can’t help but gush about this one
Kim Walker is one of our most desirable makers. He has a closed order book, which makes them rare and collectible
This guitar manages to maintain a very tight and evenly balanced bass response for a guitar this size, resulting in a nearly perfect balance across the strings. It's worth every penny. 