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Welcome to the Johnny Walker Guitars website.  If you are looking for a fine classical or flamenco guitar that has a fantastic sound and superb looks, you have come to the right place.  It has taken me many years to discover just the right combination of ingredients to achieve the sound I have been looking for and you will love.  There are many variables to control during the construction process.  Through study and trial and error, for the most part, I have learned to get a handle on the nebulous variables that control the voice of my guitars.  I maintain the classical and flamenco guitar tradition in the construction and appearance of my guitars and also strive to create an instrument that the most discriminating enthusiast will appreciate. 

Classical guitars are somewhat of an anachronism with the six-stringed guitar being developed in Spain in the 1800's and still being built today with only changes or improvements made to enhance playability or the volume or sound.   Since the classical guitar is somewhat of a  personal instrument with limited volume or voice, I will add a pickup if you so desire.  These options are extra cost items and  are quoted individually depending on your choice of the options, however the guitars are still acoustic and can be played without the amplification being active.   Any of my guitars can include a cutaway for ease of playing. The cutaway "horn" is radiused which is more in-line with the traditional aesthetics of the classical guitar.  I also offer 20 and 21 frets as an option for the E1 and B strings.

The price of my guitars are very competitive for a handmade instrument, but considering quality building materials are getting harder to find and becoming more expensive all the time  and the fact that it takes several hundred experienced hours to create your very own custom guitar that can be enjoyed for the rest of your life, if cared for, it is worth the price.  I am very confident of the quality and tone of my guitars and am willing to send you one of my recently completed guitars on an approval basis with a full money back refund if you are not satisfied. I also offer an easy payment plan to make owning one my guitars easier and you can also pay via credit card.  Read below what some of my customers say about my guitars.

I hope you enjoy the website.  Please let me know if I can build you a guitar!

Johnny Walker

Some Customer Responses:

"I'm loving the guitar more and more everyday.  I can hardly put it down. Again, thanks for the guitar.  I've been getting tons of compliments on it."  Mr. G. R., Stinnett, TX. (majoring in guitar at SWOSU, Weatherford, Ok.)

"I 'm lost in the quality of this instrument.  Can't say it any shorter than that!  But who can stop there!  I think it's the best guitar I've ever touched or played, and I know I've touched and played some pretty good ones.  (Almost certainly student models all, but they include a Domingo Esteso, Contreras, Ryoji Matsuoka, and on loan for a while, a Kohno): these I owned at one time or another, and  I've played and touched a lot of better guitars that I couldn't afford in shops."
Mr. T. W.
Lowell, MA
Mr. T.W. may be contacted at  teuu156@aol.com

"I received the guitar this afternoon and all I can say is that I am completely floored! Your guitar strikes me as a refreshing mix of tradition and innovation. It really shows that you have thought about all the component factors of the instrument and then acted on your conclusions in an elegant, yet committed way. I like the bridge design (gives me a lot to think about while I spend my weekend making a bridge for my own guitar). I just noticed the diagonal transverse bar a minute ago as I was putting the guitar back into the case (which, by the way is just fine). Yikes! Luthier details aside, the tone and playability are right on the mark. You have once again confirmed my theory that the best guitars of this generation are being made by the luthiers who are also players. I can't thank you enough for offering this instrument. I will be using it on an upcoming recording project and some performances that will follow."
Mr. A.H.
Los Angeles, CA