WALKER LABS

Walker Labs first began in 1999 when Jim Walker built a battery-powered bass amplifier for his son Mark as a unique, personal Christmas gift. Soon several of Jim's musician friends requested their own versions, and Jim enjoyed the challenge of designing newer guitar and bass amplifiers with added features suggested by his friends. They were so impressed that they insisted he could sell them professionally. Since he was working as a design engineer in a major electronic research and development facility, he accepted their suggestions as a compliment but did not actively pursue a second business. However, Jim's friends had planted a seed in his mind, and over the next year he developed the concepts for a family of products based on the core technology of his battery-powered amplifier.

Also known as: Walker

Primary location: San Bernardino United States