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1995 Froggy Bottom B12 Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)
Michael Millard outdoes himself yet again: this 1995 B12 is a cannon with strings. The classic combination of Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce works its usual magic here, giving the voice expansive depth and a fiery projection–but with a 12-fret neck, this B12 has a sweet little warm patch in the mids that balance out the tone. If you’re looking for a Froggy Bottom that is quick and responsive like a teenager on their third cup of coffee in the morning, this Froggy is practically calling your name.
Fingertips or flatpicks, the projection remains impressive, the voice vigorous and expressive. We put this Froggy through the ringer of altered tunings, and it handled each like the champion that it is. Decked out with some gorgeous Abalone across the fretboard, rosette, and back strip, this B12 also has a Mammoth Ivory heelcap scrimshawed with an owl in flight; when you add that to the Flamed Maple bindings, you’re looking at a tall glass of water on a hot summer’s day, if the glass was Adirondack and the water was Brazilian.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.16 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2014 Froggy Bottom P12, Bastogne Walnut/Adirondack
A Parlor done right: our 2014 Froggy Bottom P12. We can describe the voice in three words: smooth, velvety, and clear. In spite of its slender dimensions, this P12 has a lot of volume packed away, and it takes minimal effort to access that projection. An easy player for sure. Bastogne Walnut back and sides with some figure, Adirondack Spruce on top (a Froggy Bottom staple), bound in Curly Maple and adorned with an Abalone frog at the slotted headstock.
The overtone levels are just perfect to give extra lushness to feather the trebles without overpowering the voice. This Froggy is four years old, but looks practically brand new; it’s like getting a new Froggy without the new Froggy price tag—a smart choice for a sharp Parlor package.
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SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.813 in String Spacing 2.313 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Walnut - Bastogne Add to Compare2014 Froggy Bottom H12 Deluxe, Mahogany/Adirondack Spruce
Livewire! That’s our 2014 Froggy H12 Deluxe in a word. Mahogany and Adirondack Spruce provide a crisp and dry response, the grand concert body pumps out extra volume, and the 12-fret neck warms the trebles until they cut through the mix with a sweet focus.
Curly Maple bindings and heelcap, McIntyre Feather pickup, and Waverly tuners tie everything up in a tasteful bow. Weighing in at a trim 3lbs 14oz, this Froggy is a breeze to play, and it’s been very well taken care of. This is a lot of guitar for the money, and it’s worth every penny.
Other spellings: forgy bottom, frogy bottom, michael milard, adirnkack, adriondack
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.188 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany Add to Compare2008 Froggy Bottom H-12 Deluxe Cocobolo/Adirondack (Red)
It is no secret by now that we love Froggy Bottom guitars here at the Dream Guitars shop, we can honestly say that a dud has never come through our doors. Now we could say that we have gotten lucky but we know better, Froggy Bottom only know how to build exceptional guitars. The whole DG crew would have a Froggy Bottom guitar if they could! This a 2008 H-12 Deluxe model in Cocobolo Rosewood and Adirondack (Red) Spruce. As is always the case, this guitar has gorgeous tone, it is rich and full from bass to treble with surprising volume. there is nothing not to like here, we promise. Playability is smooth with a soft V neck profile and twelve frets to the body. Perfection.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Cocobolo Add to Compare2004 Froggy Bottom H-12 Deluxe Koa/Adirondack (Red)
A big thanks to Michael Millard and his team at Froggy Bottom Guitars: this 2004 H-12 Deluxe is a dream machine for the fingerpicking guitarist! Gorgeously flamed Koa back and sides, check. Adirondack Spruce top, check. 12-fret neck for an extra dose of warmth and easy playability, check. Playing this guitar is a charged experience; the voice is crisp and energetic, and the projection is monolithic for its size.
The H-12 is one of Froggy Bottom’s more popular models, for obvious reasons. The setup is glass-smooth, and the H-12 can handle dropped tunings like a champ (we found some crackling blues in DADFAD to be particularly exquisite) thanks to the dry, articulate tone from all that beautiful Koa. As a member of the Froggy Bottom “Deluxe” family, this H-12 is bedecked with extra Abalone in the rosette and backstrip and binding the headstock–plus this one features an eagle scrimshawed into the heelcap! Perfect for a patriotic player, or anyone who appreciates top-notch craftsmanship.
Add to Compare2014 Froggy Bottom H12-C Deluxe Madagascar/Adirondack (Red)
Practically brand new, this 2014 Froggy Bottom H12-C Deluxe is itching to get down to the business of making great music. One of Froggy Bottom’s smaller bodies, the H12 is lightweight but bombproof, easy to play but robust enough for great projection. Thanks to the Madagascar Rosewood back and sides and Adirondack Spruce top, the guitar has good drive and a warm, rich tone that lends itself both to flatpicks or fingertips. Bound in Curly Maple and featuring a sparkling Abalone rosette and slotted Waverly tuners, this guitar will win many competitions on looks alone.
An instrument for which a lighter attack is preferred, the H12-C Deluxe has a great capacity for dynamic, nuanced voices, and would work well for a variety of applications, from singer-songwriter to Blues, and with a Venetian Cutaway you can reliably access the entire Ebony fretboard. If you’re looking for a new Froggy Bottom but the bank account can’t quite agree, this 2014 H12-C Deluxe is a dream come true.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar Add to Compare2014 Froggy Bottom D-12 Indian/Adirondack (Red)
When Michael Millard and his team are given free rein to explore new possibilities, flawless and powerful guitars are the result. The Froggy Bottom Featured D-12 we have in the store today is the product of those explorations and Millard’s fascination with a 1950’s Roy Smeck Gibson “Stage Deluxe” that belonged to a friend of his father. Millard describes that guitar as “haunting; the sonority in the wound strings [was] just beyond words,” and when he constructed this D-12 in East Indian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce, he managed to achieve just that–a voice rich with resonance, sustain, and emotion. The construction is lightweight, but sturdy, and the soundbox offers great projection for flatpicking or fingerstyle. Millard’s penchant for 12-fret designs places the bridge lower on the body to allow the Adirondack Spruce to respond instantly to the strings’ vibrations. Curly Maple bindings and the smoky tobacco sunburst are a perfect counterpoint to the Abalone rosette and Ebony fretboard; the guitar is beautiful, from all angles. This guitar comes with the original TKL hardshell case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare2009 Froggy Bottom SJ Mahogany/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a Froggy Bottom SJ in a stunning sunburst Adirondack Spruce top, and Mahogany back and sides. It is hard to describe the magic of a slope shoulder Dreadnought, they are more intimate, maybe even more delicate sounding than the standard Dread. Which isn’t to say that the slope shoulder isn’t fit for a bluegrass lineup, it has all the power for that, the slope just seems to handle fingerpicking and delicate passages better than its cousin. Froggy hit another home run with this one, they may have even knocked it out of the park. This SJ will blow you away with its sweet but powerful tone. Every string sings like a bird, full and clear. This will make a perfect “go to” guitar.
SOLD Sale! Read moreScale Length 25.063 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Mahogany Add to CompareFroggy Bottom H-12 Deluxe Indian/Adirondack (Red)
If we could have our way, we would have a Froggy Bottom guitar in every guitar players home. Froggies are that good, and they deserve it. This is the H-12 Deluxe model in East Indian Rosewoodback and side with a Sunburst Adirondack (Red) Spruce top. One fact that always astounds us about a Froggy Bottom guitar is just how much sound they are capable of putting out, even the small bodied models. Now, it is one thing to say a guitar is “Loud” many guitars can do that, but the true test is this; Can the guitar be loud and still have great tone? Across the board with every Froggy we have had, including this beauty, the answer is a resounding yes! As we expected, this H-12 packs a wallop, the bass is pure and buttery while the mids through the trebles are round and powerful balancing perfectly from one section to the next. Another stellar offering from one of our favorites.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.125 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to CompareNew Froggy Bottom M Cocobolo/Adirondack (Red)
Here we have a Froggy Bottom M model in Adirondack (Red) Spruce and highly figured Cocobolo Rosewood. There is something incredibly special about this froggy, and that is saying a lot about a company who in our opinion produce exclusively special instruments. This is a smaller bodied guitar, but strike the first note and you would never think it was anything less than a large bodied behemoth. Everything we threw at this guitar sounded lush, like velvet or butter, like a dream or a summer breeze. However you choose to describe the tone of this guitar, it isn’t going to be adequate. Do yourself a great favor and come in and play this thing.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.09 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Cocobolo Add to Compare2011 Froggy Bottom F-12-DLX East Indian/Adirondack (Red)
We don’t often see a large body guitar from the Froggy Bottom crew, when we found out this one was coming in to the shop we had a pretty good idea that it was going to be special, and boy were we right. This is the F-12-DLX model in Adirondack (Red) Spruce and East Indian Rosewood. Red Spruce and East Indian Rosewood makes for a powerful combination, this guitar has power and headroom to spare, it will take what you put in to it with ease. That being said, the voice is beautiful and delicate if you want it to be, the bass will wow you with its presence and the mids through trebles join right in with warmth and evenness. Froggy Bottom is a house favorite here, we have yet to see a guitar from them that wasn’t stellar, this one holds up to that ideal and then some.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.4 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Indian Add to Compare2012 Froggy Bottom Special Order C Brazilian/Adirondack (Red)
Froggy Bottom guitars build some of what we believe to be the best small bodied guitars around. They are lightly built and ready to respond to a light touch with a full and resonant tone. This is a Special Order C model built from Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce. It truly is a Special Order guitar, the wood choices are as good as it gets. This is also the first Froggy Bottom guitar to feature Glenn Carson’s intricate pearl engraving on the fingerboard and headstock. These inlays really put this guitar in another league. We love the whyte laydie look of this Froggy and think it will make a valuable addition to your collection.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.17 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2012 Froggy Bottom P12 Brazilian/Adirondack
Froggy Bottom Guitars makes some of the most respected traditional American instruments on the market, faithfully recreating a guitar that, from the feel and sound of it, you would swear had been maturing for decades. The stunning, straight grained Adirondack Spruce top gives this instrument incredible headroom and presence. Combine that with a slightly deeper body and beautiful, chocolatey Brazilian Rosewood, and you have a guitar with focus and sweetness and warmth. With bass that, unless you’re looking down as you play, you would swear belonged to a much larger guitar, this welterweight instrument can keep up with even the heavy hitters. Comes with a Calton Flight Case.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to CompareFroggy Bottom G Deluxe Koa/Adirondack Jumbo Price Change
I recently had the pleasure of sitting in the audience and listening to Scott Ainslie perform on his Froggy Bottom and it was shear joy. It filled the hall with thunderous bass and shimmering treble strings. This beautiful Froggy Bottom G Deluxe has the same power. The highly figured Koa and Premium Adirondack Spruce top pair up for great clarity as well and this guitar easily handles fingers or pick, pluck or strum. A great Froggy….
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Koa Add to CompareFroggy Bottom H-12 Deluxe Brazilian/Adirondack Red
The last Froggy H we had flew out of the shop. This one features premium Brazilian Rosewood with Adirondack Spruce for an amazing voice full of life and character. The slotted headstock, maple bindings and rose scrimshaw complete the beautiful appearance. This is one versatile guitar that is sure to please.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.9 in Nut Width 1.81 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian
Starting his woodworking career in a Connecticut boat works at the age of 10, under the tutelage of craftsmen– some of whom had come up working and sailing square-rigged ships in the late 19th Century – Michael Millard brings a unique perspective and set of skills to the task of building of individual instruments for individual musicians.
In 1970, Michael built his first Froggy Bottom Guitar in his apartment on New York’s Lower East Side.
In October of 1970, Michael had begun working at Gurian Guitars on Grand Street in New York City.
Michael’s first two Froggy Bottom Guitars were essentially Gurian shapes with significant adjustments: a lighter and different bracing pattern for the top and – what has become a Froggy Bottom trademark – high, thin, and highly arched back braces, which produced two lively and active plates for the instruments.
“Every Froggy Bottom I made after that,” Michael says, “has always been my own work.”
The goal of the company remains to build instruments that are capable of responding to and exceeding the functional needs and desires of individual players, and to provide guitars that spur the imagination and music of their owners.