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2006 Froggy Bottom A-12 Deluxe Koa/Adirondack Red
From the Froggy Bottom Website: “This concert (Double O) size guitar is strong, responsive, and beautifully balanced. Intended for finger-style playing, it makes an exceptional choice for traditional ballad work and excels in the studio.” We couldn’t agree more. Balance is the thing with this A-12, it’s beautifully clear and articulate in every position. The 14.5″ lower bout is easy to hold and crafted from breathtaking Koa with premium flame, the likes of which is getting very hard to find, and it’s topped with Adirondack for power as well as clarity. The slotted headstock, intricate #7 inlays and the sailing ship scrimshaw make it uniquely sophisticated and there is a sunrise pickup included as well.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Koa Add to Compare2004 Froggy Bottom H-12 Limited Brazilian/Adirondack Red
The H-12 is one of our favorite designs from Froggy Bottom Guitars and this is a rare Limited version with stunning appointments and a Bobcat Scrimshaw. Every one we’ve seen has been wonderful, but this is a great one. This Brazilian/Adirondack sweetheart has just the right mix of rich, warm tone, clarity and small body power. The cutaway 12 fret design offers the best of both worlds, the ultimate 12 fret/Short Scale tone and cutaway access to the upper frets. Players seeking a guitar with superb tone and small body power and charm will love this one. It’s no wonder a variety of guitar greats play Froggy Bottom Guitars. From Scott Ainslie to Paul Asbell to Will Ackerman, they know that Froggy Bottom guitars can be relied upon for tone and playability. Just listen to the audio clips.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2004 Froggy Bottom Dreadnaught Brazilian/Adirondack Red
Here we have a Froggy Bottom Dread with serious tonewoods and simple appoinments for the player who’s seeking incredible tone with less bling. The Brazilian Rosewood set is wonderful, dark and rich with even grain. Froggy is now charging $4,000-$5,000 upgrade for Brazilian of this quality. The Adirondack top has the ultra-desirable wide grain that dread players have long coveted as it increases the responsiveness and power of an instrument. This Froggy Bottom Dread is very strong, a banjo killer, with clear, crisp trebles and deep resonant bass. If you are seeking a great sounding Dread with a mature Adirondack top, this one’s for you.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare2006 Froggy Bottom K Deluxe Walnut/Adirondack Red
The Froggy Bottom Deluxe models always have some lovely touches. This K model is crafted from highly figured Walnut and adorned with a unique rosette and backstrip as well as a Scrimshaw heelcap. The top is a fine piece of Adirondack Spruce and this guitar is in mint condition. The tone is very strong with lots of projection, the Walnut gives it a naturally woody characteristic and the Adirondack top lends it’s brilliant highs and headroom to spare. This is a very unusual and beautiful Froggy Bottom K guitar.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Walnut Add to Compare2006 Froggy Bottom P12 Koa/Adirondack Red
This Froggy P-12 Parlor has a voice much bigger than it’s stature. The tone is clear and articulate with abundant bass for it’s size. It’s of course very comfortable to hold and would also be easy to take with you. The 12 fret neck puts the bridge in the sweet spot, yet the cutaway makes for full access. Don’t underestimate the quality if this Koa, it is superb and with beautiful figure that is getting harder and harder to find. Paired with the Adirondack top you get seemingly unlimited headroom. It also sports a slotted headstock, gold tuners, Turtle Scrimshaw and style #7 inlays.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 24.75 in Nut Width 1.72 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Koa Add to Compare2004 Froggy Bottom Dreadnaught Brazilian/German
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! what we have here is one serious Dreadnought guitar. This is a top of the line Froggy Bottom D with the works. It is labeled ‘The Wedding Guitar’ and was built by Michael Millard to commemorate his wedding. For starters there is killer Brazilian, tight and quartered with just enough figure to make your eyes glaze over, than there is 42 style top trim, Fleur-de-lis fret markers, etched Waverly tuners, Maple bindings and an abalone backstrip topped off with a scrimshaw heelcap and butt wedge with a ‘moon in the pines’ theme. If you are after a special Dread, something really special, you simply must listen to this one.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - German, Rosewood - Brazilian Add to Compare1994 Froggy Bottom H-14 Deluxe Koa/Engelmann
From the Froggy Bottom website: “The Model H14 is built with a scale length 1/4” longer than its nearest relative (H12). The resulting increase in tension, coupled with its slightly shorter body and higher bridge placement, produces a guitar that is excellent for everything from ragtime and country blues to articulate flat-picking and strumming.” To summarize in our words this guitar is versatile with a capital ‘V’. The combination of gorgeous Koa and Engelmann spruce really works on this Froggy Bottom guitar. You can hit it hard or lay back and play sweetly it’s happy to go in either direction.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.25 in Woods Spruce - Engelmann, Koa Add to Compare2003 Froggy Bottom H-14 Koa/Koa
Here we have a breathtaking all Koa H-14 Deluxe from Froggy Bottom with some of the most exciting figure you’ve ever seen. The 000 sized H body is powerful, versatile and easy to hold. The Koa is framed by Curly Maple bindings and there is an abalone backstrip and a scrimshaw heelcap with beautiful images of sunflowers.
Add to Compare2002 Froggy Bottom K Madagascar/Adirondack Red
Madagascar rosewood is the heir to the tone throne after Brazilian Rosewood and for good reason. It’s rich, full character makes this guitar special and beautiful. Combined here with Adirondack spruce for power as well. The K model from Froggy is a full sized 16″ guitar that is extremely versatile.
SOLD Read moreScale Length 25.25 in Nut Width 1.75 in String Spacing 2.19 in Woods Spruce - Adirondack (Red), Rosewood - Madagascar
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.