Description
Millard brings a unique perspective and set of skills to the task of building individual instruments for individual musicians. In 1970, Michael built his first Froggy Bottom Guitar in his apartment on New York’s Lower East Side. He bent the guitar’s sides on the ‘hot pipe’ – a heat riser running through his kitchen to the floors above.
Over the course of fifty years of instrument building handmade custom guitars Froggy Bottom make one guitar at a time. At Froggy Bottom, they have not lusted to increase their guitar output year after year. Their connection to each instrument and player would suffer. Instead, they strive to get each instrument to exceed the hopes and expectations of its player, to open new territory for them and to satisfy and expand their musical lives. Every guitar is a custom guitar.
This wonderful SJ is made out of Macassar Ebony and the legendary Adirondack spruce also referred to as red spruce due to the slight redish glow. The sound is strong and powerful with a lot of sustain, as a player you can drive the guitar hard as it has lots of headroom. This guitar is in excellent condition with almost no visible playing wear.
• Sound Board – Adirondack Spruce
• Back – Macasar Ebony
• Sides – Macasar Ebony
• Neck – Mahogany
• Nut Width – 1.75″
• Rosette – Concentric circles with Abalone
• Scale length – 25”
• Fretboard – Ebony
• Nut – Buffalo bone
• Saddle – Buffalo bone
• Bridge – Ebony
• Bindings – Figured maple
• Tuners – Waverly Nickel
• Inlay – Split Diamonds
• Case – Custom TKL
Luthier: | Froggy Bottom |
Construction year: | 2009 |
Top: | Adirondack Spruce |
Back and sides: | Macassar Ebony |
Scale: | 635 mm |
Nut: | 44,5 mm |
Weight: | 2150 grams |