Froggy Bottom Shootout

I recently acquired a new-to-me Froggy Bottom H-12 guitar. I already have a Froggy L and thought it would be fun to do a comparison video.

The Froggy L Deluxe was crafted in 2016 and has a Koa body and an Adirondack Spruce top.

The Froggy H-12 Deluxe was crafted in 2006 and has an East Indian Rosewood body and an Adirondack Spruce top.

I played a two song medley of Bonaparte’s Retreat and Vestapol with the guitars tuned to DADGAD (also known as “Vestapol” tuning) and Ragpickin’ in standard tuning.

Approximate time markers are:

00:00 - Introduction
05:00 - Bonaparte’s Retreat/Vestapol, Froggy L
10:00 - Bonaparte’s Retreat and Vestapol, Froggy H-12
15:00 - Ragpickin’, Froggy L
17:15 - Ragpickin’, Froggy H-12
19:30 - Thank you


I did indeed have a lot of fun recording this and hope you enjoy it. If you did, please hit the “Like” button. If you would like to be notified of future releases, consider subscribing to my channel.

Your comments are always appreciated.

Recorded in The Back Central Studio

Equipment used in this and other videos includes:

Royer, R-121 Ribbon Microphone
RØDE NT1 Condenser Microphone
FocusRite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface
Mackie Pro FX10 v3 Mixer
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt dock
BOSS RC 30 Loop Station
Goodrich Volume Pedal
Apple iPad Pro
Victoria Regal II amplifier
I use John Pearse Nuages strings on my acoustic guitars and play with Alaska Pics finger picks and Charmed Life Casein flat picks