Scott Ainslie
Blues guitarist and historian

Instruments and Gear

This page will include photos of my instruments and endorsements of strings, pickups, etc. For now, enjoy these shots of my fabulous Froggy Bottom guitar!

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A great thing about moving to Vermont was meeting Michael Millard of Froggy Bottom Guitars. We've become great friends, and I get to play each model for the photo shoots. There are worse things in life.

Timely...

The spruce front of this guitar was cut in Germany in 1873 and acquired by Michael Millard in the late 1960's. He and Andy Mueller built this in early 2004, in time for me to use it in the sessions for my new CD, "The Feral Crow."

Details...

The Dragon heel cap was created by professional artist Petria Mitchell who does all the scrimshaw work on custom Froggy Bottom Guitars.

My custom built
Froggy Bottom...