“My Froggy J was built for me as a flat-picking instrument. At the time, I was playing in string bands and doing a lot of lead-style playing, accompaniments, and solos. The J was designed to really punch through and has the fairly long 25.5” scale. Michael decided to do something that, up to that point I don’t think he’d ever done, in terms of how much arch he gave the back. It is also has a really shallow body. It was quite the instrument. That guitar was on the road with me for 10 or 12 years. If I were to start doing more flat-picking again, I’d use that guitar in a heartbeat.”
C.K.