Real Aging or Fake? What is a "Dark Back" Anyways? 2009 Gibson 1957 Reissue Goldtop Review

In 1956-1958 you can find some vintage #Gibson #LesPaul Gold Top #electric #guitars with what is known as a "Dark Back." Sometimes terminology can be hard to learn, but this one is fairly easy. A Dark back simply means that gold top has a dark brown/maroon finish on the back of the guitar instead of a clear to show off the mahogany wood. Dark Back Gold Tops are still transparent though so you can still see the wood grain underneath. From 1952-1957, the les paul was only offered in gold so they offered a Dark Back and All Gold (meaning the back is also gold) as a color variation until they introduced the Les Paul 'Burst'

This is a 2009 1957, Gibson Les Paul R7 '57 Reissue of a dark back. While it isn't 100% historically correct, it also isn't 100% of the price of an original!

Nickel parts have a very unique way of aging, but I am skeptical if the aging on the pickup covers is real or 'induced relicing' with a chemical. I will leave the answer up to the viewers to decide. I could see either way being true

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