tripletime
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so I spent some time looking at a book called "the les paul legacy" by Lawrence
this got me thinking about all the different historic back colors I have seen thru the years vs the photos in the book.
I have only one historic which is a 57 goldtop
my historic has a back color which matches the photos in the book.
lets refer to this color as "red chocolate "
but I have also seen this same guitar with an amber color ranging from lighter to darker - lets call this "honey amber"
I don't see this honey amber anywhere in the book - why are some gold tops honey amber ?
look at this photo of Freddie King - his goldtop is red chocolate
looking at the BOTB book
all the burst ( save a few special exceptions ) are all a red chocolate which is just like the goldtop but the combo tilts more to the red
if we move on to the early SG model - they too were this red chocolate
whats my point ? - it seem like the only correct color for a goldtop or burst historic ( minus dark back) is a chocolaty raspberry mix
anyone agree ?
this got me thinking about all the different historic back colors I have seen thru the years vs the photos in the book.
I have only one historic which is a 57 goldtop
my historic has a back color which matches the photos in the book.
lets refer to this color as "red chocolate "
but I have also seen this same guitar with an amber color ranging from lighter to darker - lets call this "honey amber"
I don't see this honey amber anywhere in the book - why are some gold tops honey amber ?
look at this photo of Freddie King - his goldtop is red chocolate
looking at the BOTB book
all the burst ( save a few special exceptions ) are all a red chocolate which is just like the goldtop but the combo tilts more to the red
if we move on to the early SG model - they too were this red chocolate
whats my point ? - it seem like the only correct color for a goldtop or burst historic ( minus dark back) is a chocolaty raspberry mix
anyone agree ?
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