Paul Kossoff Darkburst Appreciation Thread

I think I have found my favourite finish on any guitar, ever. Not just Les Pauls, ANY guitar: Paul Kossoff’s 1958 Darkburst. Take a look at these (grainy) screenshots from YouTube...

I am just in absolute awe at how many different colours can be seen within one sunburst; there’s black around the edges, segueing into hints of luscious purple and deep crimson, vibrant orange and a brighter yellow centre than any other dark burst I’ve ever seen. Pretty much every other dark burst seems to have a brown centre, which to me is far less pleasing than this vivid yellow.

Nothing else I want to say. Just needed to express my appreciation for this amazing instrument. That is all.

Also, I highly recommend you take a listen to how this guitar sounds on one of my favourite performances of all time.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yiFOjO6ueHI

Agreed that it is a stunning sounding and looking guitar. In fact, there is a thread dedicated to it here: https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/...kburst-quot-folder&highlight=darkburst+thread

If you can find one, Guitar Center and Gibson did a run of TobaccoBursts R0s in the mid-2000s with "G0" in the serial number. They can be had pretty cheaply. I played a few back then and they were nice guitars.

Ah, thank you! If I ever see one of those guitars come up I’ll see if I can nab one