Yup the back is rounded and carved.
Twang Gang, I found this from a collector; similar story to rabs in fact - I got lucky and after searching endlessly for my first electric guitar, I landed on this. It was too good to pass on the opportunity at a reasonable price too, the condition was good and didnt care that it was used.
The sound is so sweet, I plug in my headphones and can hear the 57 pickups really start singing, can't say im not happy with it!