What is the difference between White and Buttercream?

[jlepre]

We just purchased (ME and My Son) our very first Sterling 4 in a beautiful creamy White! I love this finish with the white pearloid pickguard. I might actually buy a Tortoise Shell pickguard for that classic look, but I really like the pearl.

I was a little surprised to see how the finish looked more like a Vintage White than a bright White. Can someone tell me the difference between the EBMM White and the Limited Edition Buttercream? I mean I have always wanted a Buttercream, but this Sterling looks very creamy to me.

 

[mynan]

Buttercream has more of a yellow tinge to it. Give your Sterling a decade or two and you'll have something closer to buttercream.

Here is a pic of white next to buttercream... http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-basses/32625-saw-white-stingray.html#post515766 If you scroll down the page, you'll see pics of Mark's '76 white 'Ray.

 

[jlepre]

I can see the difference between Mark's '76 SR and the 05 Buttercream. I still think my brand new Sterling is creamier than Mark's '76. Maybe it's just my eyes, but I would like some other opinions.

 

[mynan]

I still think my brand new Sterling is creamier than Mark's '76.

It is now...give it 30 years....

Obviously, there is a difference between Buttercream and Mark's 76. Mark's is an extreme example of what happens to white over time.

The pic with the White next to the Buttercream shows the difference.

 

[jlepre]

It is now...give it 30 years....

I always thought that white turns more vitage or yellowish over time???

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

That's a beautiful Sterling.

I agree; I was under the impression that the buttercream had more of a yellow tinge to it than the white. White will probably age into buttercream.

 

[Moondog]

18 yr old white vs. 3 yr old Buttercream

front to back: 05 buttercream, 92 trans-white, 90 white

 

[adouglas]

Fat content.





Hey, you asked......

 

[T-bone]

Fat content.

I thought it was Phat content.

tbone

 

[Oldtoe]

The Buttercream instruments also say "Limited Edition 2005" on the back near the neck plate.

 

[mynan]

The Buttercream instruments also say "Limited Edition 2005" on the back near the neck plate.

Thank God!...or else, how would we know the difference???