I've owned 2, both '77's. The first one was my first good guitar and I had it for many years. That one was the cream color from the start, it was never a yellowed white (you could easily tell from looking in the cavities, but either way I got it new and know what color it was on day one). The second one was a yellowed Alpine White one that actually looked very much like the first but a bit more amber-ish. The cream color (I actually think it said "blonde" on the tag when I got the guitar) remains my all-time favorite color for a LPC, current Silverburst notwithstanding.