Emperor Swingster
A Versatile Hollowbody Classic
The Epiphone Emperor Swingsterâ„¢ is a way-cool guitar that excels in a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, rockabilly, country, and rock. This hollowbody has a 5-ply layered maple body, mahogany neck with a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaperâ„¢ profile, Indian laurel fretboard with block inlays, mother of pearl Epiphone and Tree of Life inlays on the large Clipped Dove Wing headstock, Grover® Rotomatic® tuning machines, and two Epiphone SwingBuckerâ„¢ pickups, each with a dedicated volume and tone control. Push/pull switches are built into each volume control to provide series/parallel switching for the pickups, and along with the 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, give you a broad selection of tonal options. The LockToneâ„¢ Tune-O-Maticâ„¢ bridge is mounted on a pinned wooden base so it won't move out of place when you use the licensed Bigsby® vibrato with wire handle. Available in Forest Green Metallic with gold hardware, or Black Aged Gloss and Delta Blue Metallic finishes with nickel hardware.
The Epiphone Emperor Swingsterâ„¢ is a way-cool guitar that excels in a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, rockabilly, country, and rock. This hollowbody has a 5-ply layered maple body, mahogany neck with a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaperâ„¢ profile, Indian laurel fretboard with block inlays, mother of pearl Epiphone and Tree of Life inlays on the large Clipped Dove Wing headstock, Grover® Rotomatic® tuning machines, and two Epiphone SwingBuckerâ„¢ pickups, each with a dedicated volume and tone control. Push/pull switches are built into each volume control to provide series/parallel switching for the pickups, and along with the 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, give you a broad selection of tonal options. The LockToneâ„¢ Tune-O-Maticâ„¢ bridge is mounted on a pinned . . .
Body Style
Archtop
Body Shape
Emperor Swingster
Body Material
Layered Maple
Top
Layered Maple
Back
Layered Maple
Side
Layered Maple
Binding
7-Ply Top and Back
Profile
Slim Taper
Scale Length
628.0 mm / 24.724 in
Fingerboard Material
Indian Laurel
Fingerboard Radius
304.0 mm / 11.968 in
Fret Count
20
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width
43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays
Block
Joint
Set neck
Finish
Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Bridge
LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ on pinned wooden base
Tailpiece
Licensed Bigsby® vibrato with wire handle
Tuning Machines
Grover® Rotomatic®
Pickguard
Gold (FGM), Silver (BAG/DBM), with E logo
Truss Rod
Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover
2-Ply Crescent Bullet with E logo
Control Knobs
Black Top Hat knobs with metal inserts
Switch Tip
White (BAG/DBM), Black (FGM)
Switch washer
Black with Gold Rhythm/Treble
Strap Buttons
2 - bottom and shoulder
Mounting Rings
Black
Pickup Covers
Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Neck Pickup
Epiphone SwingBucker™ Neck
Bridge Pickup
Epiphone SwingBucker™ Bridge
Controls
2 Volume (2 Push/Pull series/parallel); 2 Tone
Pickup Selector
3 way toggle
Output Jack
1/4" Epiphone
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
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