A Versatile Hollowbody Classic
The Epiphone Emperor Swingster™ 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 SlimTaper™ 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 SwingBucker™ 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 LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ 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.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back Layered Maple
Binding 7-ply Top and Back
Body Material Layered Maple
Body Shape Emperor Swingster
Body Styles Archtop
Side Layered Maple
Top Layered Maple
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Laurel
Fingerboard Radius 304.0mm / 11.97in
Fret Count 20
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Block
Joint Set neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile SlimTaper
Scale Length 628.0mm / 24.72in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup SwingBucker
Controls 2 Volume (2 Push/Pull series/parallel); 2 Tone
Neck Pickup SwingBucker
Output Jack 1/4" Epiphone
Pickup Selector 3 way toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ on pinned wooden base
Control Knobs Black Top Hat knobs with metal inserts
finish Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Mounting Rings Black
Pickguard Gold (FGM), Silver (BAG/DBM), with E logo
Pickup Covers Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and shoulder
Switch Tip White (BAG/DBM), Black (FGM)
Switchwasher Black with Gold Rhythm/Treble
Tailpiece Licensed Bigsby® vibrato with wire handle
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover 2-Ply Crescent Bullet with E logo
Tuner Plating Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Tuning Machines Grover® Rotomatic®
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Headstock Epiphone Large Clipped Dove Wing, 5-Ply binding
Model: ETS2FGMGB1
Headstock Inlay Historic Epiphone logo in Mother of Pearl, Tree of Life in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Epiphone Emperor Swingster, Forest Green Metallic
Epiphone Emperor Swingster, Forest Green Metallic
Setup Included
Setup Included
Our craftory-trained technicians perform a final thorough inspection and detailed setup moments before your instrument is packed and shipped to you.
Free & Fast Shipping
Free & Fast Shipping
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Limited Lifetime Warranty
Limited Lifetime Warranty
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A Versatile Hollowbody Classic
The Epiphone Emperor Swingster™ 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 SlimTaper™ 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 SwingBucker™ 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 LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ 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.
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back Layered Maple
Binding 7-ply Top and Back
Body Material Layered Maple
Body Shape Emperor Swingster
Body Styles Archtop
Side Layered Maple
Top Layered Maple
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Laurel
Fingerboard Radius 304.0mm / 11.97in
Fret Count 20
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Block
Joint Set neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Graph Tech® NuBone®
Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile SlimTaper
Scale Length 628.0mm / 24.72in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup SwingBucker
Controls 2 Volume (2 Push/Pull series/parallel); 2 Tone
Neck Pickup SwingBucker
Output Jack 1/4" Epiphone
Pickup Selector 3 way toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ on pinned wooden base
Control Knobs Black Top Hat knobs with metal inserts
finish Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Mounting Rings Black
Pickguard Gold (FGM), Silver (BAG/DBM), with E logo
Pickup Covers Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and shoulder
Switch Tip White (BAG/DBM), Black (FGM)
Switchwasher Black with Gold Rhythm/Treble
Tailpiece Licensed Bigsby® vibrato with wire handle
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover 2-Ply Crescent Bullet with E logo
Tuner Plating Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
Tuning Machines Grover® Rotomatic®
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Headstock Epiphone Large Clipped Dove Wing, 5-Ply binding
Model: ETS2FGMGB1
Headstock Inlay Historic Epiphone logo in Mother of Pearl, Tree of Life in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
