The Epiphone ETSWDBNB Emperor Swingster™ is a way-cool guitar that excels in a wide range of genres, including jazz, blues, rockabilly, country, and rock.

Epiphone based the Emperor Swingster around the body and neck of the venerable Emperor-II (made famous by jazz master Joe Pass), added a dedicated pair of humbucking pickups, and installed a parallel/series wiring scheme that gives you a range of outstanding tones. From rich and smoky to defined and snappy, the Emperor Swingster makes a first-class musical companion for jazz, blues, rockabilly, country, and rock alike. This hollowbody electric guitar's Tune-o-matic bridge ensures rock-solid stability; a licensed Bigsby vibrato infuses your playing with vintage-tinged textures. And thanks to a multitude of eye-catching appointments, this instrument looks as amazing as it sounds.

SwingBucker pickups yield vintage-inflected twang
At the heart of the Swingster are Epiphone's SwingBucker pickups. Specially designed for the Emperor Swingster, these humbuckers offer excellent no-hum performance and feature classic Alnico V magnets, enamel wire, and overwound coils for the perfect combination of warmth, bite, and twang. Guitarists are completely enamored by the one-of-a-kind vintage-inflected twang that can be coaxed out of the Swingster. Once you plug in, it's hard to put it down!

Series/parallel switching, vintage-style vibrato
Two push-pull tone controls allow you to change each pickup's output individually from parallel to series wiring and create a palette of useful sounds. Go from warm humbucker tones to "quacky" single-coil-type sounds and everything in between. Of course, any swinging machine needs a vibrato - and the Epiphone Emperor Swingster is no exception! The Swingster includes a licensed Bigsby vibrato with an original-style wire handle as preferred by guitar legend Chet Atkins.

This Swingster brings the visual bling
Epiphone tops off the great-playing, awesome-sounding Emperor Swingster with visual flair. You get a multi-bound headstock with the classic mother-of-pearl vine inlay, premium Grover tuners, and a multi-bound, 22-fret Indian laurel fingerboard with block inlays. If you're ready for a professional guitar with unique features and a killer price tag, swing into a new Emperor Swingster today!

Features:

• Based around the body and neck of the venerable Emperor-II
• 2 SwingBucker pickups deliver the perfect blend of warmth, bite, and twang
• Series/parallel wiring supplies a full palette of useful sounds
• Licensed Bigsby vibrato with original-style wire handle creates vintage-tinged textures
• Easy-playing 22-fret Indian laurel fingerboard with block inlays
• Rock-solid Tune-o-matic bridge and premium Grover Rotomatic tuners
• Eye-catching multi-bound headstock with the classic mother-of-pearl vine inlay

Specs:

• General Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• Body Type: Semi-hollowbody
• Body Shape: Emperor Swingster Singlecut
• Body Material: Maple
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Color: Delta Blue Metallic
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Shape: Slim Taper
• Radius: 12"
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Blocks
• Number of Frets: 20
• Scale Length: 24.724"
• Nut Width: 1.692"
• Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone
• Bridge/Tailpiece: LockTone Tune-O-Matic Bridge with pinned Laurel base, Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
• Neck Pickup: Epiphone SwingBucker Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Epiphone SwingBucker Humbucker
• Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone (push/pull series parallel), 3-way toggle pickup switch
• Strings: .11-.50

The Epiphone Emperor Swingster injects twangy, vintage character into a classic design.