Black
Emperor Swingster model is now upgraded to Emperor Swingster Black Royale and enlisted into the Black Royale Collection made by Epiphone. This series consists of six electric guitars: Les Paul Standard, Wildkat, ES-339 PRO, Riviera Custom P-93, Dot and Emperor Swingster. Ultra elegant looks and vintage tone are combined with supreme craftsmanship on the models of this series. Epiphone`s signature level of quality can be seen in every aspect of these models. Emperor Swingster is probably the most vintage one, as it sports a pair of Swingbucker pickups, which besides being humbuckers, have another role, they are a time machine of sorts made to bring back the feel and taste of '50s and '60s. Split volume and tone controls are accompanied by a three-way toggle pickup switch. These pickups can be split through push-pull switches mounted on volume pots. Bridge section is equipped with tune-o-matic bridge and Bigsby vibrato tailpiece in the back. This construction is backed up by a trapezoid tailpiece. All hardware parts on this model are plated in nickel. Body is made of laminated flamed maple back and sides and spruce sound board. Silver sparkle bining, silver pickguard and a pair of "f" holes are installed on the top. Neck is made of mahogany and it sports a 1960s slim taper contour with glued-in joint. Rosewood-made fingerboard has 22 medium jumbo frets, pearloid block inlays, 1-11/16" string nut and 12" radius.
Chorder.com
Body Shape
LP
feature-bodyShape[0]
113
Body Type
Hollowbody
feature-bodyType[0]
139
Body Construction
Single cutaway
feature-bodyConstruction[0]
268
Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
feature-bodyWood[0]
1182
Body Top Wood
Spruce
feature-bodyTopWood[0]
174
Binding
Silver Sparkle
feature-binding[0]
1453
Carved Top
Yes
feature-carvedTop
16
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic
feature-bridge[0]
58
Bridge
Bigsby
feature-bridge[0]
337
Bridge
Trapezoid Tailpiece
feature-bridge[0]
258
Number of Pickups
2
feature-numberOfPickups[0]
45
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
feature-bridgePickupType[0]
54
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
feature-neckPickupType[0]
49
Controls
Volume
feature-controls[0]
99
Controls
Tone
feature-controls[0]
100
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
feature-pickupSwitchType[0]
62
Neck Wood
Mahogany
feature-neckWood[0]
18
Neck Shape
'60s
feature-neckShape[0]
298
Neck Shape
Slim Taper
feature-neckShape[0]
398
Neck Joint
Glued In
feature-neckJoint[0]
468
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
feature-fingerboardMaterial[0]
81
Number of Frets
22
feature-numberOfFrets[0]
36
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
feature-fretSize[0]
32
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearloid Block
feature-fingerboardInlays[0]
1234
Hardware
Nickel
feature-hardware[0]
67
Number of Strings
6
feature-numberOfStrings[0]
134
Pickguard
Yes
feature-pickguard
89
Scale Length
24-3/4"
feature-scaleLength[0]
72
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
feature-nutWidth[0]
93
Tuners
Grover
feature-tuners[0]
42
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
feature-fingerboardRadius[0]
94
Controls
Push-pull
feature-controls[0]
409
Coil Splitting
Yes
feature-coilSplitting
56
Similar Guitars
Compare
1.
to
2.
Body Shape
LP
ES
Body Type
Hollowbody
Semi-Hollowbody
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Semi acoustic
Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
Mahogany
Body Top Wood
Spruce
Maple (Flame)
Binding
Silver Sparkle
Creme
Carved Top
Yes
No
Bridge
Bigsby/Trapezoid Tailpiece/Tune-O-Matic
Bigsby
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
P-90
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
P-90
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Maple
Neck Shape
'60s/Slim Taper
D-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Glued In
Set neck
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearloid Block
Dot
Hardware
Nickel
Nickel
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.68"
Tuners
Grover
Grover
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
Controls
Push-pull
Tone
Coil Splitting
Yes
No
Post Your Review
To leave a comment you can also log in with
or
1 User Review
oklatex on 2013-04-20 16:33:02
The first one I received, from American Musical Supply, had an electrical problem. With intermittent sound and no sound on the push pull pots. AMS replaced it with no problem and the replacement was excellnet in every respect. Reminds me of my Gretsch 5120; but, much beefier and with more variety in tones. Finish and fit are excellent and the only thing I could have asked for was a hard case, which, according to Gibson/Epiphone is the 940. Do not listen to what the retailers tell you as each one told me a different case. With this one, you do not have to remove the tremolo bar and it is a nice snug fit.
Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale 4.63 out of 5 based on 1 ratings
Disclaimer
This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. If you have more information about Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale please write a review. Some reviews are automatically generated generated by using verbal representation of publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale. User generated reviews of Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale represent opinions of credited authors alone, and do not represent Chorder's opinion.
Rating is an average rating that is calculated by using publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Epiphone Emperor Swingster Black Royale. All trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies.