The Epiphone ETS2-BAG Emperor Swingster Black Aged Gloss is a versatile hollowbody guitar perfect for jazz, blues, rockabilly, and rock. Featuring a 5-ply layered maple body, mahogany neck, and two Epiphone SwingBucker™ pickups, it offers rich sound and smooth playability. Available in Black Aged Gloss, it combines classic and modern elements.
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Body and Neck: The Emperor Swingster™ features a 5-ply layered maple body and a mahogany neck with a SlimTaper™ profile for smooth playability.
Fretboard: It includes an Indian laurel fretboard with block inlays and mother-of-pearl Epiphone and Tree of Life inlays.
Pickups and Controls: Equipped with two Epiphone SwingBucker™ pickups, each with a dedicated volume and tone control, including push/pull switches for series/parallel settings.
Bridge and Tailpiece: The guitar has a LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ bridge on a pinned wooden base and a licensed Bigsby® vibrato with a wire handle.
Specifications
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Body Style: Archtop
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Body Shape: Emperor Swingster
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Body Material: 5-ply Layered Maple
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Top: Layered Maple
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Back: Layered Maple
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Side: Layered Maple
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Binding: 7-Ply Top and Back
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Profile: Slim Taper
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Scale Length: 628.0 mm / 24.724 in
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Fingerboard Material: Laurel
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Fingerboard Radius: 304.0 mm / 11.968 in
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Neck Material: Mahogany
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Fret Count: 20
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Frets: Medium Jumbo
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Nut Material: Graph Tech® NuBone®
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Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
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Inlays: Block
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Joint: Set neck
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Finish: Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
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Bridge: LockTone™ Tune-O-Matic™ on pinned wooden base
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Tailpiece: Licensed Bigsby® vibrato with wire handle
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Tuning Machines: Grover® Rotomatic®
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Pickguard: Gold (FGM), Silver (BAG/DBM), with E logo
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Truss Rod: Dual Action
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Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply Crescent Bullet with E logo
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Control Knobs: Black Top Hat knobs with metal inserts
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Switch Tip: White (BAG/DBM), Black (FGM)
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Switch Washer: Black with Gold Rhythm/Treble
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Strap Buttons: 2 – bottom and shoulder
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Mounting Rings: Black
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Pickup Covers: Nickel (BAG/DBM), Gold (FGM)
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Neck Pickup: Epiphone SwingBucker™ Neck
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Bridge Pickup: Epiphone SwingBucker™ Bridge
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Controls: 2 Volume (2 Push/Pull series/parallel); 2 Tone
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Pickup Selector: 3-way toggle
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Output Jack: 1/4″ Epiphone
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Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
