Black Royale Series

The Epiphone Black Royale Collection brings together some of Epiphone's most iconic electric guitars, from vintage standards to new twists on old favorites, all with a beautiful Black Pearl, fine metallic color finish with silver sparkle binding. No other guitar manufacturer can boast of such a collection that combines classic looks, vintage tone, and modern construction. But most importantly, the Black Royale collection is Epiphone's salute to its many fans, a sincere thank you to Epiphone players around the world who think of Epiphone as their very own instrument company.

See Also:

• Royale Series
• Red Royale Series

Contents 1 Models 1.1 Les Paul Black Royale 1.2 Dot Black Royale 1.3 Wildkat Black Royale 1.4 Riviera P93 Black Royale 1.5 Emperor Swingster Black Royale 1.6 ES-339 PRO Black Royale

Models

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Les Paul Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Mahogany Body
• Plain Maple veneer

Neck:

• Set Mahogany Neck with SlimTaper profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays
• 22 Medium-Jumbo frets
• 12" fingerboard radius
• 24.75" scale length
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• 1-ply Silver-Sparkle body & neck binding

Electronics:

• Alnico Classic & Classic Plus humbucker pickups
• 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

• LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
• 14:1 ratio Grover die-cast tuners
• Nickel Hardware
• Black reflector knobs
• Elevated pickguard

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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Dot Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Semi-hollow body construction
• Laminated Maple Top, Back & Sides

Neck:

• Set mahogany neck with 60's SlimTaper profile
• Rosewood Fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays
• Sloped Dovewing Headstock with pearloid Dot inlay
• 22 Medium-Jumbo frets
• 12" fingerboard radius
• 24.75" scale length
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• 1-ply Silver-Sparkle body & neck binding

Electronics:

• 2 Alnico Classic & Classic Plus humbucker pickups
• 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Nickel Hardware
• LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
• 18:1 ratio Grover Kidney tuners
• Black reflector knobs
• Elevated white pickguard

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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Wildkat Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Semi Solid body construction
• Mahogany body
• Laminated Maple Top

Neck:

• Set mahogany neck with 60's SlimTaper profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid Dot inlays
• 22 Medium-Jumbo frets
• 12" fingerboard radius
• Dovewing headstock with vintage Epiphone metal badge
• 24.75" scale length
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• 1-ply Silver Sparkle body, f-hole & neck

Electronics:

• P-90 R & T Single Coil Pickups
• Master Vol. Bridge & Neck Vol. Master Tone controls
• 3-way switch

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge with Bigsby Tremolo
• 14:1 ratio Grover Kidney tuners
• TopHat knobs with metal inserts

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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Riviera P93 Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Laminated maple top, back & sides
• Mahogany center block
• Hand-scalloped bracing and sound post

Neck:

• Set mahogany neck with SlimTaper "C" profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays
• Crown inlay on headstock
• 12" fingerboard radius
• 22 medium-jumbo frets
• 24.75" scale length
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• 1-ply Silver sparkle body & neck binding

Electronics:

• Three Alnico-V P-90 pickups
• Middle pickup wired for reverse polarity
• 3 Vol. 1 Tone controls
• 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• Tune-o-matic bridge with Bigsby B70 vibrato tailpiece
• 14:1 ratio wilkinson tuners
• White elevated pickguard
• Black reflector knobs

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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Emperor Swingster Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Select spruce top
• Laminated maple back & sides
• Hand-scalloped bracing and sound post

Neck:

• Set 3-piece hard maple neck with SlimTaper profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays
• Clipped-ear headstock with "Vine of Life" inlay
• 14" fingerboard radius
• 20 medium-jumbo frets
• 24.75" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• 5-ply Silver Sparkle binding on headstock, neck, and body
• 1-ply Silver Sparkle binding on F holes

Electronics:

• Epiphone Alnico-V Swingbucker & Swingbucker Plus pickups
• 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls with push-pull series/parallel
• 3-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Gold hardware
• Tune-o-matic bridge with roller saddle and rosewood base
• Licensed Bigsby B30 vibrato tailpiece with wire handle
• 14:1 ratio Grover tuners
• Black reflector knobs

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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ES-339 PRO Black Royale

• 2012-Current

Body:

• Semi-hollow body construction
• Laminated Maple Body & Sides

Neck:

• Set mahogany neck with 60's SlimTaper profile
• Rosewood Fingerboard with pearloid Dot inlays
• 22 Medium-Jumbo frets
• 12" fingerboard radius
• Sloped Dovewing Headstock with pearloid pineapple inlay
• 24.75" scale length
• 1.68" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply Silver-Sparkle body & neck binding

Electronics:

• 2 Alnico Classic PRO humbucker pickups
• 2 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• Vol. controls with push/pull coil tapping
• 3-way switch

Hardware:

• Nickel Hardware
• LockTone Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
• 14:1 ratio Grover Kidney tuners
• TopHat knobs with metal inserts

Colors:

• Black Pearl (BP)

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