The ES9 Swingmaster is a big favorite among many players, especially the rockabilly crowd and others, either for its sort of 50's retro look or simply its dramatic, natural blonde finish. Same quality construction as used in the "Supreme" model. Engelhardt says, "Startling to look at. Talked about wherever seen." It is cool.
The ES series (Supreme and Swingmaster) differs from the EM (Maestro) in two primary ways. First, it uses ebony for the fingerboard and tailpiece, and the body is made of "more select woods." Be aware, however, that these better quality woods are chosen for their appearance, since the ES1 and ES9 have a more transparent finish to show off these woods. These instruments receive additional attention and are quite attractive. Ebony trimmed basses also now have aircraft cable on the tailpieces and the bridges have been upgraded to a fitted quartered maple bridge.
Also note that the Swingmaster model is now also available as the "EG-9", which has the same finish and specifications but has the smoothly rounded "Gamba" style corners (as shown at right) rather than the pointed "Violin" style corners of the standard ES-9. Overall length, 72 inches; scale or string length, 42 inches.
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