- single rounded cutaway thin body, 18.5 in. body width, f-holes, multiple body binding, 20-fret fingerboard with V pearl block inlay, raised pickguard, three New York pickups, double trapeze tailpieces, four knobs, vine peghead inlay, "stairstep" tuning pegs, gold hardware, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, mfg. 1958-1969.

- single round cutaway hollow style, arched bound laminated maple top, two f-holes, bound tortoiseshell pickguard with stylized E logo, laminated maple back/sides, three-piece maple neck, 24.75 in. scale, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/stylized trapeze tailpiece, bound peghead with pearl vine/logo inlay, three-per-side tuners, gold hardware, two covered humbucker pickups with exposed screws, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, mfg. 1982-1992 (as Emperor), 1993-94 (as Emperor II), 1995-current (Joe Pass Emperor II).

- similar to the Joe Pass Emperor II, except in left-handed configuration, available in Natural finish, disc. 2005.

-similar to the Joe Pass Emperor II, except features ProBucker pickups with coil-tapping, available in Antique Natural, Vintage Sunburst, or Wine Red finish, mfg. 2015-present.

- single round hollow cutaway, arched bound spruce top, bound f-holes, maple back/sides/neck, 20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block/abalone triangle inlay, bound peghead with pearl vine/logo inlay, three-per-side tuners, adj. rosewood bridge/Frequensator tailpiece, raised bound black pickguard with stylized E logo, one covered humbucker pickup with exposed screws, two pickguard mounted knobs (v, tone), gold hardware, available in Antique Sunburst (1994-2006), Black Metallic (1994-98), Gold Flake (1994-98), Metallic Burgundy Mist (1994-98), Metallic Light Blue (1994-98), Natural, Silver Flake (1994-98), Turquoise (1994-98), or Vintage Cherry Sunburst (disc. 2007) finish, mfg. 1994-2011.

- single rounded cutaway hollow Emperor-style body, arched spruce top, laminated maple back and sides, two bound f-holes, five-ply body binding, three-piece maple neck, 20-fret five-ply bound rosewood fingerboard with MOP block inlays, five-ply bound headstock with black overlay, Epiphone logo, and pearl vine inlay, three-per-side Grover tuners, rosewood-based with roller saddles tune-o-matic bridge, licensed Bigsby B30 vibrato tailpiece with wire handle, two SwingBucker humbucker pickups with exposed screws (bridge: SwingBucker Plus, neck: SwingBucker), four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, available in Sunrise Orange, Trans. Black (2009-2010), or Wine Red finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. late 2009-present.

- similar to the Emperor Swingster, except available in a Black finish with white accents and chrome hardware or White finish with black accents and gold hardware, mfg. 2012-present.