Thank you too, I’ve dusted it off and mostly everything I remember about it (except, I’m sure, the quality) is wrong.
One thing is, Epiphone often makes several different qualities of the same type. Not sure what model you have, but some are indeed not so good. For example, the SG style has 3 different versions. The G400 is basically a copy of the Gibson SG, with set neck, trapazoid inlays, seperate controls for each pickup and quality Alinco pickups. The G300 is the same electronics, but they save money using a bolt on neck and dot inlays. I recently owned one for about a week, and it was pretty nice. Then they have the Special model, with only one set of controls for both of the cheaper quality pickups. The Special models can be pretty poor quality. They also made some mediocre strat copies for a while.
They also make a few that Gibson doesn’t make. The Casino as noted by other posters is one. Another one I like is the Wilshire, sometimes called a “Batwing Epiphone” because of the headstock shape. It’s kind of like a telecaster but with humbuckers and a set neck. They were originally made in the 60s, but have been reissued occasionally.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-limited-edition-wilshire-pro-electric-guitar