> It was originally a brand in its own right, one of Gibson's 
> competitors. 
> Evidently they couldn't quite make make it after WWII and 
> Gibson bought 
> them out in the 50s.
> 
> Lately, Epiphone is a cheap Gibson clone made under contract 
> at whatever 
> far eastern factory will bid the lowest, although there are a few 
> Epiphone models with no Gibson counterpart.
> 

The Beatles used to use Epiphones didn't they? Otherwise I would never
have heard of the brand.

Bob


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