WOAH!!
Haven't any of you guys ever heard of Epiphone "Elitist" guitars???
These guitars are first-rate copies of Gibson guitars that are made in Japan. Many of them are hand-crafted and blow away their American-made counterparts in quality. Lots of people swear by them. As a matter of fact, most consider the Elitist Les Pauls to be superior to an American made Gibson Les Paul.
How about the Epiphone Elitist Paul McCartney "Texan" acoustic?
That's a sweet plank of wood and it costs nearly $3K
You boys need to get a Googlin'