Always worth trying out another guitar... let us know what you think, if you get your hands on it!
And speaking of Epiphones... well, this is beyond a long shot, but somewhere in Manila, unless some unspeakable piece of slime has destroyed it, there is a late 70s Epiphone PR765 that was stolen from my house in the QC in 1991. There wouldn't be more than one in the country, it's an unusual guitar even on the other side of the pond, not many were made. Fancy, 3-piece rosewood back, spruce top with a few repaired but still visible cracks, lots of inlay.
Anyone's ever seen it, let me know, I'd gladly buy it back. Sentiment and all...