Setzer: A knock version of Gibson, they're pretty good, but i'd still recommend a fender over it. They start off around $200
a) they're not knock-off, they're owned by gibson as mentioned above.

b) recommending fender isn't the thing to do here - as epiphone makes mostly humbucker equipped models, and has a lot of hollow body models too (i should know, as my main axe is the noel gallagher union jack supernova sheriton). i personally can't stand the twang of those fender single coil guitars - not enough meat for my space rocking tastes.

c) they also make high end stuff too, like the john lennon signatures and so forth.

i just found your comment to be a little demeaning to my favorite guitar manufacturer