erm no difference. my yamaha MII, and it sucks 10times more than kgarage. epiphone also somehow overprices their guitar lor... like under gibson, then the copies must be very good, so they think they can increase the price.
i didn't say i dun like epi.. but their lower end ones are really shit. at least those prophecy series are good ... i will get them if I got 1K+ to spend.
actually when u choose guitars, u dont really judge where it is made from. It is the QC that is important.
Whether or not, it's best if u go down to da shop and try it out. Btw, i feel that low-mid range epiphones here are overpriced. The price of the epi les paul special II which cost $300 (rounded up) can be used to get something better.