well,
if you have the money to spare, i say go for the Gibson. but i don't suspect that you have that kind of money for a guitar to spare.
i would go for the Epiphone because the price is mucho acceptable and you don't sacrifice enough quality to make the Gibson a better buy. but play both before you buy them to see if the difference is worth the money.
Epiphones have decent quality for great prices while Gibsons have great quality for but their price tags normally match the production date.
so...........my point should be fairly obvious.
no sarcasm intended.