I think that's a fascinating story and I got the same results you did when I did a Bing search.

If you don't get any further in your search, try the Epiphone website. They have a customer support page and you can email them from there.

In the past, I've seen, or think I've seen, electronics such as TV's at the big box stores (Costco, Best Buy, etc.) that aren't quite the same as those sold by other retailors. In other words, they seemed to be 'special' models with different specs than those offered at other than discount stores. Maybe Guitar Center is doing something similar.