Well, Im not sure which one is the better buy cause they all might seem to play the same since they are the ranging in the same priceline. I have never heard of Silvertone or Fernandes... It really depends what you wanna play. If your into rock, blues, jazz, ect. Go for the Ibanez cause of the pickups and it might resemble a Stratocaster. But if you wanna play with heavy metal and stuff like that, the BC RICH might be good cause of those double humbuckers. Not sure of the Epiphone though...