So after gassing for a Les Paul style for a while and trying all the Epiphones I could get my hands on I finally got hold of this baby:
She's a chinese made Burny (Fernandes brand name for their copies). Plays so much nicer than any of the Epiphones I tried. Also tried a few SX's which were nice but the ones in the colours I liked had problems. The Burny also worked out cheaper than the Epiphones and just a bit more than the SX.
Rob.