A year or so ago I bought an Epiphone Dot Studio which is basically a 335 with no fingerboard dots, single volume and single tone controls. Mine has black hardware and a faded cherry finish. The pickups are acceptable, though a little lacking in character, and will be replaced eventually with something rockier at the bridge and jazzier at the neck. Playability is great. Looks cool.
Weak points? The tuning machines were absolute crap and not what the literature said would be on it, so I replaced them with black chrome Gotoh 510s. The output jack is simple fastened to the side without a jack plate and in my experience this will eventually become a problem so I have purchased a black jack plate to install.
However, in spite of the weaknesses, it's a pretty good basic chassis for hotrodding, and has a nice resonant body with lots of natural sustain. It was a factory second with a slight finish flaw so it was even cheaper than the usual street value.
Cheap Asian goods? Yup...but I've bought more than my share of Canadian gear so my conscience is clear. LOL.
Peace, Mooh.