If Epiphone wasn't called Epiphone would you buy one instead of a Gibson?

[Matt.taylor14]

Okay, so I read a forum basically about the difference between Gibson guitars and Epiphone guitars.

 

My question is, what if Epiphone changed its name to a more premium sounding name (on par with Gibson), would it make you tempted to buy more of them because the product sounds more professional and rebuild a reputation Epiphone had before it became "budget" Gibsons?

 

Also, if you would agree that a change of name may sound better for Epiphone, what would you change it too?

 

Thanks

 

Matt