Aren't most Epis made in China nowadays? Korea has become too expensive, so it's either Nam, Indonesia or China.
If I was Henry J, I'd regard these as a bit too close for comfort to Gibson's current TB IV. Same wood, same pups, same construction, same hardware, same fins. That is asking for cannibalizing sales, not everyone will pay three times as much for a Gibson trc as opposed to an Epi one if everything else is that close. My hunch is that these models will either disappear quickly (like the Elitist TBird did) or that Gibson will give its TBird a facelift in the near future.
The Zenith bass did not last long with Epi either, they are kinda quick in kicking things out if the sales aren't right.