davis had that guitar shaped after an axe and its in purple.haha.it'd be epic if your friend bought it.
someone whos new in guitar generally cant hear the tonal difference anyway.
its comes with time and experience. his 2nd guitar will probably be to his tastes tonally. imo
LOL they still have that axe the last time I went there. That is one of the coolest thing ever seen. :mrgreen: