OK well, this should be interesting. He has decided he wants something along the lines of this:
Which is pretty cool, but obviously a very different guitar, so it will be 'inspired by' rather than a duplication. I'll do a brown burst and then satin poly and let him take care of the relicing.
Ordered a few bits and pieces, a simple trapeze stop tail, roller bridge and some adapter ferrules for some locking 3+3 vintage style gotohs I have here. Will probably swap the nut out as well I think.
I've sent him away to think about headstock shape and logo now.