man, please... DON'T get a bronze BC Rich.
Just go for something else! lol
btw, if you're beginning, you don't need a 100w amp!!! And your friend having one is really far from being a good reason to buy one. I'm starting to be fairly good at guitar and i play in a 30w bass amp, wich sounds WAY louder than enough for any practice you could think of. And since you probably won't be doing gigs so soon, you really shouldn't shell out like 600$ for an amp like that.