well if you are looking at a $200 budget, look on ebay and look for Saga kits. They suck with their electronics but you can switch them out. The kit some people sell with shipping is about 120 for a strat or tele type and a LP goes for as cheap with shipping as 170. Well you can use the electronics in it but they suck like i said. Lets see, the kit comes with a pre-cut and routed body and fretted and nutted neck. You can paint it what ever color you want as long as you buy the paint yourself. It comes unfinished so you will need to buy a finishing coat. Its a really good deal. I got the LP style. Im customizing the intire thing. Good luck with what ever you do.