I purchased one of these kits from an on-line seller several months ago and put it together.  My review will strike a middle ground between the others that have already been written on Amazon.com.  Compared with the Saga Telecaster copy kit (which I've also reviewed), this one actually is a bit easier to assemble.  Most notably, feeding the wires through the pre-cut holes is considerably easier.  The kit I received was wired correctly; however, I've read more than one review on the Internet from purchasers who have received badly wired kits, so maybe I was lucky.  The body on my guitar was pretty nice looking, so I went with no paint, no stain, just lacquer clear coat.  Clearly, the body consists of several pieces of wood put together, but it finished very nicely.  Given my previous experience trying to stain a Saga P-bass kit and painting a Saga Tele kit, the natural look is the way to go.  OK, so it might look a little like a cutting board -- just keep it out of the kitchen...  The strings I received were far worse than those with the other two Saga kits (Tele copy and P-bass) I've built.  The problem was that two of them were terribly kinked.  Because I've assembled the kit as a gift and will be replacing the strings with some nice GHS Boomers before Christmas 2009 anyway, it's not a problem that the G and D strings don't fret properly at about the 9th and 10th frets:  the new strings will fix it.  The fingerboard is fine (actually looks quite nice after a little fretboard oil treatment), the frets are fine, and the electronic are fine.  The "whammy bar" works OK, but I'm not a big fan of them.  My suggestion to the recipient of the Christmas present will probably be to avoid it and practice on the fundamentals.  Truthfully, I like the Tele kit better, despite the overly small pre-cut wiring holes.  Perhaps more importantly than anything else, the "T" kit sounds more like its Fender inspiration than the "S" kit sounds like its Fender inspiration.  Still, it was a fairly easy, fun project and looks very cool.
I purchased one of these kits from an on-line seller several months ago and put it together. My review will strike a middle ground between the others that have already been written on Amazon. com. Compared with the Saga Telecaster copy kit (which I've also reviewed), this one actually is a bit easier to assemble. Most notably, feeding the wires through the pre-cut holes is considerably easier. The kit I received was wired correctly; however, I've read more than one review on the Internet from purchasers who have received badly wired kits, so maybe I was lucky. The body on my guitar was pretty nice looking, so I went with no paint, no stain, just lacquer clear coat. Clearly, the body consists of several pieces of wood put together, but it finished very nicely. Given my previous experience trying to stain a Saga P-bass kit and painting a Saga Tele kit, the natural look is the way to go. OK, so it might look a little like a cutting board -- just keep it out of the kitchen... The strings I received were far worse than those with the other two Saga kits (Tele copy and P-bass) I've built. The problem was that two of them were terribly kinked. Because I've assembled the kit as a gift and will be replacing the strings with some nice GHS Boomers before Christmas 2009 anyway, it's not a problem that the G and D strings don't fret properly at about the 9th and 10th frets:  the new strings will fix it. The fingerboard is fine (actually looks quite nice after a little fretboard oil treatment), the frets are fine, and the electronic are fine. The "whammy bar" works OK, but I'm not a big fan of them. My suggestion to the recipient of the Christmas present will probably be to avoid it and practice on the fundamentals. Truthfully, I like the Tele kit better, despite the overly small pre-cut wiring holes. Perhaps more importantly than anything else, the "T" kit sounds more like its Fender inspiration than the "S" kit sounds like its Fender inspiration. Still, it was a fairly easy, fun project and looks very cool.