Many guitarists and bassists secretly wish they had a project guitar they could customise and do their own wild paint job on - but wouldn't dare attempt it on their main pride and joy.

If your giftee guitarist has a creative or practical streak this could be the perfect present. There are a number of shops selling Build Your Own guitar kits but this particular vendor has a good range of prices ($90-500), styles based on many of the most famous guitar designs, and also bass guitar kits.