Hey guys, this is my first post here.. seems like a great forum.

Pretty soon I'm most likely going to be moving in to a new house in which I plan on setting up a project studio in the basement. I really want a nice crisp, strong vocal sound with a lot of articulation and punch. I know much of this depends on your mic/pre combination and recording techniques, but I also know I most likely need some sort of vocal booth to achieve this. I also would like to be able to record acoustic guitar in the same space to get the same characteristics I listed above out of the acoustic guitar as well as the vocals.

My question is: does anyone here consider buying a booth a good idea? I am not a wealthy person so money is an issue, and my good friend and his father are actually construction workers so I could theoretically build this booth with their help for much less money. Is there a particular "budget booth" that really gets the job done or would I be better off building the booth on my own?