Try a Fender Highway One Stratocaster. Price? Averaging $749.99 - And that ain't bad at all!
http://www.zzounds.com/item--FEN111162
They come in come in Edge-Used / Edge-Approved black. It'd be great as is but if you want all black early era...
...You can swap out the white pickguard, pickup covers and knobs for Edge-Used / Edge-Approved black... and et voila - all black `70's style Stratocaster.
All I've heard from the Highway One's is that the stock pickups are pretty great. But as usual, one could swap them out for Fralin's, Kinman's or other after-market upgrades later.
My .02
