GS-Travel-E Mahogany : Problems With Electronics

I bought the guitar with the pickup system installed. I love the actual guitar, it plays and sounds excellent, especially for the price. I gave it 2 stars for features and quality because the pickup system didn't work from the beginning. In fact, you can hear the electronics inside rattling around. Obviously, no one tested this instrument and just tossed it in the case as is. Since I bought this from the US, I didn't want to spend the next year returning it for a new one that worked (it took about 2 or 3 months to ship it here). However, I am very disappointed that I spent the extra money for the pickups and it never worked plugged in. If you buy this guitar, save your money and install the pickups yourself.