Yup, it was, and I like it in every other way. As mentioned in that thread, it's very basic and the pots aren't exceedingly powerful, but it's fine for me just playing at home.
Thomann are taking their time replying. If I can get a discount voucher or sumfin' out of them I'll probably go with that. But I do want some sort of compensation, even if it's a cheap guitar - after all, the money I gave them had no 'defects'