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Teye™-Guitars Warranty
Limited Lifetime Warranty
A promise to the original owner of a Teye guitar: The Electric Gypsy will be free of faults for the time that you own it (limited lifetime warranty). Anything that goes wrong other than through violent playing, accident, or tinkering with the instrument will be fixed or replaced free of charge. This excludes normal wear and tear (see a full list of exclusions below). Even if the mishap is not covered by the warranty, I will fix your guitar for a nominal fee. You should be very happy with your guitar, always, and I will do whatever it takes to achieve that, within reasonable limits. Even if you destroy your guitar on purpose, during a very inspired musical moment, yes even when you decided to modify the instrument and are now sorry, I will fix her without overcharging you.
All this of course only applies to instruments that come guaranteed from my workshop: i.e. purchased original from official Teye-dealers, or direct. For guitars bought on eBay, please see below.
Voiding the Warranty
The limited lifetime warranty is voided if you dive in to steal my secrets. The electronics are arranged in such a manner that you can easily replace the output jack or replace pickups. Anything else has been secured by black-boxing, and if you make efforts to dig deeper you will damage stuff. Please don’t. The wiring on this guitar is radically different from any other guitar: there is nothing here for you to repair or modify, and you will lose your warranty.
This warranty does not cover:
- Any instrument on which the serial number has been removed or altered.
- Any instrument not purchased from either me directly or from an authorized dealer, or upon which unauthorized repair or service work has been carried out.
- Any instrument which has not been registered at my workshop or web site within one month of purchase, or whose warranty card has been altered or includes false or incomplete information.
- Any instrument that has been damaged due to an accident, negligence or misuse.
- Shipping damage of any kind.
- Normal “wear and tear”, including but not limited to any discoloration, fading or damage to the original finish, or worn frets, strings, tuners, hardware and plating.
- Any subjective issues such as “tone”.
- Any instrument that has been subjected to extremes of humidity and temperature.
- Any workshop installed electronics and hardware after two years from the original date of purchase.
- Gold plating.
The Official Stuff
Teye/Teyeguitars make no other express warranty of any kind whatsoever. All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, exceeding the specific provisions of this warranty are hereby disclaimed and excluded from this warranty. Some states and/or countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties so that the above may not apply to you.
Teye shall not be liable for any special, indirect consequential, incidental or other similar damage suffered by the purchaser or any third party, including without limitation, damages for loss or profits or business or damages resulting from use or performance of the instrument, whether in contract or in tort, even if Teye/Teyeguitars or its authorized representative has been advised of such damages, and Teye/Teyeguitars shall not be liable for any expenses, claims or suits arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing.
If at any time during the warranty, this guitar malfunctions due to faulty materials and workmanship, Teye guitars will, at it’s sole discretion, repair the defect without charge or replace it with a model of similar specification and value that does not exceed the original purchase price of the guitar.
To obtain warranty assistance, this guitar must be taken to an authorized Teye/Teyeguitars dealer with a copy of the sales receipt to obtain a return authorization prior to return to the workshop.
All shipping and insurance, including any perceived “collector” value, are the sole responsibility of the original purchaser.
On arrival at the Teye/Teyeguitars workshop, a determination will be made whether the defect is covered under the terms of the warranty. If the repair is covered under the terms of the warranty, it will be repaired at no cost to the original purchaser including return shipping. If the repair is not covered under warranty, an estimate of the cost of the repair to the original purchaser will be given. Rates for repair: hourly shop rate is $75, and parts will be provided at nominal cost. Please be advised that our proprietary parts are superior but expensive.
- There is never any manufacturer’s warranty on Teye-guitars sold on eBay, regardless of what the description promises. There are no new Teye-guitars on eBay, regardless of what the description promises.
Final Thoughts on the warranty:
I state here my honest intention to let you enjoy this guitar to the fullest. If shipping is too expensive or troublesome, I will try to talk you or your guitar tech through a repair. Please, contact us if you have any questions at all regarding your guitar.