Australia Warranty Terms & Conditions

This limited warranty only applies to the original purchaser who is an Australian resident. It covers all Taylor instruments, branded gig bags, cases, pickups, and pickup systems from defects in workmanship and materials under normal use for a period of 2 years from the date of purchase. This warranty may be extended for instruments only (excluding any electronic components) for an additional 10 years if the instrument is registered with Taylor within 6 months of initial purchase. Limitations and restrictions apply. Please view the full-length Australian Limited Warranty terms and conditions below for complete details.

Taylor-Listug operating at 1900 Gillespie Way, El Cajon, CA, 92020 (telephone: +1 619 258 1207) ("TAYLOR") grants you the following limited warranty ("Limited Warranty") for guitars of the brand "Taylor Guitars" as well as certain other products of that brand (as specified below), in each case provided that (i) you are the first end-user owner of the product, (ii) you are resident in the country of Australia and (ii) you have purchased the product from an authorized Taylor Guitars dealer. A list of current authorized dealers is available at http://www.taylorguitars.com/dealers.

Limited warranty for instruments and certain other products. TAYLOR warrants solely to you, but not to any subsequent owner, that (i) all Taylor Guitars instruments ("Instruments") remain free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for 2 years from the date of your purchase and (ii) that all Taylor Guitars-branded gig bags, cases, pickups and pickup systems (electric guitar pickups, installed acoustic pickups and pickup systems and pickup systems sold separately) remain free from defects in materials, workmanship under normal use for a period of 2 years from the date of your purchase. The warranty on Instruments stated in (i) above will be extended for an additional 10 years (except, however, in respect of any electronic components mounted in or on the Instrument) if you register your Instrument within six months of the date of your purchase by providing the requisite information on the website www.taylorguitars.com/support/owners-registration. For the avoidance of doubt, such warranty extension is not available for any products other than Instruments.

If you make a valid claim under this Limited Warranty, TAYLOR will at its choice either repair the defective product or replace its defective parts without charge to you for either parts or labor.
For such repair or replacement ("Warranty Repair"), TAYLOR may utilize the materials and parts then in use rather than the original materials and parts used for production of the product.
TAYLOR may choose to have the Warranty Repair carried out on its behalf by an authorized Taylor Guitars dealer, distributor or repair center.

Limitations. The obligations of TAYLOR under this Limited Warranty are limited to repair or replacement of parts of the product found to be defective. In no event shall TAYLOR be liable under this Limited Warranty for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to time, wages or lost profits, of any nature or kind or for damages to or loss of property.

Exclusions. This Limited Warranty does not apply:

1. to deviations solely involving subjective personal likes or judgments, in particular on tone, material, grain characteristics or colors of wood, and  finishing;
2. to setups, adjustments, routine maintenance of any kind, strings, and batteries;
3. to normal wear and tear of the Instrument or its parts (including but not limited to normal wear and tear or breakage of frets, nuts, the saddle, controls, switches, jacks, plated surfaces, tuning machines or pickguards), to normal wear and tear of the case or gig bag (including but not limited to handles, zippers, latches, case and bag hardware and finish), or to normal wear and tear of any other product or its parts;
4. to defects, damage or deterioration that are part of normal usage or that are caused by accidents, misuse, neglect, abuse, improper maintenance or improper storage (including but not limited to exposure to extremes of temperature or humidity, extreme change of temperature, exposure to sunlight, moisture, body salts and acids), or by the use of accessories (including but not limited to, damage from use of guitar straps, guitar stands, or guitar hangers), or to signs of aging;
5. to defects or damage to an instrument that has had work performed on it by or has otherwise been repaired or modified by any person other than a TAYLOR certified technician at an authorized TAYLOR service center;
6. to defects asserted by any purchaser who did not purchase the product from an authorized TAYLOR dealer;
7. to any Instrument on which the serial number has been removed or altered or tampered with in any fashion.

Taylor Guitars reserves the right to modify, refine, or improve its instruments, parts, and pickup systems, including make mechanical and electrical refinements and substituting wood species, without any responsibility to modify, exchange, replace or repair any previously purchased product or parts thereof to meet prior specifications.

Claim Procedures. In order to make a claim under this Limited Warranty, you must first contact TAYLOR (or, alternatively, any authorized Taylor Guitars dealer, distributor or repair center). A list of current authorized repair centers is available at https://www.taylorguitars.com/support/repair-centers. If you plan to ship your guitar instead of visiting a repair center in person, you must first call TAYLOR for a return authorization number. Call Customer Service +1 619 258 1207. After getting a return authorization, you must obtain and pay for any permits required to export from your country to the US ; then you must send the product with any required permits, with shipping and insurance prepaid by you, to TAYLOR at 1900 Gillespie Way, El Cajon, CA, 92020 to the Attention of the Repair Department and listing the RA (return authorization) number on the outside of the box, together with (a) evidence confirming the original purchase by you (such as a copy of the sales invoice or receipt, a credit card slip, or the like); (b) a brief description of the nature of the asserted defect and photographic or other documentary evidence requested by TAYLOR; and (c) your name and phone number and your address to which the product is to be returned. If you fail to contact TAYLOR prior to exporting your guitar from your country, or if you fail to get any necessary permit for your guitar, the guitar could be subject to government confiscation and/or TAYLOR may not be able to obtain a permit to ship it back to you in your country.

If your claim is valid, the product will be returned to you upon completion of the Warranty Repair, shipping, permits and insurance to be paid by you. In the event it is determined that an asserted defect is not covered by or is excluded from this Limited Warranty, you will be contacted with an estimate of repairs. If you do not give approval for the cost of the repair, then the product will be returned to you without repair or replacement; any costs for shipping, permits and insurance are to be paid by you.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, TAYLOR does not make any other express warranty than stated herein or any implied warranty, in particular not regarding the fitness for a particular purpose or its merchantability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, no representation or warranty made by any TAYLOR salesperson, dealer, agent, representative or employee shall be binding upon TAYLOR other than as set forth herein.

Non-transferability. This Limited Warranty is not transferable or assignable in whole or in part without TAYLOR's prior written consent.

Other Legal Remedies. This Limited Warranty is offered in addition to, and does not affect, other rights and remedies available to you under the law.

Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage.  You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.

Effective April 24, 2018