Fender Warranty

[Youngspanion]

I bought a new American Made G&L L2000 a couple of months ago and I had a problem recently with the pick up selection switch. Under warranty for 10 years, I brought it to a G&L authorized service center and had it fixed. Fixed at no cost to me except the cost of gas and tolls. Great.

Does Fender have this service with its instruments? Are they under Warranty and does it matter what country of origin it was made?

[mmbongo]

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (“FMIC”) warrants this Fender brand instrument to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for as long as it is owned by the original retail purchaser, except that pickups, switches, jacks, controls, all other electronic components, tuning machines, hardware, pickguards, plated surfaces, gig bags, cases and case hardware are warranted for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase. This warranty applies only to the original retail purchaser when this instrument is purchased from an Authorized Fender Dealer and is subject to the limitations set forth herein.


So basically, they have a lifetime warranty against the wood falling apart.

[acubass]

I recently had to have warranty repair or rather replacement because the truss rod was maxed out. 90 days is the expected turnaround time. I have had the for 3 years. No questions were asked. Th bass in question is a Reggie Hamilton jazz bass. Luckily the electronics are fine. B/c there us only a 1 year coverage on those.