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I now have experience with both. The route on the zone is unique to those pickups and I could not find replacements that fit. I did however talk to Fender and managed a set from them. At the time they had one neck and a few bridge pickups remaining. I replaced the preamp with a Nordstrand...

I now have experience with both. The route on the zone is unique to those pickups and I could not find replacements that fit. I did however talk to Fender and managed a set from them. At the time they had one neck and a few bridge pickups remaining. I replaced the preamp with a Nordstrand...

I just installed a Nordstrand in my Zone Jazz and love it. Comes pre-wired and soldered with all pots.

I want to buy a Shure ULXD14 wireless for my bass. I will use it primarily in North and South Carolina. It comes in 3 "models", each a different frequency range. Can anyone tell me how to determine which would be best for my area?

New to this board so not sure how to send you my email without public post but am interested. Would like pics and FOB.

With a reamer tool do you go from outside in or inside out?

Never even thought of the dremmel. Sounds like it should work. Thanks.

Can I drill out holes that are for mini pots to make them big enough for a standard pot without doing damage to the finish? Will it crack the surrounding area? Any precautions our experience on this issue would be appreciated.

Anyone had any experience replacing pickups in an American Zone? I can seem to find anything that will fit correctly. I would appreciate any advise or experience anyone has on this.

Thank you. Just looking at the pic they looked like normal size and not the mini's.

I have a Fender American Zone. The preamp has failed and I want to replace it with one of the Nordstrand 3B preamps. Since the EQ pots on my zone are smaller than normal pots I would like to just use them with the new preamp but I cannot find tech data about pot values on the Nordstrand. Does...

I have just purchased an American Zone. I am having trouble with the front pickup cutting out. I suspect the pan/blend pot and am replacing that once new one arrives however if the issue turns out to be the pickup itself, does anyone know if these pickups are unique to the zone and where I might...