Flats on a Fender Am St P Bass

[lancer]

Hi Guys,
I just need a bit of advice!
I have just bought a new p bass and would like to string it with GHS precision flats 45-105.
Will the the neck be OK?
It's just that I put the same strings on a MIM P and it maxed the truss rod out.
I could not get a low action
Thanks 😊

[KiOgon]

I use GHS Precision Flats 50 - 105 on 3 P basses at the moment & they're all fine. You should certainly not have a problem.

Cheerz, John

[EssentialTension]

I've used GHS and other flats on P basses for years and never had any problem. GHS flats are not really high tension anyway so if a MIM couldn't handle them I would say there was something wrong with the bass. Precisionswere factory fitted with high tension
Fender flats til the mid 70s.

[EssentialTension]

Also, my son has La Bella flats on a US standard P bass. No problem.

[David67]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]La Bella flats on all my precisions MIM and MIA...no problems...[/font][/color]

[JapanAxe]

My P came with D'Addario Chromes fitted, absolutely fine despite these strings apparently being on the high tension side.

[Mr Fretbuzz]

La Bella on my P and it sounds great, no issues

[lancer]

Thanks for the advice fellas

[dannybuoy]

Just make sure you string through the bridge and not the body, otherwise you might break them!

[Edenburgh]

Interesting how the tension in strings can vary so much. Used to have a MIM Roadworn Jazz and tried it with Rotosound '77 Flats, but they felt like they were going to rip the neck off when they were tuned up to pitch.
Now my '77 P-Bass has Thomastik Infeld flats and they are just perfect (I know it's all subjective). If you can get a hold of TI flats, I cannot recommend them highly enough. Mine have been on for over a year, rehearsed & gigged regularly and still sound awesome...I reckon I've got a couple more years left in them which, in my mind, justifies the slightly pricey purchase price.

[Musicman20]

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Interesting how the tension in strings can vary so much. Used to have a MIM Roadworn Jazz and tried it with Rotosound '77 Flats, but they felt like they were going to rip the neck off when they were tuned up to pitch.
Now my '77 P-Bass has Thomastik Infeld flats and they are just perfect (I know it's all subjective). If you can get a hold of TI flats, I cannot recommend them highly enough. Mine have been on for over a year, rehearsed & gigged regularly and still sound awesome...I reckon I've got a couple more years left in them which, in my mind, justifies the slightly pricey purchase price.
[/quote]

+1, the TI's are lovely and flexible.

I have EB Group IIIs on my MIA P Bass and EBMM Ray....both feel lovely! Very smooth, little bit higher tension than TI's, but not difficult to play.