G&L L2500 Thru Body String Replacement

[deloreanbass]

Just changed the Strings on my L2500 and the ball ends on the Elixirs I've just bought are too large for Thru body stringing, anybody else had this problem?

[EssentialTension]

When I briefly had an L2500, I had the E string through bridge and the other four through body because the E string was slightly fat for the ferrule and, when through body, the silk was over the nut.

I prefer through bridge anyway so I wasn't bothered.

The ball ends weren't a problem though.