50-110 strings on a 2006 Rickenbacker 4003

[Corvette19]

I figured I would ask people who know a lot more on this than I. I use elixr 45-105 gauge on my 4 string ric. I have used the same strings for years and want to try some new things. I picked up a pack of ghs boomers that are 50-110 and I play in mostly standard tuning where I occasionally drop my e string to d. Is standard tuning going to put too much pressure on my neck?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I wouldn't risk it, especially with a RIC
once the neck on that is wrecked, the whole thing is wrecked, since it's neck-through

I wrecked the neck on a Fender by using 0.050" - 0.115" in E Standard
the neck just kept on bowing in, until eventually the truss rod couldn't straighten it

Those strings would be fine for C# or D standard, but I wouldn't use them for E standard.

 

[Norwegian Bass]

I use Rotosound 50-75-95-110 flats on my two P basses in standard tuning, which is propably the highest tension strings on the market for that gauge. No problem with the necks at all. They're quite beefy necks though, but I find it strange that you can wreck a neck with strings of that gauge, if that was something that was consitently happening with a specific type of neck, it would be a thing that should warrant a warning of some kind that'd come with the bass IMO ???
(PS! I have very little experince with Rickenbackers overall, though.)

 

[bobyoung53]

I wouldn't worry about that, I have used heavy gauge fender flatwounds on newer 4003s with no problem, just make sure you adjust the truss rods to straighten out the neck, if you leave them bowed too long it is difficult to straighten them out as the wood has memory.