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Looking to go to heavier strings

This P has a baseball bat neck, so I think it will be OK. I was really surprised how much I like it, it was an online order from ZZounds. One of their Fender special 50's reissues with a Tele style headstock (MIM). It was try after buy, but it's turned out to be a real workhorse.
 
Yes, the strings on my bass are the Extra Slinky Cobalts. I am pleased with the E string sound and feel, so keeping with 100 seems like a good idea.

These are the ones I'm looking at.
  • Ernie Ball Custom Gauge Flatwounds deliver solid low-end with reduced finger noise
  • Flattened stainless steel wrap wire on a hex-shaped tin-plated steel core
  • Super smooth feel with warm, rounded tone
  • Ernie Ball bass strings are played worldwide by aspiring artists and legends alike
  • Gauges: 45, 65, 80, 100
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EB Group flats feel silky smooth and sound great.
 
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