We used ferrules to hold arming wire to the lugs of Mk-82 and Mk--84 GP bombs when I was a loader in the AF.
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String through Fender P.
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We used ferrules to hold arming wire to the lugs of Mk-82 and Mk--84 GP bombs when I was a loader in the AF.
D’Addario Chromes work fine with string-through - had a set on my AmStd P for almost a year.
You might have issues with the angle they have to make to get through the bridge. I actually avoid doing this with rounds for the same reason.
After years of fancy bridges I actually like the old stamped ones better!
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I like Fenders and I will not lie. What are the benefits of a string through? Or is it just another way to put strings on a bass.
Thanks for your input.
I can’t tell any sonic difference having played both for decades.
I will say this, string manufacturers make string lengths to accommodate the extra distance of a string through bass, which means you may have to cut off more string at the head. Or. in the case of 5 strings, you could have a tapered B string at the bridge end with the taper ending on the neck side of the bridge causing odd harmonics.
Some people have reported problems with stringing flats through the body due to the severe break angle. It probably depends on the actual string type used and the bridge itself. The guy at bassstringsonline would probably help you out. In my experience, since I’ve actually retrofitted a bass this way, there was a tiny difference in how stiff the strings felt as well as a slight difference in tone. I have no before photos because it was the typical bent plate.
I went back to top loading because I liked the looser feel and more vintagey tone.
I went back to top loading because I liked the looser feel and more vintagey tone.
I have string though holes on some of my basses. On anything with a Fender style neck (where the tuning peg for the E is close to the nut) I have a string through hole for the E - on a couple basses, I have string through holes for all 4. A big benefit (my opinion) of string through string routing is that, with today's strings where they're putting more windings on them to accommodate 35 inch basses, having the option to string the E through the body takes up some of that increased winding length, so the fat part of the string doesn't end up wound around the tuning peg.
I don't know if it makes a difference, but if the bass has string-through holes, I string it that way. Just doesn't seem right to let those holes go to waste.
On the other hand I like top-loader telecasters. The strings feel a little floppier (I think it's easier to feel the difference on a guitar, where you're bending strings more).
On the other hand I like top-loader telecasters. The strings feel a little floppier (I think it's easier to feel the difference on a guitar, where you're bending strings more).
First gen P basses were all string through and rounds hadn't been invented yet, so....yeah.
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I like Fenders and I will not lie. What are the benefits of a string through? Or is it just another way to put strings on a bass.
Thanks for your input.
Tuned it once in 99. Adjust as needed
Same stock rounds string thru body
Still has a broad palette of tones
Technically, you can put spaghetti no.8 through those holes and/or stuff them with cotton as well.
I'm sometimes paranoid imagining that top loaded strings will pull the bridge off the bass from the screws. That's why I think the string through body is a better option. I have seen a bass before like that though.. so even it's very rare, it can happen. 
But you removed before they were even broken in?
My Sting P Bass has GHS Precision flats on. Both of those sound like a million dollars on it. Surely wish Fender made a .45- .95 set of flats. Those would be so cool.
On any bass I ever owned that gave you the option of both, I've never heard a difference either way.
I have a Fender P with string through.
(1) Its only ever had one set of strings on this bass so I can't compare the sound of string-thru vs top load. But, I don't notice anything special with respect to sustain or tone. It just sounds great, like most P basses
(2) I put La Bella flats string-through before I knew they recommend against it due to the severe break angle. They've been on it a year with no problem. I'm just going to leave them and see what happens.
(3) Someone tell me how the string tension can be any different? Same strings, same length from nut to saddle, same tuning, therefore tension is the same?
(1) Its only ever had one set of strings on this bass so I can't compare the sound of string-thru vs top load. But, I don't notice anything special with respect to sustain or tone. It just sounds great, like most P basses
(2) I put La Bella flats string-through before I knew they recommend against it due to the severe break angle. They've been on it a year with no problem. I'm just going to leave them and see what happens.
(3) Someone tell me how the string tension can be any different? Same strings, same length from nut to saddle, same tuning, therefore tension is the same?
My MIM Pbass with the old style bent plate bridge sounds better to me than my American 60th Ann. Pbass with the high mass bridge, so I don't buy the string-through-tone thingy. In all other aspects, they're identical....pickups, strings, controls, etc.
My $.02.
My $.02.
