When did Fender stop shipping basses with Flats?

[Timmah]

I was recently compelled to try flats on my new-to-me 78 Antigua P, and I couldn't help but wonder what strings were on it from the factory.
Was Fender still shipping P basses with flats as late as 78, or had they switched to rounds by then?

 

[michael_t]

Was Fender still shipping P basses with flats as late as 78, or had they switched to rounds by then?

@JTE would know...

 

[DCCat]

They still ship at least two basses with flats, FWIW:

MIM fretless jazz
Jaco Pastorius fretless jazz

 

[GIBrat51]

Survey says... 1983. Found it on line, so it must be true, right...?

 

[JTE]

The Precision Special (the active one) came with rounds ca.1981 but everything else (Precision, Jazz, Mustang, and Musicmaster) came with flats until spring of '83. The long-scale came with Fender 850s and the two short-scale basses with another set for the 30" scale. In April of '83 the "standards" (as opposed to the Standard Series that came later) came with Studio Bass rounds and the Vintage Series came with Studio Bass flats.

 

[WillyW]

They still ship at least two basses with flats, FWIW:

MIM fretless jazz
Jaco Pastorius fretless jazz

JMJ mustang too

 

[Jeff Scott]

When did Fender stop shipping basses with Flats?

A while ago...

 

[Arthur U. Poon]

Survey says... 1983. Found it on line, so it must be true, right...?

+ 1.
It was in the early 80's.

 

[FranF]

Yes indeed, 1983.