Reddit reviews Fender 0078972049 STEALTH STRING RETAINER BASS

If your problem is specifically on a Fender bass then it's because that's how Fender's are. Fender even knows about this so they made some equipment that you can buy (instead of fixing the problem) :/ here it is: https://www.amazon.com/Fender-0078972049-STEALTH-STRING-RETAINER/dp/B00UL49CRW

I'm sure you can find it for cheaper somewhere else. But what I do instead of buying a string retainer is I just wind my string so that it is at the lowest point that I can get and it seems to work for the most part.

If you don't own a fender bass then I have no advice for you other than try winding the string on the tuners so it's as close to the neck as possible.