Valuestrings Bass 45-105 : Good strings for the money

Considering the price, these strings perform quite good.

Sound is very close to other more expensive brands (if not almost identical to some). I've made an A/B test with d'addario nicke xl and there is almost no difference, besides Bentons sounding a bit fresher compared to a bit broken in d'addarios,

As with most strings, the main difference comes from feel under the fingers (tension, texture). Bentons feel a bit rougher, almost like stainless steel strings, but it does not bother me, although you would expect a bit smoother feel from nickel plated strings. The tension is comparable to d'addarios.

Other than that, the strings are okay. They come with orange silk wraps on both ends, which is a nice touch, it protects the machine heads from getting scratched. They are also individually vacuum packed, I believe it helps protect the strings from the elements when they are stored, so you don't get bad strings fresh out of the package.

All in all, they are good budget strings, and a worthy contender to warwick's red labels, which were the cheapest until the Bentons came, at half the price of warwicks.