Warwick 42301 M Red Label

good strings

Cheapest bass strings around, but actually quite good. They are definitely playable.

Super!

Sound is very good. It did not rust long time.

SNAPPY

Color is a plus too

No zing and a lot of literal snap

Brand new strings sound like Daddarios that I've had on for a half a year - dead. No zingy/clangy sound that you get with new strings. Might be ideal for situations where your 5 year old strings are about to rust off but you want to keep the sound.

Playing these strings feels almost like brushing your fingers over a file. A great option if other brand strings are just a tad too slippery for your fingers.

If you have hairy forearms - these are a great choice for you. One or two sessions and your forearm will be hairless. The strings might be a tad furry after that but that's just details.

Lastly, it's great that the ends of these strings are super long and have this sparse winding. 3 of 5 strings snapped while getting them on. A full step away from standard tuning. Those long ends allowed to me kind of spin the broken off pieces and strings together to make them usable and very unique looking. Points for style.

Overall - a choice that I would recommend in only very specific situations.

Total improvement of the signal

I have 5 string bass - Gear4Music. The giutar is total disater. These strings raised the quality of the bass noticeably.

Strange strings...

Just put them on my Xotic bass, so can't comment on longevity. They have a nice growly tone, but D and A strings won't intonate properly!

If I intonate the D string for a perfect pitch at 12th fret, 4th to 9th will all be super sharp, then flat at 15th+. And it's the exact opposite for the A string: sharp from 4th to 9th, and flat from 15th and so on... I don't know if I received a bad set, but there's no way I'm trying another one! They will probably end up in the trash can soon... To bad; they are fairly priced. I guess you get what you pay for!

Amazing value

Great strings. Unbelievable value!

Warwick 42301 M Red Label

Used nickelwound strings for several years until I needed to find a cheaper set of 5 stringers with specific gauges. This set was the only one I've found with the gauges I was looking for and not only the price is extremely affordable but its sound is amazing.

Although I find steel strings are harsher to my fingers it's still softer then other steel strings I've tested before.

Sound is bright, punchy and resonant but set came with one dead string! Hi D sounds muted, as it was used for several years!

All other strings is good! Even low B is bright and growly, not boomy!

They feel and sound cheap

Compared to the rotos (rs665ld) that I normally use, these strings are in my opinion really, really bad. They have almost no output compared to my regular rotos, and whatever output they do have, is way to boomy and with practically no "zing".

They claim to be steel strings, and sure, the material they are made from is probably steel in some way, but they do certainly not sound like steel strings.

Im kind of disappointed, but they are cheap strings, so I can't really complain to much. One thing is certain though. I'm not buying these again