Warwick 42301 M Red Label Reviews

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

Strings

Nice strings for the price.

Good strings

My bass player has a 5-string SDGR which he doesn't use, so I borrowed it. I intended to use it for recording and it was in dire need of new strings. I picked these because they are cheap, especially for a 5-string set, and although warwick is usually a reliable brand (in my experience), I was still well impressed with the price/quality relation.

What stroke me the most was their longevity - 3 months later and they still sound surprisingly bright. Admittedly, I don't play them every single day nor for very long periods, but still they're holding their brightness remarkably well. Also I appreciate that the lower strings have a thicker gauge, and I think this serves their bright sound very well.

While these are not the smoothest of strings (it's steel after all), they certainly do not feel cheap. The price, however, really invites you to change strings more often! All in all, this is a competent product that suited my needs very well. I will buy more.

Chinese strings

Cheap strings that are just that. They are visually darker and less comfortable to play than nickel plated strings.

Suitable as a backup set.

The strings work out their value, this is 100% fact. After the nickel, these steel strings seem to be sharper in sound (which in principle is not bad) and more coarse with respect to your fingers and bass frets .

Quality Strings for a Steel!

Was looking to find some strings to go on a project and found these steel strings from Warwick for a steal! They will suit my new bass well!

Great and cheap!

This is probably the best bass set I've used for Drop A stuff. It feels great and it sounds fantastic! There is no downside to it, it just sounds and feels exactly the way it is supposed to. The strings sound very clear and even the low A has great definition with this set.

Quality budget 5 string stainless steel strings

Purchased for my Squier VM5 Jazz which I use in a regularly gigging classic rock covers band.

These strings are the best budget end 5 string set I've tried (cheaper sets tend to have low output and go dead quickly).

These have a quick breaking in period, hold tuning well and are fairly comfortable to play. Though can initially make your fingers sore with extended playing

(especially if your hands tend to sweat) as they are a little rough.

The set balance well though the B string is quite floppy and doesn't seem to quite fit tonally with the other strings (though this could be due to my bass...)

Being stainless steel these strings are bright/trebley and for the first few hours of play these strings have a brilliant top end grind that lends itself very well to pick playing and heavy fingerstyle playing though find they can get a little 'clacky' if you don't keep your picking hand in check.

The strings start to mellow out after about 10 hours of play

(2 gigs worth) and slowly start to lose their brightness from their.

Overall a great set of strings if you like a bright tone

and change your strings regularly and don't want to spend too much money in the process.

Best quality for the price

Some time ago I needed to get cheap 5 string set for my bass. I bought this one and it was amazing.

Sound is great, string doesn't loose brightness during couple of weeks (or several sweaty shows).

If you need cheap strings for live gigs & rehearsals - this is what you are looking for. For that price you could have 2 string sets instead of regular one.

It might be good recording as well.

Good value strings

These sound and feel exactly as would be expected from a set of Stainless Steel roundwounds, so are very suitable for sounds at the brighter end of the spectrum. If a mellower sound is required, I would perhaps look at a different style of string. The feel is somewhat coarse and grippy, but this is true of other strings of this type too. The lifespan is decent, these are not strings which go dead quickly. The bare metal ends look a little less attractive than strings which use silk wrapping, but this does not affect the feel or sound. They compare well to more expensive Stainless Steel roundwounds, and do not obviously seem like cheap strings.

Great budget strings that hold up with more expensive models

I absolutely love these strings.

Pros

- low price. You can change 3 sets for a price of one more expensive set

- good sounding - very bright with much bite

- .135 low b string which brings much needed tightness and punch to low end

Cons

- quality control. Although very rarely, especially since they started vacum packing strings, a string or two in the set can sound different from the rest.

- non tapered b string - although not a problem with most bridges, they can be tricky with Warwick bridges.