Warwick 42301 M Red Label

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.

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.