Warwick EMP Coated Bass String Medium

Preface: these are my first ever steel strings (and coated at that) and my first ever set from Warwick.

The B string is tapered. This is not mentioned in the product description. Not a big deal: only required raising the saddle a bit and would be even less of a problem for longer bridges like those of Warwick.

The sound: these sounded mellower and darker than my previous old, rusted set of nickel coated Daddario. And supposedly steel is brighter than nickel coated, especially a brand new set. Not impressed.

They also looked darker than my previous rusted set, but looks are not an issue for me, i just found it odd.

Pros:
- coated (of course cannot tell how good the coating is yet)
- they feel quality when playing

Neutral:
- tapered B string
- dark colour

Cons:
- expensive
- dark sound (of course personal, but this to me invalidates the coating, which is supposed to keep the strings sounding bright)

Conclusion:
I will not buy these again and would not recommend.

All I can say about this product is "meh." The sound isn't all that great - at least not what I'm looking for - and for what they are, they are extremely expensive. The only advantage is the tapered B string which sits nicely on Warwick bridge. I purchased 2 sets, and in one of the sets, E string is DEAD.

All in all, save yourselves some money and just go buy Ernie Ball.

Pros:
Smooth on the hands
Relatively tighter tension
Tapered B string - good for Warwick

Cons:
Price
Price
Price
Dead E string, and ridiculously expensive

Not worth the money. I've never changed the strings and then put the old ones back on before I purchased this garbage.

A few years ago the manufacturer of the first coated bass strings (Elixir) promoted his new product in germany with a give-away campaign. As it was for free, I ordered some. The first few months the strings felt and sounded quite nice, but short time later the coating peeled away. After this experience i never tried coated strings again.
Meanwhile I got a Warwick Streamer, whose typical dark-growling warwick sound in my opinion is supported best by Warwick strings. After a few sets of black label strings i decided to try EMPs. Warwick states that the strings are coated with some new and inconspicuous "enhanced molecular protection" (=EMP), which provides extreme long lifetime.
And they deliver what they promise! I put on the EMP strings in late april 2013 and they still sound great today. Maybe not as bright as in the first few weeks, but still acceptable. The coating is still on and if you don't know they are coated you would not notice that they are.

I have been a long time D'Addario prosteel user on my Warwick Corvette ( 20 years ish? ) but couldn't use them on my thumb when I had it made. Absolutely loved the factory strings on it, and these are the ones. Being in a small country I've had to use alternatives along the way - Sadowsky Stainless ( had 2 sets in a row that the core detached and strings "rattled". Just bad luck, but won't be going back ) - Warwick Black label Stainless ( great, but not quite the same ) Warwick Red label Stainless ( Again, value, but not the same ) so I ordered them by the box from Thomann, which is expensive when you add the freight charge, But I wouldn't change it ( unless of course the Stainless versions were more readily available here - sorry Thomann ) Absolutely LOVE these strings. 10 out of 5 :)