The other weirdness is the Reds mine came with were the steels. The Carolena body Rockbasses do not need that extra brightness kick. I love bright strings but these took the Rockbass to silly levels of bright.
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I have tried both black and red label Warwick. Black is smoother and a decent string if you like a mid scoop and a less bright string. Red labels have more mids and bite and actually donāt sound too terrible. They are rough and donāt feel very refined.
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Iāve settled on Rotosound RS66LD stainless rounds on the Streamer 4 string. I love the feel and the tone they retain throughout their life.
On the Thumb, Iām currently using Warwick EMP but I have a set of Optimas to go on at the next change.
As for the Warwick reds that come stock with the Rockbass, I thought they sounded ok, but felt very rough and unfinished. Almost like they had sharp edges to the windings. The Warwick Black and EMP strings were absolutely fine.
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Is your streamer pj or soapbar? Iām starting to think about trying rotos again on my streamer. Iām trying to get the right amount of bite out of it. The pickups are very thick sounding and I like it but itās a journey to get it to sound focused but not loose the natural thick growl. My Corvette was the same way when I first got it. I used a few different strings looking for the sound I wanted.
Both PJ.
The one on the Left is active MEC PJ pickups with 2 band MEC preamp.
The one on the Right is active MEC PJ pickups with 2 band Glockenklang preamp.
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I love that blue stain! So we know itās got rotos but what strings are you running on the natural finish one?
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It has Ernie Balls at the moment but theyāre not staying. Back to Rotosounds.
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I think the first strings I ever bought were Ernie Ball. They only lasted a few days before they got really dead. I later found out itās because my hands are allergic. I put rotos in a league way over Ernie Ball. Havenāt tried cobalts but thereās so many great strings out there I donāt have to.
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Iām (future) thinking a WW 5string Corvette (JJ) for my second bass. Is it a waste of money if your not pro though? Iām mostly looking for a JJ bass to get more of a āfunā sound than my pbass for future playing.
Warwick seems to be highly revered gear in bass communities.
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Youāre best off trying any bass youāre considering buying before you buy it. That could mean visiting your friendly (or not), neighborhood music store or ordering online with a solid 30-45-day return policy.
The latter would likely mean a shipping cost for a return, but thatās a whole lot better than having to eat the full boat cost of a costly bass, if you donāt love it.
Basses are very subjective. A lot of people swear by a brand while others do not. Trust your hands to find you a bass that rings your chimes. Good hunting.
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Anyone who own at least one bass can appreciate the quality. I own a few and Iām still blown away by the quality I donāt know why I held out as long as I did to own a Warwick. Now I have l lot of catching up 
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They make very high quality instruments; even their intro line made in China is really well made. And as a company they are unparalleled for customer service at the scale they do; sometimes you will even get a reply from one of the founders. I did.
They are also very innovative; the bridge and nut system they use is easily my favorite I have tried, itās extremely versatile and easy to adjust.
And finally, they just have this awesome, thick modern sound to them.
I will say you want to try before you buy though. They do have a slightly different fit and aesthetic to other basses. And their sound will not work as well for some genres (like, a Corvette $$ would be an odd choice for Motown).
But as an instrument, they are great.
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Thank you @howard for the wonderful insight.
I can say this I play quite a few basses of different brands and prior to owning a Warwick I have a preconceived notion of how it might feel but to my pleasant surprise it plays even better and more comfortable. It perfectly fits the theme of a German precision. It would have been nice to get to enjoy it one at a time instead of two but Iām certainly glad it happened the way it did.
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Here are my Streamers, one German Pro Series, one Chinese Rockbass:
Iāve since upgraded the electronics on the Rockbass (John East Uni-Pre 4 preamp, Nordstrand Blade pups):
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Yeah, and Fort Knox has few nuggets of gold. 
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How do you like y]the zen blade, I have in on my Chapman. A bit dark for my personal tastes but the pickup itself is top notch.
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I only have three, 4 strings, 5 strings and only one 6 string, lol.
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Yep, but the math works out more accurately when you multiply 3, 4 and 5 by the number of necks associated with each string config. 
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Not sure the PJ Blades are exactly the same as the Zen Blades, but I do love their sound. A little bit darker than the stock MEC Dynamic Compression pickups (which were fine, but maybe a bit heavier on the mids).
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Thatās what I told my wife, what? I only have fenders and Musicman, the rest are imports, some are German and a couple of Brits
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