I had acquired an acoustic "rescue bass" that was being thrown out. It had no working tuners, no strings and no bridge pins. I took pity on it and thought I'd like to give it a new lease of life.
However, I did not want to spend a fortune on fixing it up only to find that the neck bowed, or the bridge sprung off when it was strung up, so I bought the cheapest substitutes I could find from Thomann. I did not expect much in terms of quality, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the quality of the products I had bought was excellent. These strings certainly had a lively sound and had added depth to them. They were certainly comparable to strings I had paid far more for on my electric bass. So, after a couple of months of playing that old rescue bass, I can now say that I got a good instrument for home practice and did my good Samaritan deed on an instrument that was about to be left by the roadside or used for firewood.