Question about used strings! please HELP

[Poetia]

Hi!
Recently a friend has given me his bass guitar. It's a cheap one. but the strings are very nice D'Addarios and he used the strings for two months. is it OK to use the strings for my bass? I have a Warwick Corvette $$. May applying a set of used strings of another bass have any bad effects on my dear Corvette?

 

[Gorn]

Is the bass you were given long scale? Are the strings an especially heavy gauge? Assuming they're standard strings and both basses are long scale, you shouldn't have any problems.

 

[Poetia]

Thank you 3234718! the string are long scale D'Addario, with .045/.065/.080/.100/.130 for their gauge. my bass is a long scale one and the string are long enough, but I'm not sure if the other bass is even a standard one. It's a very low quality Chinese instrument.

 

[Gorn]

That all sounds pretty standard. You should be fine. If you decide to buy new strings, check out http://www.bassstringsonline.com

 

[Poetia]

Thank you very much. Sure, I will.

 

[96tbird]

If you don't mind your friends finger cheese, your bass will be fine. Strings are strings. If they have different tension you WILL need to adjust the truss rod; just run a setup on it.

 

[tjh]

... and maybe be aware of any creases that are in the strings, such as if the previous was a string thru body or at the witness points that will be between the saddles and nut on your bass, or if a strange bridge type was used ...