Usual excellent D'Addario quality - good balance, tensions feel right, clear crisp E. ~Feel great on the fretless after some rounds it came with. I doubt they are any brighter than chrome flats, but get me what I wanted on fretless and I expect they will stay on there quite a while. Good solution if you want through-body as can't really do that with flats.
I have had these strings before and they give the right amount of attack and the half-rounds do not cut into your fingers on long gigs.
