Folks,
A few weeks ago I wrote: "I just restrung my Ibanez with some new strings. D'Addario EHR310. Half-rounds. Feel totally different than the regular EXLs. Sound very similar,though. Odd thing is the wound strings are darker, almost old looking, compared to the regular wound strings. I sent D'Addario an e-mail asking about this. Doesn't seem to effect the sound or tone. Wondering if it is due to the grinding down of the wrapped layer? "
Well I did get a reply from D'Addario, just a few days after I sent the question. The dark color
is due to the type of steel as well as the grinding.
They play very well. That "Squeak" one hears sometimes when you don't get your fingers up all the way off the strings and then
slide your hand around, well, doesn't happen with these.
The tone is very much like the normal EXL strings. I am very happy with these things. Only issue I have is it seems like the only place to get them is Musician's Friend or direct from D'Addario. No one local carries them.
And at Guitar center, one of the sales clerks there looked at me as if I had antennae coming out of my head when I asked if he could order them. Ah well.
Anyhow, I would recommend you try a set if you were interested in a smoother playing feel but a typical D'Addario tone.
Just my opinion. YMMV.