This was my first DR strings and also my first neons. My hands are sweating like crazy so i was looking for coated strings. Other coated strings i tried before were Rotosound Nexus and Elixirs but i liked sound of Neons better on my MTD Kingston Artist. As for a feel, I like feel of coated strings, so I had no problem with Neons. Also for me, visually very attractive on this particular bass (also orange). They stay fresh for long, but the coating is not that much durable for player playing aggressively - I slap and pop a lot so there is some color chipping especially on G string (mostly from bottom, so its not that visible). Other than that, solid strings.