d'addario strings

[john_the_bass]

can anybody remember if the ball ends on d'addarios are anodised colour coded or painted?
Cheers

[Tinman]

Looks like paint to me (could be wrong though)

[john_the_bass]

yeah i thought so too - i've just bought some (seriously) cheap bulk packed guitar strings and they've got anodised ends. i think the ends used to be anodised but i can't remember