I wonder why the go so quickly. Construction is pretty much the same as a round just in pure nickel not plated. The advertising from Fender says nothing about sounding like crap after 5 hours lol. Ive had brighter 3 month old flats.
Accept some flats are bright these days. And these are advertised as a slightly more mellow tone with less finger noise. And not dead after 5 hours use.