My only regret in finding out about Ernie Ball is that I wish that I would have found out about them a lot sooner.
D'addario? DR? Forget about those. Get yourself some of these now.
Bright, punchy, warm, long sustain, great longevity, incredible value, GREAT low B string, and works practically for every kind of instrument I have - 4, 5, 6 string bass guitars, fretted and fretless, all genres.