[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1373574136' post='2139279']
I completely disagree with the claim that flats will always sound 'wooly and dead'.
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Yes, so do I. I use only Thomastik's and, to the contrary, I find them to have far superior note definition, with less overtones, than any roundwound string. They record better than any other string I've ever used.
Also regarding the TI flats, I think that the low tension is overstated. Yes, they are a light string, but they're far from floppy. I find them comparable to a set of 40-100 rounds.
Tom