Most Round-Like Flats

[Schlippy]

Late to the party but another +1 for the Ernie Ball cobalt flats, had some on a short scale for maybe eitheen months now and they've still got plenty of top end left, I remember posting here when I first got them how impressed I was with the tone after they'd broken in. I've got another shortie with some (admittedly 2.5 years old at this point) D'Addario XL nickels which essentially sound like flats now, the cobalts have aged a helluva lot better than them.

 

Edit - the one potential downside with the cobalts (and all pressure/ground-wound pseudo-flats in my experience) is that they can be pretty abrasive on your fingertips if you're prone to sweating or play often in humid conditions. It's something I've never experienced with the mirror-finish you get on "true" flats (LaBellas especially) so I assume it's something to do with the process of transitioning a standard roundwound into a hybrid. Might just be me tho, I am a bit of a sweaty Betty as our 'Strine chums would say.

Edited 4 hours ago by Schlippy