Hi OaklandA ...
Many years ago I used flatwounds, thinking it would be better for
slide. I found that they were dull sounding and lost the ribbon winding very quickly, so I stopped. Then I used 'flat ground' strings, chrome ... they were great. They were normal round wound strings but had been ground flat so that the humps of the winding were removed. I forget the company (D'Addario?) that made them, but they were discontinued, at least down here in Australia. So I reverted to plain old round wound strings and still use them. The slight noise of the slide working over the winding doesn't really bother me much anymore. I think using the heavy brass slide aleviates some of that noise, anyway.
The John Pearse strings sound ideal ... just a little light on the bottom end for my taste. I'll be interested in your review if you decide to try them out.
