ropey- that was a term they used for my tight muscles too.
I have a chronic repetitive motion/injury strain/thoracic outlet syndrome type of thing.
There's also a Chronic myofascial pain that kind of overlaps with some symptoms of FMS.

Here's the link to our Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Forum
Fibromyalgia syndrome is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder which generally occurs in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons – the soft fibrous tissues in the body. This forum is for fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFS/CFIDS).
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum12.html
Useful Sites: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread304.html