I've tried the D'Addarios half rounds, GHS Brite Flats and Status half rounds. D'Addario were kinda meh, a bit too rough for my liking, more like rounds than flats. GHS were good, although the G and D felt a lot rougher than the E and A. Status are what I use now, all strings are nice and smooth, almost flatwound, yet still fairly bright, and I somehow get more mwaaah out of these than the others! Plus the Status strings are far easier and cheaper to obtain.