I gave the Monel Strings a try. My style is bare fingerpicking. I can see that with a flatpick or fingerpicks, these strings could have a very nice balance, but with bare fingers I need more brightness.
So my emphasis would be on anything that would add to the brightness. So I prefer 80/20, 92/8...
The wood sound is great, but I play a lot of bright John Fahey tunes. So without fingerpicks, I must up the brightness in all other areas. I also love the big brassy sounds of strings.
Like we say in all these threads, this is a highly subjective topic. If the Monel strings suit your purpose, then more power to you!
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