Hi WIT...
My .02 cents worth...on top of Tim McKnight's $10 worth (that was rich Tim).
I play fingerstyle, without nails & with a medium touch. I tend to gravitate toward guitars which are naturally louder set up with low action. This is a deliberate choice so I can have a style that is full sounding with a lot of sustain and a wider range of dynamics.
After playing regularly and frequently for over 35 years, the hand/arm/wrist strength is there to pick up most guitars and play.
But when I get hold of a guitar that is set up high with heavier strings, the delicacy of my styling just falls apart. It takes so much effort to play that I succumb to playing notes instead of making music. No fluidity, no punch, and everything comes out luke warm volumewise.
Every change imparted to our guitars has an equal and opposite effect, and it's not always the effect we were hoping for.
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