My own experience is that you need a pretty responsive dreadnought to be able to get away with light strings. My 1967 Martin D-35 is such an instrument and so is my Gibson custom Advanced Jumbo (Braz RW B/S, Adi top). My Taylor GS8 (if you could call that a dread) cannot handle light strings, so I use light mediums or bluegrass strings on that.
I have tried mediums on my D-35 and AJ and they sound good but lack the treble sparkle that I like for the fingerstyle playing that is my main mode of playing. So I am back to lights and appreciating the sound more than ever.
Regards, Glenn
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