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Originally Posted by JCook1

I've used mediums all my life, and they sound great for fingerpicking. I have gone through phases of using lights, but didn't like the feel of them, or the tone. My guitar does not like lights, apparently. I find the tone of mediums, for fingerpicking, to be ideal - full and bell-like, louder than lights, and just more "solid" sounding. But it's really all in what you prefer; it's a very personal thing. Try both lights and mediums and see which you like best. But I'd say try each one for a few months, through a couple of string changes, to get a good impression of each kind of string. It's true that medium strings require a little more effort to play, but really it's minimal.

And then there's the question of Phosphor Bronze, or 80/20...or Nickel, etc. It's a big world of strings, and you've got plenty of time, so dive in.

Jack

Thanks, good to know. you're right, i guess a month seems a nice timespan to stick to a gauge, it's not even a week with the medium and i kind of get used to it.