A bit about strings

I generally use phosphor bronze lights on my acoustics. (John Pearse is my preferred brand, but I've had good results with other brands as well, though I don't like D'Addario's packaging.) I think the Larrivee actually sounds its best with 80/20's but for whatever reason - be it my skin chemistry, something inherent in the strings, or something else - 80/20's seem to "die" very quickly, so I'll accept the minor compromise in sound and use the PB's.

(My limited experience with coated strings has not been positive, but I've probably never really given them a fair chance. The problem is that they're so much more expensive than other strings, so if you try them and don't like them, you've lost a more sizable chunk of money, and I would feel I needed to leave them on longer to get my money's worth out of them, even if I was dissatisfied with the sound.)

I've tried mediums on the Larrivee as well, and really liked the results, but started getting joint pain in my left thumb which took some time to clear up. I don't know that there's really any causal connection here, but it seems like there could be, so I'm sticking with lights for now.

On the electric I've got a set of 10's, in the "house brand" of a local music store. As I've said, I don't play electric much.