Even as an experienced guitar player I still personally prefer light gauge steel strings and often use coated strings because they are less noisy when I slide from fret to fret on a string. But everyone has their own personal preference and you will develop your own preference over time.

One thing you will notice as you experiment with different strings on acoustic is that the 80/20 bronze strings tend to sound brighter and the phosphor bronze strings sound warmer. You may prefer one or the other.

Silk and steel strings are definitely easier on the tender fingers of a beginner because they have built in padding. By the time you wear them out your fingers will toughen up enough to handle regular steel strings.

For brand new guitarist just starting to learn to play their first chords and who have not yet developed callouses on their tender fretting fingers, I recommend starting out using a custom set of strings made by using a combination of two types of strings. To learn how to put together the most finger friendly easy to play set of acoustic strings possible click here Custom finger friendly acoustic string set

Even as an experienced guitar player I still personally prefer light gauge steel strings and often use coated strings because they are less noisy when I slide from fret to fret on a string. But everyone has their own personal preference and you will develop your own preference over time.

One thing you will notice as you experiment with different strings on acoustic is that the 80/20 bronze strings tend to sound brighter and the phosphor bronze strings sound warmer. You may prefer one or the other.

Silk and steel strings are definitely easier on the tender fingers of a beginner because they have built in padding. By the time you wear them out your fingers will toughen up enough to handle regular steel strings.

For brand new guitarist just starting to learn to play their first chords and who have not yet developed callouses on their tender fretting fingers, I recommend starting out using a custom set of strings made by using a combination of two types of strings. To learn how to put together the most finger friendly easy to play set of acoustic strings possible click here Custom finger friendly acoustic string set