I find it interesting to learn about various players and what instruments/strings, etc they use, but personally, I don't care what brand or weight of strings anyone else uses. What matters to me is what performs best overall on each of my particular guitars....to me, for my needs and taste. In my case, using DADGAD, I like light gauge strings, but prefer .013 and .017 on the high end instead of .012 and .016, so mix and match for my needs. .053/.054 doesn't really matter a whole lot on the low end, but that extra .001 on the high end makes a difference.
Regarding brands, I saw an interview with Tommy Emmanuel who made a very interesting comment that his guitars become "accustomed" to a particular brand of string and he notices the tone change and even slightly deteriorate over time. He said the guitars begin to sound dead and lifeless, then when he uses a different brand, it's like the guitar has a new life and opens back up. Said he prefers Martin SP because of the consistency, but also uses John Pearse and D'Addario PB lights.
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2005 Martin OM-16
1972 Guild F-30R
2014 Taylor GS Mini Mahogany
2010 Trinity College TM375 Irish Bouzouki
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2010 Martin D-41 (recently sold)
2013 Gibson J-35 (recently sold)
2011 Wechter TO8418 (recently sold)
2011 Guild F-130R (recently traded for GS Mini hog)
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