I've got about 10 tunes I fingerpick in DADGAD and I keep a 000 Martin with a 25 1/2" scale strung with a set of D'Addario EJ24's, (.013,.017,.024,.032,.042,.056) for that purpose. Tried Elixirs and didn't like the feel and Newtones are great but they got too rich for my blood after I retired. As has been pointed out string choice is a personal matter and one size definitely does not fit all.