Strings!

tightplatoon ,  I heard that Godin used to use Cleartone as well.  I could swear that's what I saw on a couple of Seagulls I bought years ago; you know, on the tag that always comes with.

Now they use Godin's own brand of string.  Now, I'd bet my car Godin doesn't actually make strings and I'd double down on the bet that D'Addario makes their strings for them.

So if you want similar strings, I'd go with D'Addario, but go with EXPs phosphor bronze for warmth.

If you are ok with different strings, I'd go with Elixer's Poly or Nano, depending on how "smooth" you want the string feel to be, and again, go with phosphor bronze.  That will really warm up the guitar as the coating on Elixers makes them just a tad warmer.  The polys are thicker coated and therefore much smoother than all other strings.

For guage I'd go with light 12s or medium 13s, whatever you like.  Your guitar should be fine with either or. 

tightplatoon, was going to recomend the stings you have just got, the Elixir 13/56 with the guitar tuned down half a step, will sound pure magic.

I have just come to the completion of an 18 month journey in the search for the string which provides the right sound on my NE Amber Trail. Tried 80/20, phosphor Bronze, nickle, silks and retros but in the end I decided on the Martin LifeSpan Phosphor Bronze lights.
I know that tone is a subjective decision to each individual but for now my search has ended and I am pleased with the results.

Round and round, and back again.....to d'Addario. I keep coming back. I always use EJ16 on my Seagulls and my old Aria, and now I think I've made the switch to EJ17 on my Taylor. I had been using Elixir polyweb mediums as recommended by Taylor, but the Elixirs don't last me any longer than the d'Addarios......which is two months tops. I'm going to try some string cleaner strategies to try to get a little better mileage....

henk , the Elixirs I was using on my Taylor sounded great, had little or no "squeak", lots of good things about them. But, I was getting plus or minus 2 months out of them. I'm hard on strings, more so in warmer weather.

But, at $12-13 vs $4 a set, even buying in bulk, the d'Addarios make a lot more sense and sound just as good. The first set I tried on my Taylor have been on there 2 months, and aren't begging for a change.

I also plan to try out some string cleaning/preserving strategies some folks on this forum have suggested before warm weather returns. On the right kind of summer evening I'm sure I can do in a set of the EJ17s in one session otherwise.