Hello,

I have a question. I bought Cort Earth 70 W NS which has a great sound and I'm happy with it. But the seller was setting up and preparing the guitar for about 4 hours to sound perfectly. And he says that this guitar should have 12-gauge strings to play best. 

I'm fine with it. But... I'm a beginner and without a pick I am unable to really play and sound great. It's hard to do it just with my nails, fingers. 

My question is, should I try 11 or even 10-gauge strings if I want to play more fingerstyle? I have another nylon cheap guitar and the sound is just meh, I prefer my Cort. But I'm just not sure how to proceed here. I don't think playing with the pick and not fingerpicking would be good in the future and I want to play more with my fingers.

Any advice?

Thanks!