I had a maple bowl Suzuki from the 1970s and it was overbuilt and not very responsive. I have heard that the more recent models prefeace with an "M"...
You are the only one to truly know what you like. For years, I mostly used D'Addario J-74 or the equivalent, but I tried some Monel strings and liked...
I am 27 and live in middle TN. I own a 1976 Ode A5, and a 90's Mid Missouri M-1. My favourite players are Adam Steffey, Simon Mayor, John Reischman, Chris Thile, Emory Lester, Sierra Hull, Tim O'Brien, Jefferson Louvat, and Frank Solivan. (Among many others :))