It may be obvious to you, but I don't know these things, so I figured I'd ask.

Yeah, sorry. Was a bad wording.

I know he does have nylon-strung guitars, he wrote the music to Comfortably Numb on one.

I've always thought nylon doesn't sound right in rock music. But they're less painful when you play for hours straight, so they definitely have a purpose. :D

I prefer nylon strings.