You have seen the light, friend!
I generally use the thinnest strings I can that will still be powerful, present, and stable for whatever tuning I'm in. I hesitate to use anything thicker than .060". The next trick is learning to have a really light yet precise and fast picking hand. It takes getting used to, but when you get it down, it's great. Over time, I went from using huge strings and thick-ass picks to using thinner strings (usually 9s or 10s. I'm using a 10-59 set for drop Ab now) and .73-.80 picks. The way a .009-.052 set of DR Hi-Beams feels and sounds in standard tuning on a 25.5" scale 7 is just damn near perfect for me.
