Billy Gibbons also uses 8's, but he has a very light touch, for me it's like a bull in a China shop and just as messy
Yep I tried 8's and they were so easy to bend that I practically bent EVERY note. I probably would have gotten used to them, but I switched back to plane old Ernie Ball Slinkys (10's) and that's pretty much what I use all the time (I did get a deal on some Elixir PolyWebs, so I have several sets of them, but I really don't think they are any better than the EBs.)