...personally, i dont prefer too much hot pickups since they're only useful on one thing- heavy metal stuff. they aint good for blues or jazz- too hot and you lose a lot of clarity....

I've seen this kind-of thing posted here before?? If you're actually LOSING CLARITY with a "DiMarzio Dual-Sound", then there's a problem with your GEAR not your pickup. An extra 125mV's or so, isn't going to make this big "JUMP" from clarity to dirt. "?"
A LOT of jazz & blues players use high output pickups like the "Dual-Sound"(DP101).

The Duncan "Full-Shred" IS a good pickup. Comparing something like that to the "Humbucker From Hell" however, is like comparing pineapples to asparagus. These two pickups are not intended for the same applications. Remember; the HFH(DP156) is designed to replicate a "single-coil" tone & response.
(I only recommend DiMarzio to my clients/customers though, so the same rule will apply for me on a message board) ;)

DiMarzio is a great company. If you decide to get one, contact them RIGHT AWAY to get the details & ask about their 'return' policy.
(I THINK this is how it goes): If you install it with no damage to the pickup, minimal clipping of the wiring, and aren't pleased with the performance, in MOST cases they'll offer you to ship back for exchange of a different model. If the store where you're purchasing tells you they NEVER do this, insist on them CALLING DiMarzio while you're there to ask them, or contact a DiMarzio rep' yourself. When DiMarzio (themselves) tell you they DO offer this, you can return to the store which offered bogus information about DiMarzio & suggest that [they] suck a fart out of your arZsSs.


~JSV