I've owned a few short scale basses in my time, among them an EB-3, an EB-2 and an Eko Hofner copy which I still have. I hate to say it but the Eko has by far the best sound out of them, it has way more punch than either Gibson. I think it has single coil pickups on it which makes it bright and clear. The EB-2 was definitely the coolest one though and the first night I played it onstage through my SVT the drummer listened it and said "Now there's a real bass" haha! I've also noticed that the E tends to lack punch on short scale basses (except for the Eko), they always sound better up the neck too to my ears, nice and boomy.