That's why I disengaged the choke on my EB3. Why would you want to limit the pickup's full potential? Don't be shy about unleashing the 2D. Force your will upon the audience and they will learn to love the sound.
Everybody should try to disengage the choke, it´s wonderful!
My #1 EB-3 has the standard neck-both-bridge switch rather than 4 position.
Some might find it troublesome to balance the mud with the mini, but as described in earlier threads it can be done
with resistors if you don´t have a pickup winder.
I´m currently working on a mudbucker in minihumbucker size. Many have probably done this before, but still.
It´s just a downscale of the big sidewinder, with two alnico bars. The only dilemma is the bobbin size and
magnet wire thickness. If you reach for perfect balance using both pickups, maybe you´ll find that there is no point replacing the mudbucker after all.