Short scales may arguably not get all the same harmonics - especially on the low notes, as long scale. But when I pick up my old EBO (modded with Dark Star pu's), everybody looks my way. It looks and feels like a toy (like around 7 lb dripping wet, I'd guess). The short strings produce the most forceful, round lows I've ever gotten. All that mahogany doesn't hurt the effort either. Not at all unlike Sir Paul's Hofner sound. Whenever I've plugged a Hofner into a reasonably hefty rig, I've been shocked, too. It sounds huge. The neck is sooooo thin that it's a little tough to get used to, so I prefer the Gibby because it has a little more meat (still pretty slim compared to a P or even a J, though).
