Yes, but that is exactly what it sounded like when they were playing it - that was the sound.
Looks aside (Think it is one of the better looking basses), it plays nothing like the short scales, they are good basses to play (except upper fret access).
Although getting back to bridges, the modern ones aren't good, the originals were ok.
I had an EB5 (2013). Very light, very well balanced, sounded fantastic. Ugliest thing going though, and strings too wide for me.