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I really liked the Epi EB0 I had. Had it been 2 pickups I would have kept it.
that's what i've done, & will do cause the holes were loose somewhat.
!. But try them both, only you can truly decide for yourself. 
All good except the EB3 is short scale, EB3L long scale for GibsonsEB-0 is short scale where EB-3 is long scale, so neck dive is more prominent on the 3 than the 0, although the 0 still has a bit, it's far less worse then 3. The necks are very similar to thunderbirds (2011/12 & on epi bolt on birds - except the goth series - & classic pro/gibson post 88 birds), slim & fast to play, i've yet to play one with sharp fret ends Eb-3 is set neck, eb-0 is bolt on with the strap pin on the top right neck plate screw. Aesthetics, the 3 has trapezoid inlays, the 0 has dot inlays. Eb-3 has more tonal options cause it's two pickup unlike the single pickup 0, but in my share of playing a few, i find the bridge pup solo isn't the best tone, both or just the neck have good tones, but the bridge is pretty "thin" for lack of better word.
Personally, i'd go with the EB0 cause i believe that SG body shaped basses should be short scale (long scale just seems weird for the body shape + neck dive), & if you want to add a bridge pickup for more tones, you can choose anything
What hurts to modify en Epi EB-0 with a bridge pickup? Serve as backup for the SG bass
The only thing I don't like about the EB is the fact that it doesn't hang quite like a Thunderbird. It likes to sit more like a 7ender, which only makes sense when you look at it. Other than that, it's amazing. The matt finish on mine is burnishing into a really beautiful satin looking texture. It weighs nothing, makes a whole lot of different sounds, and can have a thinner single coil sound or a thick humbucker sound. Mine is very responsive to where you play it along the strings, depending on how you have the pots and switching adjusted. If it was a Thunderbird, it would be the perfect bass. My brother wants it, and if he buys it from me, I'll have some of the money for a 2015 'Bird. The rest will just have to come from somewhere or another, I guess.
