You mentioned 'secrets' earlier, but here's another 'secret' you've possibly not come across yet. (I haven't read that you've known about this, so... Hope this helps...) The tone control is also a push/pull, activating what I've heard being called a "multi-filter". Whatever, it gives you a cool, notched, midrange tone the more you "roll down" the tone control. (It's deceiving since you'll hear no obvious change until you do roll it off).
Actually, I had work done on my EG-3 back around 2000, and the tech rewired this pot backwards—a happy accident for me since I actually find the "multi-filter" tones (now in the 'down' position) somewhat more interesting than the standard tone control (now in the 'up' position).
Hope this helps in some way, and that you've been enjoying the new guitar!