I played my university's Mark VII as a gig horn for a while and liked it quite a bit. The pinky table didn't bother me. I actually liked it being a little farther away - I'm 6'4" and could palm a basketball when I was 11 so that setup really leant itself well to my larger mitts!
Kinda the same reason I prefer in-line tone holes to offset. My hands feel less cramped.
Kinda the same reason I prefer in-line tone holes to offset. My hands feel less cramped.