Do you prefer active or passive basses?

[zachoff]

Question...

 

[MonkeyBass]

It depends on the song/gig.

 

[snyderz]

I've had dozens of active basses, but only have passives now. I guess that makes me a passivist.

 

[waleross]

My P Bass Deluxe is Active all the rest are passive.

 

[Bassist Jay]

I personally don't care for passive basses at all. All of mine are active.

 

[Jazzcat]

I've had dozens of active basses, but only have passives now. I guess that makes me a passivist.

...and inactive.

 

[KsPiNeSh]

I personally don't care for passive basses at all. All of mine are active.

Same here. Never really found a passive bass that met my tastes, and I enjoy having EQ available at my fingertips on the fly.

 

[Kwesi]

I prefer basses that sound good.

 

[fu22ba55]

Passive-Aggressive.

 

[cnltb]

passive here.

 

[VWbug]

I repented of doing active basses.

 

[Winnb]

I hate batteries.

 

[Tommygunn]

I prefer basses that sound good.

+1000000

 

[BioDriver]

Passive pickups with an active preamp.

 

[Tom Howland]

With the exception of a MTD535, and a Roscoe 3005 fretless.
All my other basses are passive.
I prefer passive, but the MTD, and Roscoe sound very good.
Marco Cortes of Marco Bass build me a fretted 5-string Jazz.
That sounds amazing for a passive bass.
His pickups are some of the best I've heard.

 

[bassolp]

passivist

 

[zachoff]

I've owned 10 passive basses and 1 active. Yup.

 

[pica]

Passive

 

[Unrepresented]

I used to dislike actives but I've found myself preferring the tonal options and hotter output levels of actives recently.

 

[FunkyLemz]

what passive basses are aggressive?