Do you prefer simple or complex controls on your bass(es)?

[Nebadon2000]

I played a Fender P from '75 to 2011 used technique and right hand position for different tones, then bought a EBMM 25th Anniversary 4H. It had 4 band eq, active/passive switch and series/parallel switch. After hours of trying EQ combinations, I settled for mostly flat with small adjustments for environment and a couple songs BUT the Active/passive switch and series parallel switch gave me usable TONE options without having to mess with EQ. Although still used hand position and technique Now owning a Precision Ultra I am getting what I want again with active/passive switch also using blend control eliminates need for drastic hand placement and technique.

 

[daveman50]

I like either a P-bass setup (one pickup, treble roll-off), or a 2-pickup bass with a good preamp (such as my Lakland). I'm used to my old Rick, so I can deal with it (I rarely touch the tone controls, I just use the pickup selector switch), but otherwise I don't like passive 2-pickup basses (I hate the Jazz bass setup and i hate passive blends), and I don't like crappy active systems. Ymmv.