Passive.
I owned & used active eq basses for a good few years, and had some very nice basses (a few dogs too), for example an SB1000, a couple of StingRay's, a Thunder 1A, an L2000 Tribute, etc. I was getting into recording, but no matter what I was trying, I just couldn't get a sound that I liked. Tried a passive bass, and there it was. Works for me.
I get that some people love active basses, and there are some beautiful basses out there that I'd love to try, but it's passive only for me just now.