singlecoil

I am new to the forum but not Warwick. My first "was" a a Fortress Flashback which I regretfully sold. I also traded off a fretless Thumb NT 5. I am happy to back into the fold with a Thumb BO 5. My question: Is anyone running their Warwick with single-coil, passive pickups and NO preamp...

With EQ set flat, my 2001 Thumb BO is less loud than my 2 other basses - American P bass and Geddy Lee jazz bass, both of which of course have passive pickups. I want to know how others perceive the output level of their MEC active single coil type pickups. I've always thought active pickups are...