DI boxes convert the passive bass into an active bass ...
Apr 23, 2013· Pittsburgh, PA. steve_rolfeca said: ↑. The only way to stay passive, is to never plug your bass in. At some point, you've got to plug into some active circuitry, whether it's an onboard preamp, a pedal, an amp, or a mixer. If you put an active DI after your pedalboard, your passive bass has already passed through the active circuitry in ...