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In Radial you choose the one that meets your impedance needs. The JDI or J48 are the 'pro' series - absolutely indestructible and they deliver great tonality. IIRC it;s the JDI for active basses, and J48 for passive although I reserve the right to have that backwards.
There is also the lower end 'Pro DI'. It's great too. SO\ounds a lot like the J series but less 'industrial' packaging. It's still robust to be sure though. I believe that the BassBone utilizes the same DI as the Pro.
I'm currently using DI's from GT. I got one on evaluation and one that I purchased. I have to say they appear to be on par with Radial sound wise. I do prefer Radial's package though. Those guys I really trust... If I'm in a setting where I need two basses cabled up and an EQ adjustment - I'll go back to the BassBone in a heartbeat.
The Sansamp BDDI is kind of a different animal. It is very colored. Not very clear as a DI. What it does really well is to cop an ampeg'ish warmth in front of a board. Say a house mixer without a sweepable mid... The BDDI will give you bass specific voicing and warmth while going direct. I only prefer it for live work without a rig. it's just too colored for anything else for my uses. Still a useful tool to have in the kit for me. I do a lot of singer/songwriter/acoustic guitar backup. Those gig's usually have a powered speaker on a pole, a small mixer, him, me and a couple of mic's ... no rig. The BDDI kinda saves the day for those and the Radial or GT would sound horrible ... The more kinds of gig's you do, the broader the toolkit needs to be.
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