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Double Bass Radial Firefly or PZ DI

I've used a Radial J48 live for several years with electric basses, but it only has a 220k input impedance, so I haven't bothered using it with the DB (running a Full Circle). I have an Aguilar DB900 that gets used for electric in the studio and for DB live, but I'd love to have another option that works with the Full Circle.

A friend of mine turned me on to the PZ DI today, then I found the Firefly on the Radial website. The Firefly is perfect for my needs, but the PZ DI and J48 combo would also work, except that requires 2 PA channels. Fine if they are available, but they aren't always available. The Firefly also has a variable HPF, a global mute function, and tuner output, among other useful features.

Anyone experience either of these DIs with upright?