Best Way to record DI Bass guitar?

Using pro tools express I always use the Eleven software (all I really have) it works great for my guitar, but when I plug in my bass it doesn't work that great, I clip and distort very easily even on the cleanest of settings, what do you guys typically do when recording your bass guitar? I do not have a condenser mic at the moment so I cant record my amp unfortunitally, I know that would yield the best result, but what are some other techniques to get a decent bass sound?