need answers from pros on this

ay, warrap y'all, i need professional answers on d following questions...

1.)is a bass guitar capable of having chords like d electric and acoustik?
2.)is a bass guitar capable of having distortion sounds like an electric one has?

koz my friend said bass guitar has chords and it has a more better distortion than the e-guitars... while d homies at guitartricks said that... either it wont work or either the amp wud blow up... so im confused and i need some real pros who've tried this to answer

Yes and yes. However, I don't recommend either. Bass chords usually sound like mush and distorting a bass usually makes it sound like you're playing through a pillow.

The bass is alot more of a capable instrument then you would think. Some bass distortion modules suck, but there are some decent ones. For example D.O.D makes a pedal called death metal bass that sounds great. You might also want to check out other effects such as flangers, wahs, phasers etc. It makes playing alot more fun and versatile. And like the other guy said, chords and bass just dont mix. Besides the bass is already heavy enough as it is, try tuining to drop D.

listen to some Motorhead.

Bass played with both distortion and chords

A good ol' Muff Pi in line is excellent for dirty bass sounds.It really helps if your the only guitarist in the band and want the whole sound a bit bigger.

Sometimes when its just bass, guitar and drums the bass can play power chords on the first two strings and fatten up the sound when the 6string plays lead. Most of the time the bass should be just part of the rhythm section. Some music almost cries out for a distorted bass. There are some great pedels for bass that you can add distortion, chorus or almost any effect a 6string player can get.