Originally Posted by: chucklivesoninmyheartIts been my experience anyway.

Perhaps you should work on training your musical ear.

Thanks for that absolute fact.Why exactly?

Because you've yet to show me why the bass is incapable of doing everything a guitar can.

There is quite a bit you can't do without a bassist ripping his instrument from your arms so he can keep what dignity he has left in the instrument.

What?

I don't recall mentioning any of them...pop-punk...hmmm...ever hear matt freeman from rancid?He breaks out of the box and carrys many of the songs melodies with the bass(like the song "radio" for instance)and he busts out a solo on a few songs too.

Ever hear of "Rancid's not pop-punk?" Thanks for providing an example of an expressive bassist. In fact, they are very common in music, as the ideal band has their best musician on bass.

Not really...unless the groove was created by the bassist.Your limited when your instrument is the backbone(a nice way of saying backround).Even when its brought to the front,it dosn't carry the same weight or emotional impact that guitar does...for me at least.

Try listening to some of your favorite songs without the bass. Especially in the realm of Jazz.