Quote Originally Posted by Vincent, Thunder God View Post
Maybe it depends on which genre you're listening to. Punk and hard rock, for example, often drown out the bass, and it's presence adds little if you can't hear it.
just to be pedantic a lot of punk is actually bass driven for example new model army, crass, cramps are all bass heavy (esp new model army) the fact that a lot of punk bass players use picks and trebly bass settings may be the cause of your confusion