You beat me to the punch but I've found that a lot of lead players feel like they are expected to know everything and don't fraternize with the peons much.Actually, and this is only my opinion based on my observations (worth what, 2 cents?! ) with bass and drums being the glue and laying down the groove, bass players are a more open, cooperative, and social type of personality.
The back end typically knows everything either by listening (that's what they do) or by observing.
But I guess the bass section here tends to be a bit chatty.
