Ripe - Little Bit Lighter - New Update

[Mixinthecloud]

IMHO it's just that the bass defines the rhythm of a song just like the drums do so it should be clear and not be mudded with reverb (on drums like snare it's tolerable to a certain degree but i wouldn't like reverb on the kick drum), since reverb can easily mess up the low end of a mix. I'ts not critical overall in your mix, just in the bass solo parts it doesn't feel right to me. I've tried chorus effects on bass and that worked well so if it's about getting the bass "wider" you could try this instead.
BTW to which mixers are you referring that you respect and what is their position?

Just read through some of the comments here. Not naming names.
I know engineers who would never consider putting reverb on bass or kick. I think that is a very short sighted approach. Taking those instruments out of a sound filed you've created is just plan unwise in my opinion. If there is a clash in the low end, then I'd conjecture your work is not done yet. If you want to say that kick drums and bass guitars don't exist in reverberent fields then I'd say hogwash. They exist there just like every other instrument does. It is all part of the creative license and process which is what we do.

I always put my bass in a stereo buss so that I can add stereo processing to it if and when needed. One of the things I will often do with the bass is to put a flange on it. It adds some movement and enhancement to the upper end without stepping on it too much.

There is no right or wrong here, but 'never' is way too finite for me and I enjoy coloring outside the lines. Heck, there are no lines in mixing, really. And I'm mostly on the conservative side.