no root = no definition. No identify. Ambiguous. Yes, all tones contribute, but the 3rd is more necessary to define a chord than a 5th. Bass players need/love the 5ths, and they should avoid doubling roots and thirds.
Most piano players yet play a full octave in the bass, where playing a 5th and the root would often be more pleasing? Most of the time when i play a piece from a chord progression witouth leadsheet/piano music i stick to just the root note doubled by an octave.
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