Yah, locking in with the drummer in a way that guitar mostly doesn't. There's so much more to being a bassist than just playing a bass.
Being part of the rhythm section really is a different world.
I was the bass player in my very first band, and have enjoyed revisiting that place every time I've done it over the decades.
Sometimes as bassist of a band, other times as a hired gun.
It's especially a blast live. There no rush quite like shaking the room.