ericplaysbass

Hey guys, dorky bassist who covers your songs and many others on YouTube here! Thanks for doing this AMA.

At this point, many people equate the creation of the new album with pressure from fans to make another one. Creatively speaking, do you think the new album suffered at all from that pressure from your fans to release a new album or do you feel you were able to safely circumvent that pressure and make music that you guys wanted to make?

For Jesse specifically, what do you get out of the Dan Armstrong Ampeg bass that you didn't get with the Rickenbacker? Or, simply, what made you make the switch? I'm guessing something to do with more midrange?

For Sebastien specifically, what's your practice routine like for playing drums and singing at the same time? Also, do you go into the studio and lay down each track separately, or do you try to record both drums and vocals at the same time? I'm guessing the former, but the latter would give it more of a live sound I suppose.

Lastly, what would you guys recommend to a bassist who wants to do music for a living? I can't seem to find anyone serious enough where I'm from and don't have the money to move away to a place where I might find like-minded people.

Again, thanks for making this AMA happen. Hope to get to meet you guys when I see you in Detroit come this November! Hell, ^{get me on stage and we can do a song together.}