GT: Do you have a type of pick that you can’t live without?
Chris: I’m a one-pick man. It’s a 1.4 mm tri-point pick made of casein that I helped D’Addario design (right down to the bevel!), and I’m VERY happy with it.
Sean: Yes, my current favourite pic is a Wegen triangle pick, 1.2mm and I love it. It’s the one with the holes in it. It’s great for grip and just feels wonderful.
GT: Do you play another instrument well enough to do so in a band?
Chris: I can get by okay on guitar and fiddle and play both on the Goat Rodeo Sessions project. It always feels like I’m in character or something, which can be fun, but I don’t think I’d wanna do it for a whole show.
Sean: Maybe mandolin. I could maybe be in a mediocre bluegrass band. Other than that, I play a little bass and some keyboards.
GT: If a music chart were put in front of you, could you read it?
Chris: Yeah. Not as well as a badass session musician though! When I was doing the Live From Here radio show I was always amazed by how musically someone like Mike Elizondo (who played bass and generally made everything better on our new album Celebrants) could play while reading a chart down for the first time. I usually try to memorise as quickly as possible, and that’s when I start feeling like myself.
Sean: Yes. But I prefer the number system charts with numbers on them. But I can read a chart with the chords as well. I’m not very good at reading notated music.
GT: Is there anyone’s playing that you’re slightly jealous of?
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