PERSON@1 had previously asked PERSON@2 to be Rancid 's second guitarist , but he turned down the request initially as he was playing with PERSON@3 's LOCATION@1 Subs at the time .

Prior to its release , the band was looking for a second guitarist and PERSON@4 asked former LOCATION@1 Subs guitarist PERSON@2 to be Rancid 's second guitarist , but he immediately turned down the request .
