 Sven Pipien was hired in December to replace Colt . Pipien had previously played with Mary My Hope and had been a housemate of Chris . Audley Freed was hired as the second guitarist before a 1998 tour in support of the band 's Sho ' Nuff box set . Recording sessions for By Your Side were well underway at this point , and continued after the tour , but Freed did not contribute to the album . Chris said of the new members , " It 's great . These guys want to be here — and we feed off of that . And that will become obvious when you see us on the road . " 
