MUSIC: How hard is it to actually make a studio album?

So I have a friend at work, that can play very basic bass lines, and he thinks he is just going to to a band’s audition.

Now that band he is auditioning for are professional musicians, in other words, music is thier only career. That have produced studio albums before and toured. Meanwhile my friend pretty much only knows how to play a few simple bass lines.

What are his chances of making it?

Also, I don’t think realizes how tough and how much work is truly IS to make a studio album.

My question is does he have a chance? And also, how much work is it to actually make a studio album?