Looking for Erik Rutan Info

[zim]

Does anyone know if Erik is a self-taught guitarist or did he have a teacher?

[Spirits of the Deep Waters]

[quote name="zim"]Does anyone know if Erik is a self-taught guitarist or did he have a teacher?[/quote]

He was taught by Ralph Santolla i think. He did have a teacher, thats for sure.

[Verbal]

Wiki disagrees.

[Spirits of the Deep Waters]

[quote name="Johnny"]Wiki disagrees.[/quote]



Okay, I mixed him up with someone.

[zim]

Erik's soloing has always made me think that he's been trained by somebody.



Wiki says Ralph Santolla taught Mike Davis, which is cool too.

[Haunty]

Ralph Santolla taught and wrote a bunch of solos for Eric Hoffman, from Deicide.

[TamPron]

yeah, Erik is self taught.

[cat hallucination]

[quote name="zim"]Erik's soloing has always made me think that he's been trained by somebody.



Wiki says Ralph Santolla taught Miles Davis, which is cool too.[/quote]





holy shit

[Hugo.]

[quote name="zim"]Erik's soloing has always made me think that he's been trained by somebody.

[/quote]



I've always felt that about eric from deicide too.

[Tyreese BIGGUMS]

pretty sure erik's self-taught, I remember him saying in an interview that he was in jail for like 3 years or something as a teenager and he picked up guitar to get out of all that shit.



I'm sure he's picked shit up along the way though - shaune kelly, trey...

[FUKKET]

[quote name="zim"]

Wiki says Ralph Santolla taught Mike Davis, which is cool too.[/quote]



i'm really disappointed Trey & Mike didn't end up doing anything with Chewing Inc.



it would have been awesome! I miss me some Mike Davis action.

[Mutilator]

[quote name="FUKKET"]
[quote name="zim"]

Wiki says Ralph Santolla taught Mike Davis, which is cool too.[/quote]



i'm really disappointed Trey & Mike didn't end up doing anything with Chewing Inc.



it would have been awesome! I miss me some Mike Davis action.[/quote]



+1



Erik Rutan also hinted in an interview that he was sexually molested as a child, that's why he chose to play extreme metal.

[Uros]

more like forehead molested

[Spirits of the Deep Waters]

Eric Hoffman is actually a classical guitarist.

[Haunty]

Yeah sure, I buy that one.

[Mutilator]

[quote name="Uros"]more like forehead molested[/quote]



That doens't invoke any rage to express musically.

[deckard]

[quote name="Spirits of the Deep Waters"]Eric Hoffman is actually a classical guitarist.[/quote]

[vO)))id]

Erik had classical lessons from (music) school, and his family. I do think he was self-taught concerning the metal stuff.