I found Ralph Santolla's (DEATH) old USA Custom on ****;

Lurch · #1 08-30-2003, 01:03 AM

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Here's the message that I sent the seller:

Hello, I noticed your guitar and you wanted to know it's history- it used to belong to Ralph Santolla who played a brief tour with DEATH (the late-great Chuck Schuldiner's band). He lives here in Tampa now, but he's in Europe now recording with ICED EARTH. I have a photo of him at home from GUITAR FOR THE PRACTICING MUSICIAN magazine in an Ibanez add holding your guitar. I can scan it and send it to you tomorrow if you'd like to see it. I'll even try to get in touch with him to see if he'd be interested in buying it back. You have a rare peice of death-metal history there.

caprile · #2 08-30-2003, 01:15 AM

me too

http://www.jemsite.com/phpbb/viewtop...0009&start=175

Lurch · #3 08-30-2003, 03:31 AM

Good eye Caprile!

I didn't see your post 'cause it was in the middle of another topic thread. Ralph hangs out at a bar here in Tampa and sits in with the house band now-and-then- He's a serious shredder!

caprile · #4 08-30-2003, 12:41 PM

Wow...must be really cool to be able to seethose guys upclose...I think the guys from Morbid Angel live in Tampa too?

About the guitar: I found the ad, but not a scanner. It features Ralph, Rocky George, Mike Scaccia and another guy, promoting Soundtank pedals

Lurch · #5 08-30-2003, 05:45 PM

I found Ralph Santolla's (DEATH) old USA Custom on ****;

Good eye!

Here's the scan;