Thomas Erak

Thomas Joseph Erak (born March 7, 1985), is the former lead guitarist and lead vocalist from Mukilteo, Washington based post hardcore band The Fall of Troy. His new project, Just Like Vinyl, was officially announced on July 8, 2010. Thomas is currently endorsed by Gibson USA, Budda Amplification, Ernie Ball and Nike footwear. He used to provide vocals for the now defunct Seattle hardcore band, The Hills Have Eyes. Prior to The Fall of Troy and The Thirty Years War, Erak was also in a band called Tribune with Mike Munro and Jay Beaman. His father played as a session musician with The Eagles, playing the bass guitar, and touring with his side project. As well as this, many of his family members were musicians (his dad toured with the likes of B.B. King, The Eagles and Heart). As a guitarist, he claims to be influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Billy Corgan and Dave Knudson. As a writer, he claims Kurt Cobain is his biggest influence. He has been playing the drums since he was 2 years old, bass since he was 8 and guitar since he was 12. Thomas Erak was also picked by the editors of Alternative Press magazine as the Guitarist of the Year for 2007.

Post The Fall of Troy Musical Ventures (2010)
Just Like Vinyl


 * Thomas Erak - guitar, vocals
 * Jay Beaman (The Tribune, Red Museum, Blood Cells) - drums, percussion
 * Jake Carden - guitar, vocals
 * Henry Batts - bass, backing vocals

Just Like Vinyl played a "small debut-set" on July 16, 2010 in the Seattle area at "9 p.m sharp". They were the only performing band. They are also working on their debut EP throughout all of August.

Current equipment

 * Guitars:
 * Gibson V Factor, Vintage white 1967' Reissue
 * Gibson Les Paul 2002 Standard Classic in Desert Burst
 * Gibson SG-X in seafoam green
 * Gibson Les Paul Standard Double Cut Plus, Rootbeer Finish, with a Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in the bridge (second of this model Erak has used)
 * Gibson Les Paul Junior 1957' Reissue (Erak stated on a forum post in early '08 that this was being used in his songwriting along with several other guitars, but it hasn't been seen on tour)
 * Gibson Les Paul Studio Baritone in Pewter Metallic
 * Gibson SG Carved Top - Autumn Burst
 * Fender Jaguar Baritone - Ebony


 * Amplifiers:
 * Budda Superdrive 80 Series II Head


 * Speaker cabinets:
 * Two Budda 2x12" extension cabinets


 * Effects pedals
 * BOSS TU-2 Tuner
 * Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
 * Budda BudWah
 * DigiTech Whammy Pedal
 * BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay
 * Ernie Ball VP JR. Passive Volume Pedal
 * Line 6 FM-4 Filter Modeler
 * Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler
 * BOSS RE-20 Space Echo
 * Orange Footswitch
 * Others
 * SKB PS-45 Integrated Pedalboard x2
 * Old Pedals
 * BOSS OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion
 * BOSS PH-2 Phaser
 * BOSS SD-2 Dual Overdrive
 * BOSS DD-5 Digital Delay
 * Morley Little Alligator Volume Pedal
 * Maxon AD-999 Delay
 * Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi