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Karl Sandoval polka-dot V-style guitar

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Randy RhoadsSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…ckson rhoads shortly before leaving quiet riot in 1979, rhoads presented hand-drawn pictures of a polka-dot flying v-style guitar to karl sandoval, a california luthier. the guitar sandoval built for rhoads became one of the gui…” Wikipedia: Randy Rhoads ↗

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