Sandoval Guitars is a manufacturer of electric guitars founded in 1979 by Karl Sandoval

Karl Sandoval

Karl Sandoval is a luthier. He is best known for making a polka dot V for Randy Rhoads, in addition to his work for Eddie Van Halen and George Lynch during the 1980s.Sandoval started in the guitar business by working at Fender in the 1970s...

 and made famous by Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads

Randall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...

. Sandoval is a luthier who had worked for Charvel guitars quit to become a self employed luthier. He has made custom guitars for Randy Rhoads, George Lynch

George Lynch (musician)

George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...

, Eddie Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen

Edward Lodewijk "Eddie" Van Halen is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

, Michael Anthony, Tracy G. (Dio), Rusty Anderson

Rusty Anderson

Rusty Anderson is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as lead guitarist with Paul McCartney, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.-Early life:Rusty Anderson grew up in La Habra, California...

 (Paul McCartney), Billy Gibbons

Billy Gibbons

William Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...

, Lita Ford

Lita Ford

Lita Ford is a British-born, American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career between the 1980s and late 2000s.-Early life:...

, Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian

Daron Vartan Malakian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and occasional vocalist of the heavy metal band System of a Down and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the alternative...

and others. Sandoval is most famous for building Randy Rhoads' Polka Dot V.