While slogging round the LA club circuit with Quiet Riot, Randy Rhoads met a young George Lynch and was immediately taken with his custom Flying V. Late-70s proto-shredders all wanted Gibson tone with a Fender tremolo and Strat playability, and Randy was amazed to see these worlds collide in Lynch’s guitar. George encouraged Randy to seek out Karl Sandoval, a luthier working in Wayne Charvel’s custom shop building guitars with flat fingerboard budget Danelectros – ideal for Randy’s style.