Randy Rhoads

Rhoads often preformed with a Polka-Dot Flying V, in an Aug. 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar this guitar is mentioned:

Rhoads’ polka-dot guitar was built in 1979 by Karl Sandoval, with a mahogany body, modified ’60s Danelectro non-adjustable maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard and bow-tie inlays, two DiMarzio humbuckers (PAF in the neck position, Super Distortion in the bridge), separate Tone and Volume controls, a standard vibrato, and a selector switch on the upper bass bout.

In this Live Footage from 1981, Rhoads can be seen with one of his main guitars, a 1974 Alpine White Les Paul Custom. Rhoads would commonly turn down one of the Pickups all the way and use the Toggle-Switch as a Killswitch.

As listed on ultimaterhoads.com, the 1977 Dean Z was used by Randy Rhoads.

The RR1 Rhoads V was the first ever Jackson guitar commissioned by Randy and can be seen with him in this photo.

Randy used the Ampeg ADA6 Dan Armstrong in the Quiet Riot years. Randy can be seen with the guitar in the far left black and white image in the source picture.

He used it in early QR days. In this picture Randy is seen playing a beat up Fender Strat with single coil pickups.

In this photo we can see Rhoads in the studio, and behind Rhoads a Gibson Firebird 12-String can be seen.

There have been multiple photos of this part of the studio, and in most of these photos this guitar can be seen.

In this photo, we can see Rhoads with a Black Les Paul Custom, equipped with three humbuckers.

Another photo of Rhoads and the Guitar can be seen here.

In the article "Remembering Randy Rhoads with Reverence" by Nick Bowcott on inSync, Randy Rhoads is noted for playing a Gibson ES-335.

Randy used this guitar and the white pinstripe Jackson along with his Gibson Les Paul Custom and custom Polka Dot V. They are each different prototype versions of the RR1 V that later went into production after Randy's death. This black model was his 2nd "revised" model commissioned by Jackson with Randy's death being before the 3rd and 4th prototypes were finished being built.

Randy Rhoads played a Dean V guitar while jamming with Kevin Dubrow's band, Dubrow, as seen in the provided image.

Randy played this guitar from when he was around 14 years old (circa 1970), during which time he was a rhythm guitarist in the small band called “Violet Fox”. He got the guitar from his father who at the time worked for Ovation Guitar Company.Randy played this Ovation as late as 1972, with his second band “Quiet Riot” – before switching to an SG.

Guitar legend Randy Rhoads is well-known for his use of the Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar, as highlighted in Premier Guitar's feature "The Guitars of Randy Rhoads."

This was Randy’s first electric guitar. It was an old guitar that belonged to his mother Delores, and it was used by students at her music school called “Musonia”. After Randy gained interest in electric guitar, she introduced him to Scott Shelly who worked at the school, and during this time Randy learned the basics of the electric guitar.

Randy Rhoads is associated with the Jackson Concorde Prototype electric guitar, as noted on his Wikipedia page.

Randy Rhoads is known for playing a 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom in Alpine White, as noted on his Wikipedia page.

Randy Rhoads used the Jackson Concorde Prototype (Black and Gold), as documented on his Wikipedia page.

Randy used this guitar towards the end of his life, he designed this guitar with Grover Jackson and it later evolved into what we know today as the Jackson Rhoads

In this Instagram photo Randy Rhoads can be seen onstage playing Gibson L5S

In this user-uploaded photo, Randy Rhoads is seen in the studio recording "Dee" with a Gibson Limited Edition Songwriter Deluxe 12 String Acoustic Electric.

Randy’s first Gibson guitar. Circa 1975

In the image, Randy Rhoads can be seen playing a 1967 Double Cut Vintage Cream Gibson SG Custom.