Roman Rist is an American luthier and founder of one of the original custom shops in the 1980s in Hollywood, California. His celebrity client list is long and includes: Billy Idol, INXS, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, The Commodores, Mike Kenealy, Bad Company, Yngwie Malmsteen, Yes, Cheap Trick, Don Henley, Poison, Ratt, Guns and Roses, Charlie Sexton, Tom Petty, Taj Mahal, Lita Ford, Masters of Reality, Hole, The Wallflowers, Jethro Tull, Bobby Blue Bland, Jay Gore (Hillary Duff), Gary Moore, the Angels, John Mayall band, Patti Labelle, Chris Impelliterri, Chris Korblein, Kiss, Prince, The Steve Morse band, Bernie Taupin, Guitar world Magazine, Seal, Van Halen, Kingdom Come, Ronnie James Dio, Lisafer, Krokus and Dave Amato.

Source: Roman Rist website (archived 2005)