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Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of thehard rock bandScorpions. He is the rhythm/lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Scorpions Musik-Produktions-und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (Scorpions music production and publishing company) and owner/founder of the Scorpio-Sound-Studios inLower Saxony. He is the older brother ofMichael Schenker.
Rudolf Schenker | |
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 Schenker performing with theScorpions in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Heinrich Rudolf Schenker |
| Born | (1948-08-31)31 August 1948 (age 76) Hildesheim,Germany |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Labels | BMG |
Schenker was awarded the City ofHanover Plaque[1] as well as theCross of Merit First Class of theLower Saxony Order of Merit in 2000.
Equipment
editSome of Schenker's main live guitars in recent years have been Dommenget — the same maker that producedKlaus Meine's live guitar[2] and many guitars forMatthias Jabs.[3] Schenker's signature models are "Gibson Rudolf Schenker Flying V", the Dommenget "Ferrari" V, PGG "Scorpions Golden Jubilee" Flying V, PGG "Veetle" Flying V and the "Scorpions" V.[4]
References
edit- ^"Die Scorpions". Hannover.de. Archived fromthe original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved7 December 2011.
- ^"Boris Dommenget Guitarmaker handmade Guitars and Pickups".Guitarmaker.de. Retrieved27 March 2025.
- ^"Matthias Jabs Studio & Touring Guitars".Mjguitars.de. Retrieved27 March 2025.
- ^"Boris Dommenget Guitarmaker handmade Guitars and Pickups".Guitarmaker.de. Retrieved27 March 2025.
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