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Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist and founder of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter and longest-serving original 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 in Lower Saxony.

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Rudolf Schenker
Schenker performing with the Scorpions in 2014
Background information
Born	(1948-08-31) 31 August 1948 (age 74) Hildesheim, Germany
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal glam metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1963–present
Labels	BMG

Career

Since founding Scorpions in 1965, Schenker has become one of the major driving forces in the band's songwriting and musical direction. He has been Scorpions' most consistent member, appearing on every album and every tour. His younger brother Michael Schenker was a member of the Scorpions in the band's early days, before joining UFO.

Schenker was awarded the City of Hanover Plaque[1] as well as the Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 2000.

Playing style

In an interview on World Wide Live video, Schenker mentioned that his goal is grounded in compositional skill more than technical skill. While most Scorpions' guitar solos are performed by lead guitarist Matthias Jabs, there are some notable exceptions in which Schenker plays the solos instead of rhythm guitar, such as "Wind of Change", "Always Somewhere", "Still Loving You", "Send Me an Angel", "Lady Starlight", "Big City Nights", "As Soon as the Good Times Roll", "When the Smoke Is Going Down", "Animal Magnetism", "Through My Eyes", "SLY" and "Rock 'N' Roll Band".

Schenker is known for his energetic riffing and wild live performances, which often includes swinging his guitar over his head and throwing the guitar up and catching it.

He also sang lead vocals on four Scorpions songs: "They Need a Million", "Drifting Sun", "Hey You" and "Love is the Answer".

Equipment

While Schenker began playing with a Fender Stratocaster, he is primarily known for playing Gibson Flying Vs. On the Acoustica DVD, he is seen playing an acoustic Flying V made especially for him by Dommenget. He now uses Dean acoustic V models. Some of Schenker's main live guitars in recent years have been Dommenget — the same maker that produced Klaus Meine's live guitar[2] and many guitars for Matthias 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] In the past, he primarily used Marshall amps, using their JMP, JCM800 2203, and JCM800 2205 heads. Currently, he uses ENGL amps, endorsing the E 650 Ritchie Blackmore signature heads.

References

External links

• Official site for Rudolf Schenker's biography -- (broken link as of dec 16, 2020)
• The Second Supper interview with Rudolf Schenker -- (broken link as of dec 16, 2020)
• Rudolf Schenker audio interview on Guitar Jam Daily
• Interview with Rudolf Schenker (2010)

На других языках

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[de] Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker (* 31. August 1948 in Hildesheim) ist ein deutscher Gitarrist, Songschreiber und Bandleader der 1965 von ihm und Wolfgang Dziony gegründeten hannoverschen Hardrockband Scorpions.

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- [en] Rudolf Schenker

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[es] Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker (Hannover, Alemania Occidental; 31 de agosto de 1948) es un músico y compositor alemán, conocido mayormente por ser guitarrista y fundador de la banda de hard rock y heavy metal Scorpions. A los 17 años de edad fundó Scorpions, siendo el único miembro original que aún permanece en la agrupación y junto con el vocalista Klaus Meine, ha participado en todas las producciones discográficas ya sean de estudio o en vivo.

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[fr] Rudolf Schenker

Rudolf Schenker, né le 31 août 1948 à Hildesheim en Basse-Saxe, est un guitariste allemand, membre fondateur et guitariste rythmique du groupe allemand de hard rock Scorpions.

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[ru] Шенкер, Рудольф

Рудольф Генрих Шенкер (нем. Rudolf Heinrich Schenker; род. 31 августа, 1948 г., Хильдесхейм, Германия) — немецкий рок-музыкант, основатель группы Scorpions, её гитарист и композитор. Старший брат Михаэля Шенкера, участника группы в раннем периоде её творчества.

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