Rudolf Schenker

Occupation(s)Musician, songwriterInstrument(s)GuitarYears active1963–presentLabelsBMG

Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. 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 in Lower Saxony. He is the older brother of Michael Schenker.

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.

Equipment

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]

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)