Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the
hard rock
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band
Scorpions
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. He is the rhythm and 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
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. He is the older brother of
Michael Schenker.
Schenker performing in 2007, leftSchenker was awarded the City of
Hanover
Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
Plaque 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 and many guitars for
Matthias Jabs. 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.
References
External links
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The Second Supperbr>
interview with Rudolf Schenker
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1948 births
Living people
People from Hildesheim
German rock guitarists
German male guitarists
German heavy metal guitarists
Rhythm guitarists
Scorpions (band) members
Glam metal musicians