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Cort Introduces Arena 1 Matthias Jabs Signature Guitar

Posted 10/18/2012 at 2:15pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Cort Guitars has announced the second signature guitar from Scorpions guitarist Matthias Jabs — the Arena 1. The guitar features Scorpu pickups, which were designed by Jabs and made to his exact humbucker/single coil/humbucker specs.

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Michael Schenker Announces 12-Date UK Tour

Posted 08/01/2012 at 10:55am | by Lukasz Bielawski

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Michael Schenker and his band, Temple of Rock, have announced a 12-date U.K. tour in April 2013.

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Interview: Tesla Guitarist Dave Rude Talks Gibson Guitars, Marshall Amps and Touring with the Scorpions

Posted 06/07/2012 at 5:14pm | by John Katic

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When Tesla first set the rock world on fire with their debut album, 1986's Mechanical Resonance, Dave Rude was 8 years old. As fate would have it, in 2006, founding Tesla guitarist Frank Hannon came across The Dave Rude Band on MySpace and asked Rude to join his band as a rhythm guitarist. That eventually led to Rude joining Tesla.

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Interview: Matthias Jabs Discusses Scorpions' Farewell Tour and New Album, 'Comeblack'

Posted 02/07/2012 at 7:34am | by Alex Rice

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Having sold more than 100 million records over the course of their 47-year career, German rock gods Scorpions will certainly be missed once the final note rings out at the last date of their two-and-a-half-year farewell tour later this year. But, as longtime guitarist Matthias Jabs explained in a recent interview with Guitarworld.com, the band doesn’t want to fall victim to an avoidable element that has tainted the legacies of so many groups before them: time.

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Scorpions Announce Final Album and Tour

Posted 01/26/2010 at 4:50pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Sting in the Tail due March 23, 2010.

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Michael Schenker: Dear Guitar Hero

Posted 10/21/2009 at 12:13pm | by Guitar World Staff

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He's played with the Scorpions, UFO and MSG, struggled with alcohol and pills and was left nearly penniless in 2002 after an ugly divorce. But what Guitar World readers really want to know about the legendary shredder is…

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