<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Michael-schenker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/michael-schenker Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:10:09 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When Ozzy approached me, there was an inner warning light that said, ‘Don’t do that’”: Why Michael Schenker turned down Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-turned-down-ozzy-osbourne WNVL5TYuEBgWZD6s4zyaDd Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I broke a string at a show. My brother was playing a V, and I had to take a solo, and he quickly gave me his guitar. That’s when I went, ‘Wow’”: Gibson Custom recreates Michael Schenker’s iconic 1971 Flying V ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-michael-schenker-1971-flying-v-collectors-edition YRnTvFfrMhsAwaevxc8jDC Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:03:29 +0000 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:39:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I found a Gibson Melody Maker but he said, ‘It’s not good enough.’ I said, ‘Take my Flying V.’ When he came off stage he said, ‘I can’t give it back.’ For my brother I did everything… and still failed!” Rudolf Schenker’s 60 years with the Scorpions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rudolf-schenker-scorpions-60-years vjSWWHXGZki6xWdx8sgjoR Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We want to tell the handcrafted element of this; blood, sweat, and tears have gone into these guitars”: Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/gibson-namm-2026-lineup-reveal WPiXd4gyZrGLeTxxxXQqq4 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:30:39 +0000 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:47:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those seeking pointers on how to tailor a solo to serve the song would do well to investigate their back catalog”: The Scorpions guitarists list boasts some of rock's most electrifying and underrated players – this is what you can learn from each of them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/every-scorpions-guitarist 2JYF24MaMuBP2jqHcDEgKK Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:41:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Two legends right there”: Slash joins Michael Schenker on stage to cover a UFO classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-joins-michael-schenker-to-play-ufo-classic 7eGTg3CEGW2y7FNkCvU8QB Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:54:14 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:07:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Slash came to the studio, and told Axl that he was on his way to do this with me – Axl was keen to sing a few songs”: Michael Schenker on celebrating UFO with Axl Rose, Slash and Dee Snider, and why he's come full circle with Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-my-years-with-ufo UHygmp548pWUXUtSyP6VNo Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:50:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can feel embarrassed when you play a bum note, but I played bum notes on Strangers In The Night. Today those are the right notes!” Michael Schenker on rerecording UFO with Axl Rose, triangle guitars – and why there are no bad playing habits ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-on-rerecording-ufo-with-axl-rose-v-guitars-and-bum-notes 8RyLcNQAC6WtbVoiQ2GEzK Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:09:19 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You put a Flying V next to a Les Paul, next to a Strat, on the floor, it won’t do anything. It becomes something with the person who picks up the guitar”: Michael Schenker reveals the story behind his longstanding love affair with Flying Vs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-on-why-he-plays-flying-vs ZDvPAgbGdzncNGp82JTcCf Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:21:10 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:40:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had an idea and sent it over just a few weeks ago. Now I’m waiting for them to finish it and surprise me with this new model​​”: Michael Schenker has signed with Gibson – and a new signature guitar is in the works ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-gibson-signature-reveal yR34UiAyWJzaW6NaboQeW9 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:56:50 +0000 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:23:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d always said to the Scorpions, ‘If any band from England asks me to join, no matter who it is, I’m doing it’”: Michael Schenker celebrates his tenure with UFO with a new reimagined greatest hits record – and it features Slash ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-releases-new-ufo-greatest-hits-album rt8TN3vhA9HekAZvLBqVUJ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:16:49 +0000 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 10:55:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy knew that I was Randy’s favorite guitar player. The only way I could think of getting out of the gig was by making outrageous demands”: Why Michael Schenker turned down the opportunity of a lifetime with Ozzy Osbourne after Randy Rhoads died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-ozzy-osbourne-randy-rhoads-gig-offer yEtYrva38WdoDuDqiHzv3h Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:36:16 +0000 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:22:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play rock guitar like the legendary Michael Schenker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/michael-schenker-rock-guitar-ufo-scorpions BzgUyhnJGmAfyJA3Jiuw4S Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:58:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scorpions' Rudolf Schenker on his relationship with his brother Michael: "I think, sooner or later, we will play together again" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/scorpions-rudolf-schenker-michael-play Ro677uUzESckcNnGjiLJAa Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:35:22 +0000 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Derek Sherinian taps Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Michael Schenker and more for new album, Vortex ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/derek-sherinian-vortex DmLxQVT2prMARxnXdKwzka Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:56:43 +0000 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:46:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Group announce new album, Universal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-universal tTNDHzo5gmpRAcrQAnvVJh Thu, 03 Mar 2022 22:28:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker: “Doctor Doctor was the sound of me developing. You can hear it in the vibrato... I was always fascinated by vibrato“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/michael-schenker-tips hWQCAbdrxQxaHyYTgu96hA Tue, 25 May 2021 09:54:07 +0000 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:09:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker: "Rudolf doesn’t have much talent as a guitarist - I needed to pave the path for him. I’m saying that with an open heart" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/michael-schenker-rudolf-doesnt-have-much-talent-as-a-guitarist-i-needed-to-pave-the-path-for-him-im-saying-that-with-an-open-heart a5sNToWQ4pUijXSYbiBnvC Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:18:06 +0000 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:06:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker looks back at UFO's Strangers In The Night ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/michael-schenker-looks-back-at-ufos-strangers-in-the-night izhXXiNKFWcu4vbDV7oqYk Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:45:57 +0000 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:37:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Michael Schenker put his Dean V through its paces on new song Sleeping With the Light On ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-michael-schenker-put-his-dean-v-through-its-paces-on-new-song-sleeping-with-the-light-on xWqAWyp8MAhfkgKKjmg4QZ Tue, 13 Aug 2019 16:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Share New Single and Video, “Rock Steady” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-fest-share-new-single-and-video-rock-steady RDf3QTUtw8qcwR4GFp4HP7 Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:10:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Michael Schenker Shred “Lights Out” Onstage in San Francisco ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-michael-schenker-shred-lights-out-onstage-in-san-francisco xP3vD75rrd4QQggNCowTch Fri, 24 May 2019 15:06:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Kick Off New North American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-fest-kicks-off-new-north-american-tour Tu6sbgTpALFFzrZtxfTBEo Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:50:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:39:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Announce New Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-fest-announce-new-album qe4vkDxy5VTxR3n5jrcA9 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:31:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kirk Hammett and Michael Schenker Jam Behind the Scenes on 'That Metal Show' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kirk-hammett-and-michael-schenker-jam-behind-scenes-metal-show-video 5tzacaW6gD4b2ijv8MdLuG Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:19:00 +0000 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 15:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Premiere "Take Me to the Church" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-fest-premiere-take-me-to-the-church-music-video kZqAKYERMKU925RtTxfwvL Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:40:00 +0000 Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:51:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Secrets Behind Michael Schenker's Tone on UFO's "Only You Can Rock Me" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/the-secrets-behind-michael-schenkers-tone-on-ufos-only-you-can-rock-me x3UoLK7oBRNgo35DSfURRD Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:14:17 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:44:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Premiere "Take Me to the Church" Guitar Playthrough ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/michael-schenker-fest-premiere-take-me-to-the-church-guitar-playthrough Hts8TrWptiU3KB5LbEYZ7R Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:02:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Michael Schenker and Metallica's Kirk Hammett Team Up for New Song, "Heart and Soul" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-michael-schenker-and-metallicas-kirk-hammett-team-up-for-new-song-heart-and-soul 9a8wMYwLDKUrvtfwttEJ5k Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:50:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Fest Announce New Album, 'Resurrection,' Premiere "Warrior" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/michael-schenker-group-resurrection-warrior ZDW5GpQRE4WN32NSZTYBsH Fri, 01 Dec 2017 21:18:12 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:02:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Talks Nostalgic New Live Album, ‘Michael Schenker Fest Tokyo’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/michael-schenker-discusses-his-new-live-album-michael-schenker-fest-tokyo 7kcnUu4wXSwyLKDvQWR5zS Thu, 23 Feb 2017 19:42:45 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:21:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Michael Schenker Releases Trailer for New Album, 'Bridge the Gap' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-michael-schenker-releases-trailer-new-album-bridge-gap gkBUWwmSvNaXxTs4AxU2qU Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:23:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Record that Changed My Life: Kirk Hammett Discusses UFO's 'Force It' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/record-changed-my-life-kirk-hammett-discusses-ufos-force-it 27jemyG7hrnbXk3i5oJbuK Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:00:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Schenker Announces 12-Date UK Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/michael-schenker-announces-12-date-uk-tour FWFidHPkeV29DtSqAwpYnS Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:55:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Danava Mainman Gregory Meleney Talks About New Album, Gear and Michael Schenker Influence ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/interview-danava-mainman-gregory-meleney-talks-about-new-album-gear-and-michael-schenker-influence kPgRiF8G5CPS9422ArMpXV Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:13:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West, Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker Unite for 3 Guitar Heroes Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-uli-jon-roth-and-michael-schenker-unite-3-guitar-heroes-tour 7cKTGrSX5PGkdJcUrTFeCY Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:38:14 +0000