Michael Schenker

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Michael Schenker performs onstage at Victoria Park in London on July 24, 2011

Michael Schenker on Vs, offsets, and the Scorpions

By Guitar World Staff published

The Scorpions, UFO, and MSG veteran takes readers back to when he heard distorted guitar for the first time as a teen, and the day the Scorpions came together

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Michael Schenker plays a solo on his white Gibson Flying V – all on his left-hand, legato-style

Michael Schenker on celebrating UFO with Axl Rose, Slash, and Dee Snider, and why he's come full circle with Gibson

By Richard Bienstock published

My Years With UFO finds the effervescent Schenker revisiting seminal tracks in the company of rock legends, some Flying Vs, and his trusty Marshall JCM800 2205, an amp so good everyone steals it

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Michael Schenker solos on his black-and-white Dean V with a bank of Marshall amps in the background.

Michael Schenker on triangle guitars, bad playing habits – and why he is rerecording UFO with Axl Rose

By Jonathan Horsley published

Rock legend Michael Schenker checks in to talk My Years with UFO, the appeal of the V-shaped guitar and why he does not sweat the technique (and maybe you shouldn't either)

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on November 30, 2023 in London, England

Michael Schenker reveals the story behind his longstanding love affair with Flying Vs

By Janelle Borg published

The UFO guitarist recently signed with Gibson and revealed that a Michael Schenker signature guitar is in the works

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Michael Schenker has signed with Gibson – and a new signature guitar is in the works

By Phil Weller published

Schenker has been a Dean endorsee for decades, but now he's turned to Gibson – and is heavily involved in the development of a forthcoming signature

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 31, 2021 in London, England

Michael Schenker celebrates his tenure with UFO with a new reimagined greatest hits record – and it features Slash

By Janelle Borg published

Michael Schenker's new album, My Years with UFO, marks the 50th anniversary of the guitarist's tenure with the British classic rock band

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“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

By Matt Owen published

The German virtuoso once received a call in the middle of the night from Osbourne asking him to join the band – but Schenker wasn't sold on the opportunity

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How to play rock guitar like the legendary Michael Schenker

By Martin Cooper published

Schenker's pyrotechnic style lit up albums from UFO, Scorpions and MSG, and this lesson takes you inside his rhythm and lead approaches. Two-tone Flying V optional, attitude essential

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Rudolf (left) and Michael Schenker perform with the Scorpions at the Hammersmith Apollo in London

Scorpions' Rudolf Schenker on his relationship with his brother Michael: "I think, sooner or later, we will play together again"

By Jackson Maxwell published

"He’s an amazing guitar player, an amazing person," Rudolf said of his younger brother, Michael, adding that he wishes "him all the best"

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Steve Lukather, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian and Michael Schenker

Derek Sherinian taps Joe Bonamassa, Steve Lukather, Nuno Bettencourt, Zakk Wylde, Michael Schenker and more for new album, Vortex

By Matt Owen published

Steve Stevens, Mike Stern and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal also feature on the record, which is due July 1 via InsideOutMusic

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