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Michael Schenker plays his Flying V live onstage.
Michael Schenker on his lifelong pursuit of self-expression and track-by-track guide to Don't Sell Your Soul

By Jon Wiederhorn Published

Foxes, gold pieces, Tom and Jerry cartoons? It can only be the great Michael Schenker, who takes us through MSG’s new album, Don’t Sell Your Soul, track by weirdly inspired track

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Michael Schenker performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on November 24th, 1982 in London, United Kingdom AND Ozzy Osbourne performs at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, January 24, 1982
Why Michael Schenker turned down Ozzy Osbourne

By Matt Owen Published

Schenker was approached by the Prince of Darkness following the tragic death of Randy Rhoads

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SAN ANTONIO, TX - MAY 29: Rudolph Schenker of the Scorpions performs onstage during River City Rockfest at the AT&T Center on May 29, 2016 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)
Rudolf Schenker’s 60 years with the Scorpions – Flying Vs, trading guitars with brother Michael, and anchoring one of the 30 greatest rock bands

By Andrew Daly Published

He lost Michael Schenker to UFO and Uli Jon Roth to Jimi Hendrix’s ex, then Matthias Jabs helped him fulfill his ambition of being in one of the 30 greatest rock bands. But it might have been very different if his dad had bought him a motorcycle

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Francis Buchholz, how has died, aged 71, plays bass for Michael Schenker in 2012.
“You gave him the world, and he gave you his music in return”: Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dies, aged 71

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Buchholz played on all the classic Scorpions records and later joined forces with his old bandmate Michael Schenker in his Temple of Rock project

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(from left) Rudolf Schenker, Michael Schenker, and Matthias Jabs of the Scorpions perform onstage at the Hammersmith Apollo in London
The Scorpions guitarists list boasts some of rock's most underrated players – this is what you can learn from each of them

By Rich Davenport Published

The German hard rock juggernaut's song-focused approach has required their guitarists to showcase their distinctive styles with a concise blend of taste and technique appropriate to the setting

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Joan Jett and Ricky Byrd
Ricky Byrd on the disastrous Joan Jett gig where they were wrongly accused of stealing gear – and the audience turned on them

By Matt Owen Published

Byrd and Jett were on the road with Scorpions at the time – and it’s not a gig that brings back fond memories

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Uli Jon Roth
Uli Jon Roth’s struggle to contain his brainchild, the Sky guitar – and why he never played Jimi Hendrix’s black Strat

By Andrew Daly Published

The former Scorpions guitarist on how he blazed a trail in guitar modding, and why he’d like to see the Hendrix guitar on display – but not being used

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Guitarist Uli Jon Roth performs live on stage during a concert at Tempodrom on March 29, 2018 in Berlin, Germany
Uli John Roth on what you get when you cross a Strat and a Les Paul with a violin hybrid

By Phil Weller Published

After modifying Strats only got him so far, one luthier came to his rescue and they found that the sky's the limit

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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 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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