Michael Schenker

Born: 
01/10/1955
City: 
Sarstedt
Region: 
Lower Saxony
Country: 
Germany
Years Active: 
1969-present
Genre(s): 
Hard Rock
Metal
Instruments: 
Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Notable Equipment: 
1975 Gibson Flying V
1979 Gibson Flying V
Associated Artists: 
Don Airey
Sebastian Bach
Mike Baird
Paul Di'anno
Aynsley Dunbar
Mo Foster
Mike Inez
Tony Levin
Jeff Martin
Neil Murray
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Simon Phillips
Jeff Pilson
Cozy Powell
Rudy Sarzo
Tommy Shaw
Billy Sheehan
Eric Singer
Derek St. Holmes
Stephen Stills
Phil Soussan
Pete Way
Leslie West
Edgar Winter
Simon Wright
Played With: 
Ratt
Scorpions
UFO
Image Credit: 
By Grywnn - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40468087 / desaturated from original

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Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as an early member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the Michael Schenker Group in various incarnations. He is the younger brother of Rudolf Schenker, who is still a guitarist with the Scorpions.

Discography

Phenomenon
Released: 1974
Force It
Released: 1975
Lights Out
Released: 1977
Obsession
Released: 1978