Michael Schenker Fest, "Searching for Freedom"/" Into the Arena", Boerderij Zoetermeer, 31-10-2017

[@stingylizard]

Thaks for the video! Last time we caught him live in Austin,TX,he played 2 1/2 hours non-stop. Well,take off 10 minutes for his anti-Scorpions rant,but still. A true master guitarist,a frickin' genuis riffmeister.

[@m007mm]

What? 😅 Why would he rant about his brothers band? 😅 Did he talk about the time he was in it?

[@stingylizard]

@@m007mm Ha! You know it! They conspired to rip him off, song credit-wise. Stole his ideas,his black/white V image,etc. On and on. I hafta admit,once he starts playing,it's obvious he is the most prolific of the 3 Scorpions guitarist. He was,after all,the original Scorp lead guitarist. Uli is a master,Matthais is a master...Rudolph has skills picking 'em and writing epic riffs.

[@torstenkruger787]

Meinen allergrößten Respekt!!! ...in dieser Situation die Nerven zu bewahren und sein Ding trotzdem durchzuziehen, das macht einen Champ aus!!! -ich mag diesen Kerl immer mehr! Ich hoffe wir hören wieder viel von Dir, mach weiter und bleib wie Du bist!!!!!!✊🏿 Du bist einer meiner Vorbilder und wahnsinns Player!! Michael for president! 🤘🏿

[@dirkphilippens4158]

he plays without thinking,but plays from his hart and mind,and soul, he most ve the right note to play it and found it. one of the best gitar players ever.

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

Unreal..The most talented and under rated guitar player of all time...And he has aged well..What a career..2017, 2020 and the guy is still going strong

[@stevexxl777]

I know he didn’t ever get as much recognition as he should have for one reason or another, but I don’t believe he’s under rated....anyone who knows guitars can’t argue with his amazing ability.

[@r.muller5050]

@@stevexxl777 I met him 2012 on a concert, and he was very depressed. Now i am happy, seeing him playing again (from Germany).

[@mrmii4580]

I like watching him warm up, tune a guitar, and make mistakes even.. I like seeing everything, cuz Its real life.. He Rocks!!

[@r.muller5050]

This mistake shows his professionality in guitars, funny

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

With such wide bends I'm not surprised. He places the strings under a lot of abuse. He's the vibrato master.

[@chriswalker8277]

Just superb! Listened to Schenker when I was a teenager and 'lost touch' for 25 years. So glad to have rediscovered him! Can anyone else tune up and nail it like that ? My tastes are definitely Blues based, but enjoying picking Michael's playing apart for fresh inspiration! I remember listening to Into The Arena with my guitar bestie as a kid and being blown away!

[@drollienap]

Bedankt voor het delen. Geweldig om te zien dat het, zelfs bij hem, gewoon perfect moet zijn. Dan maar even stemmen en pielen, super!

[@glennsmith5467]

Yup the blonde bomber. He is a perfectionist when it comes to the guitar. I started listening to him at age 8. He gets better with age. He always makes his original songs even better.

[@jeffokriya3389]

Beautiful music, the best guitarist/composer in Rock. A true phenomenon, obsession with melody, an assault attack on tasteless music.

[@tatianaufaeva2542]

Прекрасно справился с технической проблемой! Мы любим тебя, Майкл!

[@buck7477]

I can’t think of any other picker who has Michaels Melodic Tone! It was what pushed us into the 80s! IMHO! He kick started Something different and special! Romantic Metal maybe is one way to describe it! His Riffs make you fantasize!

[@claudiocruzat8777]

Romantic..yes thats perfect. Vibrato king. He makes those strings cry..or sing. Lucky people. After watching him live i can die a happy man

[@ruudvanderheijden6019]

My buddy Franck and i were there, it was amazing, one of the greatest guitar players !

[@davevonbeelzebub4782]

IS the best .... it is number 1. Always always MICHAEL SCHENKER!!!!!!!!! IMPRESIONANTEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! LO NUNCA JAMAS VISTO Y OIDO!!!!

[@beornthebear.8220]

I've never under rated him. He's been my favorite rock guitarist for decades.

[@Highways6]

Mine too

[@yourhuckleberry1904]

Absolute Legend

[@worldssickestmedia2713]

How many times do you need to check the volume knob?

[@holgerhagmueller]

Difficulties appear sometimes. Sooo bold handled! ♥️♥️♥️

[@fuctinthehead5628]

He's a master and Guitar god ! … Been a huge fan with my guitar mates since early 80'. So FFF'in cool !

[@holgerhagmueller]

He is my greatest inspiration. I am German too 😎

[@Lvatopesado]

Mine too, and I'm Mexican.

[@tommyseibel7902]

Ich habe ihn erst entdeckt, bin grosser malmsteen und blackmore fan der da ist geil

[@stevebrahy]

I love those soaring solos!

[@boythedrag148]

You are totally supper professional guitarist , i respect you.

[@roccidisopa661]

Great guitarist. But why the rookie tuning issues on the intro?

[@paiceashtonlord]

Thanks for recording and sharing

[@3121LASVEGAS]

u r welcome!!!

[@thomaslavin3330]

Awesome. MSG.... rocks just saw them on May 11 in NYC at Irving plaza... they killed it :-) :-) can't wait till next time. Wish they would come play in Connecticut.... :-) :-)

[@davevonbeelzebub4782]

Michael Schenker the god of Guitar Rock!!!!!!! EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!!

[@Scott__C]

Love when he's right in your face. THAT'S a guitar lesson right there!

[@drewromano4112]

Out of respect, I would not have posted this on KZbin. At least edit the beginning out. Michael was having some technical difficulties. Nonetheless his contribution to the world of electric guitar is unmatched.

[@jamesha175]

he was doing that on purpose for comedic effect

[@dgs931]

really?...

[@jamesha175]

@@dgs931 of course. he was out of tune so he made it funny for the audience.

[@dgs931]

@Batphink Reynolds yep yep glad you agree

[@1Phepsi]

To me it shows how much he's matured, and learned to be less of a perfectionist. Ten or fifteen years ago, he would have stormed off the stage. Today he jokes about it. One of the greatest of our time.

[@rayfoster4339]

and really Yngwie just took Blackmore and Schenker's classical parts and went crazy with it ...could not see it back then

[@Jpjh9]

He plays much more melodically than Eddie Van Halen (R.I.P), and more emotionally!

[@Gonzo2112]

incredible guitarist......we loved the UFO days Joe Satriani followed in Schenker's huge footprints.

[@caryverhalen]

Actually Vinnie Moore took over

[@Schenkerflyingv]

Its not that long ago, he would have thrown the guitar on the floor and walked off - I'm glad those days seem to be a distant memory.

[@richr6576]

God I hope so. I had two shows cancelled right before the show. One- got into a fist fight with a roadie, show cancelled. Two- noone was sure but rumor had it that he got too drunk to play. Show cancelled. Both mid-90s.

[@classicartfoundation639]

There were some beautiful licks going on here

[@wbfojnewton1]

I am no where the level of this man,but how do you keep so many songs running thru your mind seperated,focus and discipline I would guess.It would be so easy for an unknowledge person to make a quick judgement.MS is one of a kind.

[@sydneysheppard6686]

He's the very best!!!❤🇺🇸😎✌🎸🎧🎤

[@rafatriani]

Mr. Michael Schenker es un GENIO

[@nickdavies1457]

Awesome recovery. .just knows how go pull it round.. master of melodic metal

[@cupidsweddingchapel]

Sliding trills starting from 6:13 are so wide & smooth.

[@shanedorsey2247]

I'm really inspired by theses guys

[@xandoog]

Loved this, the real deal

[@r.muller5050]

Ich hab immer gewusst, dass er zurückkommt ... gEIL

[@Rat5alad]

That was very interesting ! Cool guy

[@johnlannikk2701]

The start is a bit like watching crossroads! It is testament to Michael's lack of huge super star ego that he kept on with the set, had that been me out there I would have melted into oblivion. Anyway this is how I play my guitar every day lol

[@avitarmagnus9090]

this shows how real he is an dhow real fk ups happen to everyone LOVE IT

[@torerikmyhre7492]

Love you Michael!

[@larslevinberget9558]

Guitar tech: "But, Rudolph said..." Michael: "You're fired !!" :D

[@crusTodd]

Hendrix had equipment issues on occasion too🤔 Hey, guitars go outta tune sometimes. No biggie

[@classicartfoundation639]

In Hendrix day the equipment wasn't ready for the style Jimi introduced, I doubt he'd have any technical issues today

[@mydogneo]

Happens to all guitarists pro or not. TD's do happen and Mike is such a professional!

[@constantinosxenos5567]

The one and only.....

[@robertgilbert6241]

greatest guitarist i have ever seen

[@MichaelMcNevinMusic]

Wow, so he is human after all? No biggie, he's like the rest of us once, with a string getting wonky :).Interesting he didn't just play a G chord or some other 'go-to' tuning check at the bottom of the neck to narrow down the string or the problem. All the more interesting that he stayed focused on those opening notes and his tone up there high on the neck area to fix it. Schenker is a One of a kind talent, I wish I could play one of his songs all the way through, or express so well in tone and fluid melodic that kind of creative rock and roll solo building he does. Forged so much ground in the 70's that guitarists of the 80's and now, owe him a thank you. Glad he's still out there. A pioneer who too many rock and roll fans missed if they weren't paying attention to the UFO records, which was too sparsely covered in the US markets. I"m just a folky, but what an inspiration he was in my teenage years when I was learning to play in garage bands.

[@eddiegasi2965]

They should rename this tune to "Searching For The Right Key"...

[@crusTodd]

Does anyone know, what is the round object just behind the neck pickup?

[@AndyThomas_mrblitz]

is it a pick dispenser? or maybe a magnetic sustainer?

[@SwRI238]

My guitar hero, plus, he never uses his pinky finger! Meet him once and has a very nice guy to talk too. Also meet Chris Glen the same night. He too, was an extremely cool guy to talk too.

[@blndrckr]

Ugggggghhh..nightmare. .he handled it well...i would've gave up and tapped out to a new song. ..

[@phihelix8777]

💖

[@robertknowles2487]

Unmatched is right!

[@vinegum8835]

Ito the arena.....I must have heard that song 100.000 times... I like the fact that he is not a "perfect" guitarist, correct if you will like satriani, malmsteen flawless... This is rock like I like it. Thank's to Michael Schenker. I must se him live before I die..

[@jackstarks8486]

Even God's make mistakes

[@michaelcraig9449]

Maybe not his fault.. maybe some small tech. problems..

[@stephensdygert7600]

@Claude Philalethes That has nothing to do with it. He was tuned a half step down. He forgot the key . He was probably suppose to use a different guitar. Not a fan of locking tuners. You break more strings.

[@taxx3000able]

¡SUPER!.

[@gregcohen6158]

this is the beginning of the show and immediately u can tell he was having tuning issues ! only a real fan of schenker would have noticed it right away ...it was still amazing anyway ...he is the true hard rock heavy metal God of the Flying V!

[@thomaslavin3330]

Even if he is out Of tune some time he still blows away every one else. & 4 singers 2.. incredible....

[@semiephemeral9]

Incredible. good lord.

[@axekicker78]

Even out of tune, he sounds good.

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

Surprised he couldn't work out how out of tune his e string was lol. But then again, we can't all be perfect all the time. I've been there, done that and got the fucking T shirt. Schenker is THE guitar god in my opinion.

[@izzimichaels2892]

sounds to me as if he figured it out

[@1Phepsi]

@@izzimichaels2892 Figured it out and nailed it.

[@izzimichaels2892]

@@1Phepsi I've seen schenker dozens of times, never let me down, he always sounds great (except the 4 times he cancelled lol)

[@1Phepsi]

@@izzimichaels2892 .. Well I've been lucky, I've seen him dozens of times, he's always been great, and he's never canceled. lol

[@bobnixon1964]

The Master !!

[@randymanx2674]

I was getting pissed off at first, then I was like: OH DAMN THERE IT IS! LOL

[@eddydelanoye9211]

Hij heeft er duidelijk plezier in !

[@taxx3000able]

¡GENIO!.

[@THUNDERWORX]

Great guitar playing!!!

[@reinaldoleonelramirez5692]

Genius for ever

[@ericpresley7527]

The guitar is not out of tune he just had a"Blackout"which can happen even to the best.

[@caryverhalen]

Yup

[@Lordmark62]

The high E string was out of tune....and yes he did have a blackout. Happens to the best.

[@alanjamesh.zamorano1677]

Imagine all those loud concerts under Michael's belt. His hearing must've been playing tricks with him at that moment. Once he found the key he went full blast.

[@rednoiseful]

You can do this if you lived thru my ions of time look at your guitar and go this is a guitar not my casio

[@tittene]

MSG...GRANDE!

[@吉田真一郎-p9v]

Long live Rock＆roll!

[@c.k.185]

Guitar Tech: 😴 MS: 🤔 Guitar Tech: 😳 MS: 🤨 Guitar Tech: 🤢 MS: 🤙🏻 Guitar Tech: 👌

[@1neAdam12]

Thought this was one of those "Shredding" spoof videos.

[@rednoiseful]

Eddie there's other countries

[@wobohekl]

Daarvoor is ie ook Michael Schenker

[@kirkscobey3031]

Does anybody know why he wears the hat nowadays?

[@ВиталийСурма]

да гитарист от бога супер

[@stephensdygert7600]

Out of tune. He forgot the tune. Plus he was possibly tuned down a half step. He's human.

[@vinegum8835]

The band forgot to tune..

[@aliendroneservices6621]

@@vinegum8835 Did it on purpose. It's a Sabotage.

[@sonofvintage]

A very humble guitarist.

[@deHelli]

1:41 Ich tippe mal das er neue Saiten aufgezogen hat und das die Saiten noch nicht in Tune sind. Die Brücke hätte wohl neu eingestellt werden müssen. Aber i dont no.???? Ich hätte ihm gerne geholfen. ;-)

[@stefanoscheiba3396]

Ja er Spielt ja nur Flatwound/Geschliffene Saiten,und gerne einen Satz Monate lang,wenn eine Saite reißt,soll nur die betreffende Saiten gewechselt werden,es ist sehr schwer die Gitarre mit den alten Saiten in Stimmung zu halten,aber er besteht drauf! Ich konnte ihn das leider nicht abgewöhnen.

[@jerryfraker377]

Mchael i would like you to send me one of your guitars.

[@dalewetzel773]

Me too... I’ll tune it after it comes🤣

[@colinbenfield326]

Shameful a musician of this stature doesn’t have a guitar tech sitting at his feet ready to serve. Different time I suppose.

[@rayfoster4339]

Michael said they purposely did it to hurt him ...and yes it is shameful, he wrote all their best songs, and they cut that out of history, and Michael was exposing it and it really upset them so this was their revenge

[@johnlannikk2701]

I saw that interview, and yes it is shameful. I have noticed in watching the body language of the band members in some of Michaels sets and it seems distant, although they smile when the camera is on them. It is one of those things in rock bands that often people fall out. Mark Bolan was one who had his stage set rigged so that it would push him off of the platform he was on, it is actaully on vintage TV on Top of The Pops.

[@ВиталийСурма]

schenker в своем репертуаре асс брав

[@markstoneman1585]

Still Brilliant ✌

[@claudiocruzat7667]

He doesn't play the guitar. He gives a massage to the thing

[@roberto6033]

Loste ie toch mooi op dat begin, klasse

[@a1guitars]

I wonder of his guitar tech was fired after that debacle! Wow....

[@dominiquehoeijmans6952]

Searching for a tuned guitar

[@DoctorEnigma01]

One of my all time favorite song to play, although I have to stick to the album version, Michael can improvise on it better then me, he's just a little better then me, just a little 🙄

[@nathaliecl2602]

Magique schenker imperturbable

[@slidersson]

Who's the dork in the ladies hat that can’t tune, haha

[@michaelbujanda8785]

The guitar tech should have been fired!!!! There should have been a guitar tech with another guitar on stand by when Michael was having problems!!!!😯😦😟😠😠😠

[@alexandersosa7803]

exactly, and they ignored it!

[@midnightroses2879]

The guitar isn't out of tune! Michael himself have a BLACKOUT! This is definitely not the fault of the guitartech!!!!!!

[@myckalldeelaneey3459]

The Master

[@nathaliemasson607]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@rednoiseful]

Mike your like a refuge out of guitar camp your great the rest of the kids we're tying your sneaker shoelaces

[@pjd417]

I didn't hear any mistakes what I heard was a man searching for a soul and then he found it

[@stuartmenziesfarrant]

Well I must admit, I thought he would change out that guitar for one in tune.

[@batphink2655]

Unsure if Mike has a brain fart or his guitar has gone sharp? I woulda changed my guitar but it does appear his top string was very sharp and he never stormed off like some other whingy rockstars would have lol!