Michael Schenker Guitar Lesson - 80s TV Show @ Tele5

Michael Schenker on an 80s TV Show @ German TV station Tele5. very short guitar lesson + excerpt and short live performance from the McAuley Schenker album „save yourself“ / intro solo. rare material restored from a VHS cassette and fun to watch 😉

[@sashasavisha146]

We put Michael in grandma’s living room und this is what we got.

[@timothyweesner6286]

You don’t have to understand what he said. This is the most underrated guitarist of all time! He doesn’t know theory, can’t read music, he just plays what sounds good to him. And goes from there to come up with the most amazing stuff that has you scratching your head going, how the hell does he do this?!?!?!

[@martyndunn6337]

Well said Sir. But what I don’t get, is the underrated part. Which source are you referring to? In the Rock/Metal world he is highly respected. So, to who or what is he apparently underrated?

[@gibsonexplorer8777]

He has always been highly respected!!!! By all metal guitar players or very hard rock still play his songs and still have cds wore out all my records learning songs no internet thank God!

[@timothyweesner6286]

How many lists do you see , where he’s in the top 5 influential guitarists, is what I meant. Everyone always says, Eddie, George, Randy, jimmy, Jimi, Eric . Not a lot, a few do, say Michael Fucking Schenker!! That’s my point. Thanks

[@Brian-qg8dg]

@@timothyweesner6286 if you have to rank such great talent, he is still ranked lower than the guys you mentioned. Just saying

[@mesoanarchy]

@@Brian-qg8dg - Yeah, there’s the GODS and then there’s -- Gods. MS is a God, which is a pretty nice space to be in.

[@dstallings61]

I just saw Michael in Tulsa three nights ago! I finally got to see my guitar hero!!! Definitely one of the best! He’s very underrated.

[@dimebag6384]

Schenks is up there with evh, randy and dime...the most underrated guitarist in metal/rock...his melodies are the goat...🤘

[@robertcardenasjr.4259]

He's not up there with them, he is beyond them! He came before them!

[@carnivor9172]

Ok guys… let’s not get crazy… he’s not even close to any of the above mentioned lol

[@robertcardenasjr.4259]

@@carnivor9172 You sir obviously do not understand his influence on those three mentioned along with many guitarists that have come after him!

[@briantuttle397]

Dime not even in the same class!! He never brought a new technique or embodyed a second genre of music into his .... dont mention dime and Ed and Randy in the same sentence it makes you sounds ignorant!! J/S

[@todddavis4274]

@@carnivor9172 You tell the truth. No way he's in the same league with Randy and Dime.No way.

[@sircharles7323]

First time I see this trick with the bell sound on guitar. That´s crazy!

[@gerardpor3191]

A real genius, with heartbreaking solos

[@willschut4917]

That bell sound is epic!

[@BlackdogRDC]

He does it on a short little instrumental piece called "Courvoisier Concerto" He only does it live. You can find it on the MSG One Night At Budokan live album. He's never recorded a studio version yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKmY5WNnax6sK8

[@willschut4917]

@@BlackdogRDC I have that album, got it when it came out. To this day I always thought that it was a sound effect from tape or a thing Paul Raymoind did on the keyboard or something like that, anything but yet another Michael Magic Trick. Moreover I can duplicate it on my guitar, real easy, but to come up with this kind of thing, now that's another level....... Leave ik to Mike.....

[@Jamaramlolz]

@Mustapha Al-Sibai Their first concert was the 10th of January 1981 right? You're saying Schenker was able to perfect the technique and play it live a mere 10 days later at the end of the solo here kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKPMgqCGoc1-q6c&ab_channel=MrSpecky666 7:18 ? Before the advent of the internet? Sounds like a reach my guy.

[@spike-rn3jn]

He does it in studio version of the song ‘save yourself’ I believe

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

One of the architects of my music development. Just a badass guitarist.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@Taco Not sure what you mean, but okay

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@Taco Ah, got it. Thanks for clarifying

[@markr.devereux3385]

I will never ever understand how one man can do so many over the top beautiful solos as those on the early UFO records. Maybe it was just prolonged hard work to mine those little licks and incorporate them in whatever material the band was working on Nobody just hears this stuff in their head by improvising I would think. My all time favorite is MOTHER MARY or OUT IN THE STREETS.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

@@markr.devereux3385 Both badass. I still listen to those in my car. My kids call it "dad rock" but I don't care. It rocked me when I was 14, it still does.

[@markr.devereux3385]

Lost souls.. ufo is enshrined in the HALL OF RECORDS for future generations so they may experience the art of guitar playing in the mid 20th century., Every body in that band was good I liked them more than LED ZEP They were rebellious and straight ahead rock yes daddy's rock

[@nathaliekoedinger2]

Simply stunning, amazing and unmatched. The best rock guitarist ever in the universe. Period. What a talent! Alex Koedinger/Luxembourg.

[@hmoreno724]

Don't understand a thing he said but got everything he played.

[@Slears]

in the first section he said, how he often composes an extra Rhythm section for the solo, that is not an A, B or C part of the actual Song. Then he plays it in a loop to the casette recorder, and jams over it, until it feels right.

[@runtwer5700]

You should try learning German. It's actually pretty easy

[@Kgio-2112]

Well... I know und means and. I think

[@donaldkoszowski3789]

Great playing, but seriously, didn't know if that was German or english

[@UserUli]

@@runtwer5700 You must be the the only person in the world saying German is easy, lol

[@llidopatrick9450]

One of the greatest

[@geoffsnell1527]

In the top 10 of greatest rock guitarist in my personal list.

[@ipw77]

My head exploded after watching the first 10 seconds of this.

[@therealawakener7]

Pound-for-pound one of the absolute best rock guitar legends ever! His work on the album 'OBSESSION' by 'UFO' is unmatched. Enough said.

[@asensibleyoungman2978]

Pound for pound? What the bloody hell does that mean? He's a guitarist not a butcher.

[@therealawakener7]

@@asensibleyoungman2978 It means that he holds his weight amongst his piers. Hope that helps.

[@boke75]

😂@@asensibleyoungman2978

[@tomcoates6594]

A pioneer of Metal Guitar.

[@zimutes]

This video in all its details is what i think of when i think of the concept of a german guitar god

[@Tino5150VH]

I remember watching this. Very late at night and i had to go to school the next day. I just wanted imediatly to try it out but i would have been killed by my Mom. I was stunned by his playing. I must have been 13 maybe 14 years old so this was rather in the 90`s than 80`s

[@ijahtom]

Voll cool. Glocken. Wie geil. Kannte ich noch nicht.

[@transparent6748]

The bell trick is hilarious 😆…and awesome

[@BlackdogRDC]

He does it on a short little instrumental piece called "Courvoisier Concerto" He only does it live. You can find it on the MSG One Night At Budokan live album. He's never recorded a studio version yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKmY5WNnax6sK8

[@transparent6748]

@@BlackdogRDC thanks Randy.yeah I heard “the bell” lol..

[@nativecompanion1562]

Phenomenon

[@jfo3000]

A Phenomenon with an Obsession: "Here's to the kid with the crazy dream, he wants it all before he's seventeen."

[@johnnyhotrod]

His talent is unreal

[@mauricioleme7658]

God of guitar

[@ThinPicks]

The greatest heavy/hard rock guitarist ever, and what a tone!👍

[@kevinlong4084]

I just listened to lonesome crow(the whole album) yesterday and this pops up on KZbin today I love Michael's playing on this album to me it's one of a kind.

[@vidalpintor4524]

my first time listening to that album was on shrooms i never looked back since scorpions really were something else

[@LS-ti1rz]

they are watching You!! Seriously bro! All jokes aside your are being surveiled!!!

[@michaelgallagher3640]

We watch a show or commercials & shit will pop up on my phone that I have never searched or watched.

[@homerwashington8118]

in case this slipped by you, kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5jcZ2ylo6mtjrM

[@thomashansson848]

Wow, I haven't seen that one before! Thanks for sharing The Master in action.

[@Rikk_Klaww777]

One of my hero's of Heavy Metal guitar.💖👍👌🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@moisesnefras5624]

A guitar god indeed🎸👍😀great riffs and jam

[@CharlesRSabo]

UFO was a special band when they had Micheal Schenker as their lead guitarist.

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

Yeah, Chapman was great too but there's only 1 Michael Schenker.

[@Mark-um5hc]

Thank you for sharing this. I didn't know much about him, unfortunately. I gotta check out some U. F. O. Haven't heard of them.

[@marcdemell5976]

I remember members of RUSH talking about UFO.

[@homerwashington8118]

@@Mark-um5hc youre in for a treat. the recordings with schenker are special. 'strangers in the night" the live ufo album is often hailed as one of the best live rock recordings of all time.

[@homerwashington8118]

@@marcdemell5976 ufo opened for rush on a couple of world tours, both bands speak highly of one another

[@fredacuneo5180]

The opening part of this video is the same thing he recorded at the opening of the album Save Yourself. I recognized it immediately! I love that album.

[@zombee38]

TRUE I have that record too and its great !

[@tbuc2920]

Michael makes great guitar rock and roll playing look so easy. He is the best of the best and getting better each and every day. I have been listening to Michael since 1974 during his early UFO days till present. Thank You Michael for your decades of creativity and guitar genius. You are the best my friend.

[@stanstolarski8325]

Possibly the most amazing guitarist ever. Thank you for sharing this GorMetalguitarist. Stay well. All the best to you & yours !!!

[@alistairfinlay2772]

The master of the axe one of my favorite metal rock guitarist of the u f.o. yrs & his band the best 🤟🇩🇪🤟🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@Peter-hg8ff]

Priest, Maiden, Scorpions where my favorite. And they were awesome live .

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

UNCLE ~MR.MICHAEL SCHENKER AS WELL AS UNCLE~MR.AL DI MEOLA WERE MY ABSOLUTE VERY FIRST TWO GUITAR HEROE'S...

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

BLOWN AWAY... I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A MASSIVE UNCLE~MR.MICHAEL SCHENKER FAN!!!!!!!

[@NatureGirl62]

ausgezeichnet 🎼🇩🇪

[@obiem9319]

One of the Kings of Metal guitars. One of Diamond Darrells influences.

[@FailureToBe]

You mean dimebag? He hasn’t been called diamond since vulgar display of power

[@tomcoates6594]

Dime bag Fool.

[@ClassofEighty2]

The old German "church bell" lick. Not the Schenker lick I was hoping to learn from this. "Strangers in the Night" is a foundational block in my musical journey. Thank you Michael.

[@sakaik6498]

guitar god.

[@eni-gusnita8931]

thank michael schenker for nice lessons and good songs

[@juanmanuelperez5684]

A great musician !!

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro9809]

Perfect guitarrist 👏👏👏👏

[@winelebury]

His first 3 MSG albums are the best. Amazing player.

[@brucereeves6713]

Mad genius. One of those guys who is in his own orbit. The rest of us just don’t understand but are happy to ride the bus.

[@dingushussey4100]

His playing comes from somewhere else, love listening to him.

[@CarlettoPuglia]

@@dingushussey4100 Loved his playing with UFO, great albums !!

[@Followerofthekingofkings1969]

​@CarlettoPuglia some of the best music ever

[@Rowen170]

After the Church bell, my soul wanted him to go straight into" BLACKOUT"

[@edmckenna4614]

Michael not Rudolph, wrong Schenker

[@ZalMoxis]

Love the expression at the start.... priceless

[@albertoallotta8229]

Prototipo del chitarrista moderno, tecnico ma dal grande gusto, virtuoso ma espressivo. Meritava di più

[@AndyNyle]

love his tone

[@lifeisnice23]

Thank you, very rare and amazing upload! Michael is such a unique player,absolutely one of the greatests ever. Plus, this is around 1990 I think, he looks super handsome here, he's very telegenic! 🤘🤘

[@GorMetalGuitarist]

yes this is from around 89/90 - correct. he played phenomenal in the late 70s up til then. great he recovered over the last years - he is and still will be one of my major influences picking up a guitar 🔥🙏🏼

[@lifeisnice23]

@@GorMetalGuitarist indeed! He's a huge influence on millions of guitar players. I saw him live a couple of years ago and his performance was mind blowing! I wish we had more videos like this, there's a lot of unseen stuff into the archives around the world!

[@monmixer]

What a talent. i know he worked at it very hard but it has to come easier for some people. Otherwise they wouldn't be this damn good.

[@markfahey3921]

That kind of raw talent has to be within you, as a player I have to work so hard to get what to others seems to come so naturally.

[@monmixer]

@@markfahey3921 Same here buddy, he grew up on it though. If you think about it it's not that complicated of an instrument but to master it like that it takes 100% full dedication along with some mentor and teaching help. we all learn tricks by watching other people play licks ans then your like oh I see. it's not that hard. it sounds hard. then you have to use it and remember. Pull offs and hammer ons make a lot of notes fast and melodic if they are in the right scale, key or octave. It takes a lot of time to understand octaves and harmonies. that is the hard part. not the playing part. Any one can play fast if they just keep practicing. Melody lines and hook lines make hit songs that people want to to hear and some times they are sooo simple. It doesn't have to be physically challenging. I was pretty damn good when i was in my mid 30's but was already making a living working in live entertainment and I was runing lights on a live radio show in a 2300 seat theatre that was solf out every Saturday night and other nights when an audio job opened up. I took it because i needed to make a living and the guitar wasn't making a living for me. It did help. I could make 3 or 400 a week in bands and still work during the week but when i got into the pro level of a tech on the weekends I had to give something up. So it was the club band. I had a wife and child and needed to make money and more important a check that was going to be there every Friday. I still sport of regret it but i know i did the right thing. On the good side I am now 63 years old and still make a lot of money in live entertainment. I'm just not the guitar player anymore.

[@monmixer]

@@markfahey3921 I also went to the dresing room and carried Shenker's guitars and practice stuff out after the show one night. Yes, he was there and a room full of beautiful women smoking hash. I was a very young union steward then. Their manager took great care of me that day. We did at least an 8 ball. lol gotta love the 80's

[@walterdelmar9977]

Thank you

[@peterbrown2112]

I only speak a few words of German, but I think I know what he wants me to hear. Fucking awesome!! Thanks for sharing!! Gave me goosebumps thinking about my wild years!! I miss the concerts!! So much great music!!

[@johnnypaytonbender]

Philippe, I guess I never really thought of it that way. What a fantastic idea, that others could 'enjoy' a non-scripted, laid back lesson/conversation between a schmuck like me and the great Schenker himself! Whenever I thought of posting the audio, I always thought, ‘what’s the point’, what, 7 people will hear it…not worth it. Wow, what a selfish point of view. Philippe, you made me realize that even if only 7 people hear it, if they are Schenker fans and his music lives in their souls, then it would be worth it. I’ll look for the cassette, I’m pretty sure I can find it, and have one of my kids show me how to get it from cassette and uploaded to this post. Thank YOU sir!

[@johnnypaytonbender]

@Smatchet Ha, yes!!

[@cymro6537]

Interesting - I haven't heard of that Grandfather clock chime before -very cool🤘😎

[@philhudson...5017]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.... Funny......

[@greacen]

that just blew my mind

[@BlackdogRDC]

@@greacen He does it on a short little instrumental piece called "Courvoisier Concerto" He only does it live. You can find it on the MSG One Night At Budokan live album. He's never recorded a studio version yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/epKmY5WNnax6sK8

[@lfader]

This looks from the time period when I saw a random ad in the Recycler no craigslist then 🤣 And Michael had a personal ad out in the instrument section for guitar lessons $200 an hour --- big bucks especially then 💫💫💫

[@bookpaper105]

Just a damn monster

[@timfleur3712]

thanks for sharing

[@waltercolombe6105]

In the '80's, it was all about Michael Schenker. I don't hear a lot of people these days reference him. It's strange how he became obscure to general knowledge guitarist.

[@ddking-mb4ir]

Cause nowadays everybody is focusing on playing fast without musicality instead Real talent , Michael had songwriting , touch vibrato sense of melody ...everybody play fast today , but only few can write a good song

[@tomcoates6594]

Lights out is a legend of a song. There's a clip on youtube of him jammin with UFO playing lights out! It's hard to find but it's a smokin version.

[@Mandibil]

Reminds me of that guitarist from Scorpions !

[@medievalknievel]

At least it was in English and easy to understand especially the first part LOL rock on Michael!!!!!

[@Sanctus_Manifesto]

Excellent Genetics.

[@BarriosGroupie]

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[@mr.brenman2132]

​@@BarriosGroupie Alright now give him the formula to become a virile German male with perfect bone structure.

[@blakjack3053]

M.S. was a major inspiration for me in the 70s when I first picked up the electric guitar at age 14 in 1974. Then my mind was blown with EVH in '78 !

[@tomwhittaker9461]

The neighbours LOVED it! :))

[@emilioalcazar4170]

The best..the mad axe man!!

[@jeremiasnovaisteodoro1752]

I'm a big fan him

[@brucelee4996]

Michael and Rudy Schenker =🎸+ 🤯

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} soooo cool..!!

[@capzisediam5845]

Good old Time

[@mtrich8113]

Man, I remember when GK amps before boss Katana were the thing in non tube amps back in the day. After hearing this they still sound great.

[@warpath6666]

I still have a GK 250ml 😄

[@davekiddie4467]

@@warpath6666 me too

[@oriettabrescianini3456]

The best

[@MisterK1979]

Crazy!!

[@Yoshimitsu4432]

It's great with the usual God tone without the Marshall amp. I guess amps don't matter to God. I'm a Japanese guitarist and artist and I will continue to pursue my picking so that I too can create my own unique sound.

[@ChicagoBeaver]

Owoooooo!! Scary stuff!

[@amirgogo9005]

Michael the genius

[@たもつかみ]

フライングVといえばマイケルシェンカーのイメージ。

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

That bell gtrick is mind blowing.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

We need to bring leather back

[@sandorfinta9609]

WOW.

[@Botanikkubesu]

love it !!!!

[@dorjeeongduplepcha7863]

Music is an international language .

[@bobbydale1938]

" Rock Bottom " ! 😍

[@トモヤさん福岡のギタリスト]

「Save your self」❗️✨🎸

[@jorgegarcia4045]

Lo maximo

[@garygaither8263]

My hero 🤘

[@steven_marque_official_channel]

Nice one!

[@chriscomizo]

You knwo, why Dave Mustaine uses the Flying V? It`s a tribute to Michael Schenker...

[@lifeisnice23]

Indeed, Dave also stole Michael's iconic pose on stage, the V between the legs 🤘🤘

[@nicolasmaugy4253]

Wow those Gallien Krueger amps are really good

[@notacommie5415]

Using that little GK practice amp that was so popular back in the day

[@Nghilifa]

Iron Maiden recorded "Somewhere in Time" with the same kind of amp. They sound pretty great!

[@friedrudibega6384]

Like a $1000 practice amp lol

[@friedrudibega6384]

@@Nghilifa also, Def Leppard used them for Hysteria. 🤘

[@sharkman4928]

Michael, what if I told you that guitar string cutters are readily available and inexpensive??? LMAO!!!!

[@blakegilliam8223]

Wind chimes, f'n amazing!

[@frontman62]

Didn’t understand a word but geeeez he could play 😳

[@lfader]

Nuff said !!! 🌟

[@laelinurrohmah7181]

Guitaris in the best

[@esmeulonsouzadeoliveira3636]

Show Gostei 🏴‍☠️⚡🏴‍☠️ Irmão De Rudolf Schenker // Scorpions ... .

[@stephenasbridge878]

No shirt, sleeves rolled up…..now play this…🎸

[@ognjenmilenkovic3050]

He is the reason why almost every metal band uses Flying V

[@billyhiggins1908]

And leather jacket😁💯👍🎶🙏🙋

[@mvyper]

He looks like a mix of Mickey Rourke and Billy Idol, there.

[@elreciclador1070]

MICHAEL ME PARECE UNO DE LOS MEJORES GUITARRISTAS MÁS QUE NADA POR EL FEELING ISABEL TRASLADAR EL SENTIMIENTO A LAS CUERDAS DE SU GUITARRA

[@peterschmidt5847]

Watt iss loos?

[@luthiervandros]

The master race shreds. JK! That little GK combo is what maiden used on Stranger and 7th Son. Def Leppard also used them on hysteria.