Michael Schenker visit Matt’s Guitar Shop and Gave us Electricity !

[@SquirrelTheater]

The Schenker era of UFO produced some of the greatest music I’ve ever heard. 😎

[@aintmanyofusleft]

Absolutely...... then it goes.... on and on and on... He is the undisputed guitar God of our lifetime...60yrs old started listening to phil and pete and michael in jr high.....

[@rolandmengedoth2191]

I agree

[@andreasprophet674]

Space Metal great Album

[@justine_holloway]

totally agree.

[@paulterry1921]

My first ever gig Manchester fth age 14...blew me clean off the face of the earth .... obsession tour..and shortly after...strangers in the night .....oh boy!

[@AdriHaine]

One of the best . I grew up with him. After all these years still glad he is alive and kicking

[@BidobaGonduba]

And he still looks young for his age.

[@mikeykimm6719]

Oh man, This is my guy! from the Scorpions to UFO, to MSG to now! This guy was my generation's Van Halen, just right before Eddie blew up.

[@thecarolinashreds196]

You just had one of the masters walk in your shop. Mr Schenker is a total badass. There are only a handful of guitarist you can recognize by hearing them without seeing who it is. Michael is one of them. He had survived through the rough times and is still here to tell it. He is the man!!!!

[@raymondvaughan6262]

Plus jeff beck gary moore steve hackett Brian may tommy emmanuel Andy Latimer steve vai he's still sounds very dated

[@jeanclaude4]

Many don't know he almost lost everything in the 1990s to alcohol. Had a divorce that forced him to sell some of his prized guitars. Really down and out. But pulled it together, stopped drinking, got healthy and got back on top of his game. Got to hand it to him.

[@cattnipp]

This is not correct. It was Rudolf who almost ruined him.

[@StreetTruckinTitan]

Schenker is my guitar God. 🐐

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Michael is one of the most interesting guitar players we’ve ever seen or heard. Followed him since the UFO days and he is still one of our favorites. We could watch him plays for hours! 🎧🙏🏻

[@blender1188]

Interesting is not the right word. It’s more about his feel and melody. Musically it’s not that interesting and very repetitive. Not sure if that’s a bad thing though.

[@stillages1]

Seen him live loads of times, he’s the greatest guitarist in my opinion

[@pieroh60]

He is already 69 years old, an impressive and cool guy.

[@ovohm]

Schenker is a fine guitarist. Underrated

[@yellowlightingbolt]

A living legend with its excentricities as all genious minds 😂

[@doncampbell7468]

i love his analogy...discovering and putting away the magic!! i'm an "ear" player like him, so i really relate to the "searching" 😎

[@David-vu7zy]

I saw Michael live for the first time in 1977 opening for Rush(an amazing show by the way). He stood there on the right side of the stage, blonde hair covering his face, just shredding. Always a fan

[@blender1188]

Although shredding is something he never did. Thank god for that.

[@David-vu7zy]

@@blender1188 70s version of shredding 😂

[@RobertLeven-tw7zw]

I saw the same tour, in San Francisco

[@thewurm9177]

Me too, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in So Cal. God that was an incredible show! UFO & Rush back to back, loud as hell and at the top of their game

[@David-vu7zy]

@@thewurm9177Max Webster also on the bill

[@momarock4434]

A mi parecer simplemente el mejor guitarrista de Heavy Metal! M.Schenker ⭐️🤘🍺

[@jimicrack29]

michael still hass his humor so glaad he is a awsome man

[@adrianellis4497]

Strangers in the night, you can't listen to better guitar playing

[@clarkridlen1966]

I have always gotten positive vibes from Michael. I can't say the same of some of the other guitar heroes I've had. Once I began to learn more about them it could be an enormous let down. Not so with M.S.

[@johncona3025]

A UFO patch, love it.

[@tomschulz3870]

It’s interesting to see his fretting hand and the placement of the thumb shifting so actively this up close and personal in a living area setting playing by himself. I had been a fan of his playing since the 70’s and have watched him live as well as with videos, and never really picked up on that aspect of his playing, great to see this personal interview.

[@ericgelders]

Great guitar player, and more importantly nice guy allround! Love his stories and talking about music making etc.

[@sconni666]

The French guy and the German guy are using English to communicate. Europe is cool.

[@tomikhaos7248]

Nice to see u again Michael....looking sounding. Great. U.F.O...FOREVER...

[@reginadennington4201]

You know him moving his fingers like that is no easy feat at his age. Good on him. Great guitar player one of the best.

[@williameaton7984]

He's an absolute genius !!!

[@stevemora7845]

He is my fave guitarist! ❤🔥🎸

[@Sjwolosz321]

Tripping . Micheal is eccentric . Probably hard to work with like has been written for years . But that's a genius for you . Strangers in The Night still is my favorite live album . , He is the great grandfather of a style of 70's hard rock and he's still relatively young . Been bending string since he was in diapers

[@FredericARLANDIS]

Un des plus grands guitaristes de hard rock pas assez cité à mon goût. Compositeur, virtuose, un touché et un son uniques.

[@2112rushid]

Carrément M. Schenker ! C'est la grande classe. Merci !

[@MattsGuitarShop]

Avec plaisir !!

[@alejandropalmapastrana8527]

Very Nice and Easy going Guy ❤ nothing Complicated or Ego Player !!! Heard Good !! Feels Good!!! I’m Happy He Say!! ❤🎉❤😂🎉 Agree!!

[@jeromewagschal9485]

Does this guy ever age ?? I remember seeing him for the first time back in 1981 when the first MSG album came out ( I was a little kid ) and he has hardly changed at all... And he plays 2 and a half/3 hour shows ?? Wow...

[@bobbyarthur-yf3yf]

Haha same i was flying to Mexico in i think 85 and saw Him at LAX AirPort … we took a Photo together i was a mad fan Of MSG … he looked the same then And towered above me

[@jeromewagschal9485]

@@bobbyarthur-yf3yf Sweet memories 👍👍

[@diehard-schenker-fan7233]

He is THE BEST!!!! I just love him!!!

[@LeeMarier-s6s]

Giant fan of MS since the early 80s-He has always inspired my playing abilities since day one-MS helped build the metal scene and the emotion he puts into his playing is fantastic-Today all we get is 11 yr old kids trying to shred faster then the next kid- THATS NOT MUSIC OR CREATIVITY

[@AJ-Bruno]

How he’s getting on at 69.5 is just fantastic.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Is that a radio station?

[@walterevans2118]

5:57 That's a GREAT metaphor for Michael's own creative process. (Paul)

[@oker59]

I've gotten into U.F.O/Scorpions over the last couple of years. I knew of the Scorpions "Rock you like a Hurricane." But, I didn't explore their 70's material till the last couple of years. I had heard of U.F.O. and said that I should check em out for many years. And. only in the last couple of years have I finally dived into 70's Scorpions and U.,F.O. I know T-Bone Walker! I of course know the Briitsh Blues/Rock scene. That was my first main thing - really John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and then Peter Green Fleetwood Mac - beyond the obvious Led Zeppelin/Cream/Jimi Hendrix. The 60s(and 70s) British Blues/Rock was my father's main vinyl record collection; but, he did have one American Blues record - a T-Bone Walker! Most of it was Jazz and Jump Blues which is okay; but, there's a couple of songs on there that will absolutely blow you away! Listening to T-Bone Walker is like the "Back to the Future" scene where they're playing ballroom Jazz, and then Michael J Fox goes off on a Chuck Berry and then 80's heavy metal licks . .. and then goes back to ballroom Jazz horn section! But T.Bone Walker did lataer make more modern good all around songs, and with great guitar. His discography is pretty hard to dig up; but, it's well worth it!

[@Cherry_Sunburst]

Please, more of those videos...!!!

[@MattsGuitarShop]

More coming!!

[@gregandkyzer2657]

Love me some Michael!!!!!!!!

[@nickm.9474]

How is he only 30 years old still?!

[@JoseGarcia-eadgbe]

This came out a while ago. Schenker 🤘🏼🎸🎶💫💫🎵🎶🎵💫🔆🌀

[@gerdnusser2588]

Ok, what I've learnt after watching this video and reading the comments are two things: Michael doesn't like to shake hands and Michael doesn't like to look like an old man. These are two things that I also don't like. The only little difference between him and me is that he is the best guitar player and I am not.

[@jeanclaude4]

😂😂

[@BillyBongwaters]

very melodic.... this was cool

[@karenlamacraft362]

Seen him with ufo then msg always great player and showman,was not even a teenager when I saw him with ufo it’s great to see him going strong,at the time no one thought he would make 40 years old

[@izzimichaels2892]

50 + years*

[@jerseysound9569]

Awesoooooome Yeahhh!!

[@philfyphil]

Long Live MS

[@jamiemcgill67]

At 3:42…. This guitar looks so cool. Just looks like Schenker!!!

[@compo36]

1:38 T'imagines t'habites en face et t'entends Michael Schenker jouer ! C'est un peu comme être un bébé phoque sur la banquise et voir arriver Brigitte Bardot ! 😲 Plus sérieusement sa méthode pour composer à 6:02 c'est tellement génial.

[@MrEasyday2]

I am quite sure that I saw this same video years ago

[@MattsGuitarShop]

Yes! That’s why we said it’s coming from the archives for this new video

[@Robert-w7p1b]

Annoying isn’t it, a like and a block for the channel.

[@euvh8880]

BABY MICHAEL !!!WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THISMAGICAL BOX OF LIGHT.JAIL KINGOF ALL GALAXIANS🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️😎

[@ibanezprestige5964]

Michael Schenker is a legend himself.

[@buddycasino2415]

His English skills, too

[@fordsrestorations970]

A saw him with UFO they were really hot , He also mentioned cassettes , I'm hearing that again from a lot of people.

[@CraigMorris-e3u]

This man can play guitar,

[@Antiaggro2]

So cool, love Schenkers playing! Is your shop in London?

[@richardjones2811]

Paris.

[@geraldagen5640]

Ce gars est une légende ! 🤩

[@MattsGuitarShop]

C’est clair!

[@roncarter2188]

My mom is German and I'll say this with total respect, Germans are serious no nonsense people.

[@riangarianga]

I worked with German clients and partners for more than 9 years in a big operation, and they can be as nonsensical as anyone else. They're regular people, like you and me. It's only due to cultural traits they're very assertive when speaking, and also (for some reason I wasn't able to determine) very well trained at pointing fingers to others, making you believe they're so right and you're so wrong. But they won't catch you off-guard once you're able to recognise such potential situations, and then you can make their logic trip and tumble, since it isn't better than any other. Take Michael Schenker, we all love him. He doesn't listen to new music because he doesn't want to get influenced. It sounds like it makes sense when you first hear it. But then you think about it, and it doesn't make sense at all, because you grow by constantly taking and sharing, not by remaining isolated.

[@RayTheGuitar]

To ALL the Naysayers, ..Listen to this, kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmqnY32ei5mtqKc The GREATEST Guitar solo you will ever hear ! ( and an AMAZING 'Live' Album ) His 80's style playing was unbelievable !

[@aisle_of_view]

Listen to his song Captain Nemo, it's a real toe tapper

[@andywhittaker8229]

Surprised he doesn't know of T. Bone Walker.

[@mikeykimm6719]

He is from Hanover, Germany. Post WW2, I am sure it wasn't as easy to get records back then as easily as UK or Canada. I mean, You have to be old enough to remember the world before the internet, and like my uncles who sailed the world via Merchant Marine vessels.

[@Cherry_Sunburst]

EXCELLENT.

[@MattsGuitarShop]

Thank you!

[@shatnershairpiece]

Schenker isn’t bald. I saw a recent wedding shot without the hat.

[@metallives529]

🤣

[@Randy-jz9ox]

He's clinging to scraps

[@AndyMangele]

Interesting that he never heard of T-Bone Walker! 🤔

[@mr.brenman2132]

He was influenced by that generation of guitarists.

[@wallqvistphotography4937]

One would assume that people who follow this channel would be interested in guitar players. And yet all this crap on Michael. Embarrasing. One of the greatest ever, and he can look how the hell he wants to look.

[@Kouros-t6d]

UFO albums are MASTERPIECES!!!!

[@philfyphil]

Yes, especially Strangers In The Night.

[@sixslinger9951]

@@philfyphil that and the entire Force It album

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

The Schenker ones are. The Paul Chapman ones are mediocre. High Stakes & Dangerous Men with Laurence Archer is excellent. You are Here with Vinnie Moore is also well crafted, but the stand out UFO albums are the 7 studio albums with Michael Schenker & SITN.

[@paulfitzpatrick6566]

@@johnnyrocker7495 I saw UFO on the No Place To Run tour. Chapman mullered every Schenker SITN song. I also saw UFO on the Walk On Water tour which was Schenker’s return to the band. His playing & solo-ing was note perfect as was his live reproduction of the album new songs. Iv seen Michael Schenker live with his own band many times. He has always excelled. Laurence Archer on the High Stakes tour was the only guitarist who could reproduce Schenker’s excellence. Michael Schenker at 67 is still performing UFO SITN songs note perfect. Richie Faulkner recorded Lights Out on his album with his new band Elegant Weapons & it is a superb rendition.

[@stop350]

Россия слушает.Live Michel!

[@balticstain7150]

Great clip such a down earth person, no attitude problem yes iam aware of him ..

[@JamesThompson-us1mk]

Shenker, best guitar player ever. Period Now in his 60s still blows them all away. All these speed metal players are pro at scaling, no feeling no song writing skills

[@tomsettles6873]

Eat Michael, eat!

[@AaronRodgers12Pack]

Haha! 😅

[@lamontcranston4022]

He looks great and is playing great. Stop.

[@jamesmurry5910]

How he look so young?

[@jonsalvador5051]

Same

[@GerryBlue]

This seem to be an old video, guy is 69 in 2024, so this must be 10 years ago? Too bad they don't put true dates in videos, kind of clickbaity

[@martinkasper197]

The video must be from 2019, because he mentioned Ted McKenna who passed away in January of this year.🤓

[@james7275able]

@@GerryBlue Yeah I could've sworn I've seen this video before.

[@Randy-jz9ox]

Looks like somebody's grandma to me

[@yeti1002]

Love Schenkers accent ...... Heavy ......!!

[@ManuelGarcia-fq1js]

Super Star

[@BillyRice-kg7nk]

Cant remember the exact year😅..but seen ufo..around 79 or 80..🤘✌

[@kevinstreet220]

Schenker bombed out during the usa tour in 1978 and was replaced with Paul Chapman.

[@user-kt5jf1st3x]

​@@kevinstreet220он не провалился, он ушел из UFO.

[@Grunfeld]

04:19 "it's what I used with Gary when we started Michael Schenker Group with Simon Philips in the early 80s" -- He can't mean he was playing Dean back then. He was playing Gibson for sure and his Dean association/ endorsement came quite a bit later. Maybe 2004 ish?

[@flguitarist8298]

Probably means that its a black and white V, not that its literally that guitar which was Gibson of course.

[@Grunfeld]

@@flguitarist8298 Ah, that would make sense.

[@flguitarist8298]

@Grunfeld Yeah I've noticed Shenker isn't too detailed or interested in gear lol

[@charliever]

It’s a reissue he says from the guitar he used when he played with gary barden .

[@marvelharris9540]

what amp is he playing though here?

[@MattsGuitarShop]

Our 1987 silver jubilee

[@bbc_nanm]

@@MattsGuitarShopwhat amp settings? parametor!

[@Fred-ld5oq]

When the guitar neck turns away at the end, you should think about whether you should really film with this crazy angle. Otherwise: Thank you

[@wolfgang4078]

Noisemaker!🙂

[@JohnSmith-ef2sx]

Why's this dude look so young ???

[@peteyoung7665]

Because he hasn't had a drink for 15 years and never smoked.And good genes helps.I mean his brother Rudolf is 75 and still touring like crazy.

[@chuckcassidymusic]

"Play and discover" (not practice)....Damn, that's inspirational. It's what I've always done, only no one listens to my music. I also don't play like this guy.

[@Olegstuff21986]

Michael was trying to be friendly with the high five, chill out boys and girls.

[@marshallmturner]

I love you Mike. You are the best......

[@vitorbarbosa5656]

Ufo foreverrrrrrrr Fredoonnnnnnn No comunists 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@matthammond1737]

Seems way younger than he is....

[@MattsGuitarShop]

He does!

[@userhdbfdfjkhfdhf]

He looks very healthy for his age.

[@mojotronix3994]

Not a huge fan of his style. But he seems like a cool guy, and he looks cool as fuck

[@BidobaGonduba]

His style is awesome…scorpions is one the greatest bands

[@raymondvaughan6262]

He don't look cool ridiculous now it's 2024 may be years ago

[@user-kt5jf1st3x]

Майкл и его гитары- сами легенды. Зачем ему гитара Хендрикса или еще чья- то? Тем более, что Хендрикса он от Ули наслушался

[@neddobrijevic3183]

James Marshall Hendrix and is fender guitar 🎸 legends more than a legend and Hendrix also played the Gibson flying v long before Michael schenker. Hendrix number one always will be number one

[@user-kt5jf1st3x]

​@@neddobrijevic3183не спорю. Но Майкл тоже Икона.В его игре и в его музыке есть что- то такое, чего нет ни у кого и что заставляет снова и снова возвращаться к нему. Может быть, сейчас он не так совершенен, не так быстр, но то, что было им сделано в лучшие годы- это завораживает навсегда.

[@ralphemerson497]

Seems like he and Rudy are 180 degrees different.

[@AJgeartalk]

Avoided handshake- wanted a "high five!"..... Interesting.

[@masterspin7796]

Covid..I don't care to shake hands either a "fist bump" works for me just fine.

[@jeffreyrussell3012]

Virgin Killer was a Great album....

[@thorstenlohe8793]

...which he didn't play on, btw. ;) It's Uli Roth on lead guitar

[@briandavis2885]

What’s w the hat? He never takes it off

[@MrShadowofthewind]

We can all geus what's going on underneath, honestly don't blame him, people do not respond well to rock stars losing their hair, very shallow.

[@briandavis2885]

@@MrShadowofthewind yeah that’s what I figured. I mean. I’d just shave my head

[@jamiemcgill67]

Hair has NOTHING to do with music.

[@DavidMadeira29]

Will there be any Floating Points Flight V Signature guitar any sooner? I don't know. I'm still sobering. Namastè.

[@MattsGuitarShop]

We have his Dean V for sale at the shop though ;)

[@forelectricstring8833]

Signature of who?

[@BeBe711]

He never heard ´bout T.Bone Walker! 🤔

[@Tangento]

He doesn't need to have. He's Michael fucking Schenker

[@philippebohly5149]

il ne connais pas T Bone Walker c'est étonnant pour un pro de la guitare !! souvenirs des supers années UFO 🙂

[@rcruz262]

Do the neighbors ever complain?

[@lesergent]

encore un chouette moment .... quid de tes voisins ? ça vas tes relations avec eux ? -)))

[@MattsGuitarShop]

Je ne vois pas de quoi tu parles ! 😂😂🤌🏻

[@lesergent]

@@MattsGuitarShop 😄

[@rizzbot7613]

1:00 that was the most awkward greeting ive seen in a while. haha

[@guitarsehole]

Haha...yeah it left me feeling a bit funny. Like the guy was going in for hug. 🤣

[@mantelmann13]

I had to cover my mouth. It was the most embarrassing high five I've seen on KZbin. Maybe it will find it's way into a compilation. ^^

[@jessemiller1774]

It's wrong to say, but come on. Michael as always been better then rooty. Don't get me wrong, he's good. For the scorpions. He could never go Solo and really doesn't have an audience. Hell the black and white v, he plays Michael gave to him. Scorpions do to many fairwell tours. I want to see Michael shenker. Not really running out to see scorpions.

[@keremeye]

A German and a French speaks English and make jokes:))

[@ralfschmitt2341]

James Hetfield named Micheal Schenker as one of his most important inspiration. Wow

[@evgenysemenov6051]

0:23 bottle of vodka

[@지니미나]

bottle of water

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

MS wasn’t interested in the T Bone Walker or the Jimi Hendrix guitar whatsoever. The rest of us would have jumped at the chance to even have it in our hands for just a moment.

[@ravensmead1558]

I think he might be superstitious

[@knightfall9394]

he’s got a preference for a particular guitar that hes been playing for yrs and thats what he prefers and is part of his sound so why would he care about a semi hollow body or a 60s strat? He’s also probably well aware of the weirdos on the internet who would be quick to say stupid shit like “he doesn’t deserve to play that or hold it” or “it sounds like shit in his hands”

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

@@knightfall9394 We all have a preference, still every single one of us including those artists peers would have at least asked if they could hold it and possibly play it through an amp. I guess it’s just how MS rolls. He’s definitely a different breed.

[@cattnipp]

Obviously the owner is selling it so he doesn't care either. Schenker is maybe 100X more creative and better player than Hendrix (who truly is THE most overrated music act of all time).

[@timothya.olmeda7299]

@@cattnipp The owner cares or he wouldn’t have brought it up. And it’s not fair to say that Schenker is 100x more creative than Hendrix because Hendrix has been deceased for over 55 years now. By the way, Hendrix has sold more music than Schenker ever has, and has influenced more musicians, both professional and amateur, as well as non musicians throughout the world for much longer than Schenker, and was also a pioneer, an innovator, and came up with a sound that was not heard of before. I love Schenker, but if Hendrix were still alive today, or even lived another decade or two past his untimely death who knows what he would have done for the music industry and to music in general as well.

[@johncarlo7395]

What a f****** row.

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

Germania hes skinny schenker now