Scorpions Rudy Schenker & Matthias Jabs on gear, song writing and other stuff.

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

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  • @eitanros
    @eitanros 6 месяцев назад +8

    This is like the "lost interview" of the Scorpions... Raw ,intelligent with very interesting questions, digging into the bare bones of how the band constructed their materiels. Especially the part when the guys are asked about the work division on guitars between them. Being a guitarist myself, I was always intrigued by that issue, since Matthias and Rudolf have such different skills. one is. a great song writer and composer, the other is super talented arranger with awesome tech skills and feel.
    There is 0 overlapping between them, that's why it works so perfectly!
    Great job on interviewing Mattias and Rudolf! ❤

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  6 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. 🤘🏼

  • @robertolsen9721
    @robertolsen9721 2 месяца назад +5

    Good to be here on the whole interview.

  • @GerryBlue
    @GerryBlue 7 месяцев назад +26

    We need more bands like Scorpions in 2024

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      But its more like very soon will extinct sadly

  • @Treachery93
    @Treachery93 7 месяцев назад +45

    "Real amps.. Real Cabinets..No processor thingys.. No Kemper.. none of that crap..." That's all i needed to know.

    • @SwampEye1
      @SwampEye1 7 месяцев назад +3

      me too 😄

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +2

      He took it a bit far saying "crap. They solved many problems...still nothing can sound or feel like the real thing.

    • @Bluewren71
      @Bluewren71 5 месяцев назад +1

      When you can afford to say its crap lol ,though the simple guitar rigs of that time period just nailed it .less was more ,you had to search given the limitations you had at hand ,and usually a month or so to get it out. Good stuff

    • @walterevans2118
      @walterevans2118 Месяц назад

      18:05 I never heard that Michael was that much retribution and anger towards Phil Mogg coming out of UFO. Michael justifiably felt bullied by him but I never heard Michael say he was out for revenge. I think Michael was a major creative force , not a destructive revengeful one…I think when Uli Jon left to do his own thing combined with Rudolf recruiting Mattias things were very much in flux and much confusion was involved. And when Michael was coming out of UFO because of ugly band politics this added to the confusion around the time of Lovedrive album being produced….In this confusion it is really not surprising that historically there was controversy about who wrote what and who should be given credit for what at the time of Lovedrive which after all was the album which made the Scorpions in America…I hope Rudolf doesn’t mind me saying this but possibly it is a bit unfair of him to call Michael’s temporary arrival in the band ‘a mistake in the construction’ of the Scorpions because Michael was a sensitive creative artist who was being bullied and he wanted to get out of that situation and turned to his big brother for help. Michael didn’t intend to disrupt the evolution of the band and he played and wrote a lot of good ideas on Lovedrive even if he was such a creative force that he could only have been happy doing his own stuff. In the long term Scorpions evolved into the world renowned band they became under Rudolf,klaus and Mattias and Michael created his own path as a brilliant guitarist….(Paul)

  • @itay92w
    @itay92w 6 месяцев назад +9

    Matthias looks like a modest type of person and he is still my guitar idol until today :)

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  6 месяцев назад +4

      My small experience with him let me see how rational and professional he is. Thats why they stayed a consistent band that long.

  • @Sams911
    @Sams911 6 месяцев назад +6

    to this day, one of my favorite solos of all time is Matthius's solo from "Can't live without you" ... that and Trevor Ravans solo in "Our Song" were both tied for my favorite of 1981!

  • @angusorvid8840
    @angusorvid8840 Месяц назад +1

    Excellent interview. He asked all the right questions, things I wanted to know about for years regarding everything from songwriting to guitar questions. Awesome!

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  Месяц назад +1

      @@angusorvid8840 many thank for you

  • @jimjim7008
    @jimjim7008 7 месяцев назад +7

    Very natural interview lovely to see. Thanks for sharing

  • @seanabbottband
    @seanabbottband 7 месяцев назад +8

    That was great, Rudolph signed my flying V at a trade show in Toronto a few years back, very nice guy

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +2

      I took one of my guitars with me in the car. But there was a huge walk from the parking to the venue where we shot this, and i was carrying the shooting equipment and the lights and all that shit. So sadly i had to leave it in the car

  • @jimmyhartman573
    @jimmyhartman573 6 месяцев назад +3

    TWO OF THE GREATEST . . . .THANK YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC AND YOUR TIME !

  • @Dastardly_X
    @Dastardly_X 7 месяцев назад +4

    Best live tones I’ve ever heard ,
    🌟Scorpions🌟
    🤘🏻 🌟 🤘

  • @vincentrobinson9325
    @vincentrobinson9325 5 месяцев назад +2

    60 years deep wow still rocking the house 🤘🏻🙂

  • @timmytVA
    @timmytVA 7 месяцев назад +3

    Terrific interview. Cool, down to earth guys.

    • @timmytVA
      @timmytVA 7 месяцев назад

      Also meant to add: Rudolf and Matthias both look fit and healthy.

  • @marcokenke1995
    @marcokenke1995 7 месяцев назад +14

    Great Interview!! Nice to see Matthias and Rudolf rocking till the end 🤘🤘and nice to know more about them , thanks for the video!

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thanks man. We really can learn much about how a band can survive for decades from them

  • @MuslimKitan
    @MuslimKitan 6 месяцев назад +4

    Hi, Thnks for uploading this Beautiful Videos, This my Favourite Band Group, From German, 🇩🇪, “ SCORPION 🦂 “, Since i was young, 18. Years, Until Now. İM, 65. 😊🤝👍🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🤝

  • @michaeluva2573
    @michaeluva2573 Месяц назад +1

    Real guys, real deal and humble with amazing talent. I think they are also Christians which is a plus because in this business and the dark rock n roll world which is un Godly and honoring the enemy.... But these guys seem to remain very grounded. Their music is very tasteful and melodic with amazing vocals and guitar work that stands out in every piece of music they produce.

  • @RuthThompson-wo5ux
    @RuthThompson-wo5ux 7 месяцев назад +4

    Great interview. Thank you for sharing. Great questions.

  • @maryvalecillos1898
    @maryvalecillos1898 2 месяца назад +1

    Matías I love ❤. Te amoooo eres perfecto 👍🏻💯

  • @joerectifier
    @joerectifier Месяц назад +1

    Rudolph is pondering to himself “when will I be as good as my brother?”

  • @Scorpshead
    @Scorpshead 7 месяцев назад +5

    Congrats on being able to secure this interview with Scorps! 🤘 You're so lucky to be able to sit & chat with them legends. Not many people will get such an opportunity.
    I enjoyed this interview. I'm sure you've had the time of your life as well. As a hardcore fan, I have watched literally anything & everything-Scorps over the years. Good interviews, bad interviews. Good concerts & not so good concerts. All of them.
    However, maybe there are a few little things that need to be addressed - just in case you'll be interviewing more artists in the future.
    1. Notice how both of them clears out their throat throughout the video. It sounds like they're having a dry throat or something. Having some drinking water on standby probably helps. As young as they look physically, both of them are in their 70s & old enough to be our grumpy grandpa. & These aren't our normal grumpy grandpas, these are the world-famous members of Scorpions.
    2. They key to moderating a session or conducting a great interview is by having a good sense of balance. We understand you're probably excited & deep down, you're a fan too. There's so much you need to get off your chest, but :
    ▪︎ Do not cut off the guests while they're speaking.
    ▪︎ Make the conversation "less about me, more about the guests." (It's hard, I know. Especially when you interview your idols). Some people hated being cut off mid conversation & it just threw the vibe out of the window. Rudy & Matthias here calmly showed how professional they are in this scenario.
    3. At the end of the video, while discussing Uli/Lovedrive, Matthias said, "Last words?" Before the video gets cut off.
    IMO the session will be better if it ends with something current. As a nod or courtesy to them. Like, ask more stuff about Matthias & Rudy, or the current state of the band, etc. They're literally in front of ya flying in from halfway across the globe. I think most viewers here also would love the current updates since we clicked to watch the latest interview on Rudy & Matthias. The topics of 70s Scorps hv been covered soo many times before. Again, balance is the key here, especially if you're running on a limited time.
    Just my honest opinion commenting as a fellow fan & a viewer. Hoping the best for your channel & thanks for the videos. Keep em coming!

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      Many thanks for your valuable input! Ive send their management my whole history as a musician so they would know that they will be interviewed by someone who knows whats hes talking about. They wouldn't agree i think if i haven't done that. But in any case they gave me a great shot here, many thanks for them.
      As you said, im not an interviewer im musician and definitely i have like a zillion thing to learn.
      - Regarding the drink they had beers with them but they put in the back of the couch, i should have put some kind of a table in the front for to have their glasses. But that was back stage and that room actually had only these three couches nothing else. But that is definitely something to remember next time.
      - yes its very hard not to put your opinion about their career which leads to interruption. That's also something to train on.
      - The interview was cut out by their tour manager. There was zero time to do anything as a final. But next time i should watch for the time to leave a mi ute for that.
      Many thanks again 🤘🏼

  • @stingkirk
    @stingkirk 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing interview, well done! Scorpions continue to rock 60 years!!!

  • @Airakobra
    @Airakobra 4 месяца назад +1

    Just 2 very humble and down to earth guitar legends. Love them both! Went to see Scorpions when they played 2 times here in my town during the Humanity Tour (2007 and 2008 I believe). Greatest memories. One of the Best concerts I ever went to

  • @westpark089
    @westpark089 7 месяцев назад +5

    Very nice that they support also small Channels. That's really generous.

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +2

      Trust me big people like them wouldnt even care about this detail. The important thing is the background of the person talking to them. Will they be asked crazy questions or questions they can relate to and have a meaningful conversation. My channel is new, but they were told about my whole career prior to their acceptance to do that. Life is not only followers and likes.

    • @martymartin2894
      @martymartin2894 7 месяцев назад

      These guys aren't aging at all.

  • @robertolsen9721
    @robertolsen9721 2 месяца назад +1

    Now I understand why the new album sounds so familiar to me. I was growing up in the 80's and "Blackout" is my number 1 album with Scorpions. And also the"Lovedrive" album with the outstanding vocals on Always somewhere"

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  2 месяца назад

      @@robertolsen9721 scorpions tone always perfect

  • @christopherhunt3961
    @christopherhunt3961 7 месяцев назад +4

    This is a great interview. Absolutely amazing. Actual questions we as fans and musicians have. I can’t thank you enough for this.

  • @hansarneniclasen8665
    @hansarneniclasen8665 7 месяцев назад +6

    The name of the Danish guy who makes the Scorpion’s amps is Steen Skrydstrup. That is a mouthfull, so the name of his company has switched to Caveman Audio

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      Great thanks for that. I was wondering who could help me with that.

    • @hansarneniclasen8665
      @hansarneniclasen8665 7 месяцев назад +2

      You’re welcome. Skrydstrup is even difficult to pronounce for a native Danish speaker, so I don’t blame you for not catching the name. He makes great - and very expensive - products, though

    • @jochemjonker3362
      @jochemjonker3362 5 месяцев назад +1

      Didn't he made the switching boards for the Edge?

    • @hansarneniclasen8665
      @hansarneniclasen8665 5 месяцев назад +2

      He did, and for many other guitarists with deep pockets

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  5 месяцев назад

      @hansarneniclasen8665 hopefully we'll be his customers in the next 25 years 😅

  • @JehanSaren
    @JehanSaren 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hope someone can give the guitar patch sound like matthias jabs😊❤

  • @billdivine9501
    @billdivine9501 7 месяцев назад +1

    Saw them in 83 at US festival. Best performance that day IMO. I got a white Explorer copy because I thought Matthias’ looked cool. still have it.

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah he is a very cool guy indeed. I envy you that you lived the 80s as a teen.

  • @GloriaValencia-bm4rz
    @GloriaValencia-bm4rz 7 месяцев назад +2

    Mathias ❤

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      Yeah, indeed, he is a top-notch gentleman

  • @dntinpalevo
    @dntinpalevo 7 месяцев назад +2

    My guy refuses to accept he is getting bold :D
    Great interview, and questions!

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      Im just leaving those left so they become ico ic like charlie chaplins mustache.😁
      thank you

  • @upreydeen
    @upreydeen 4 месяца назад +1

    Matthias Jabs is a huge guitar fan, He even have his own guitar company, MJ Guitars

  • @streamofconsciousness5826
    @streamofconsciousness5826 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'd like to know how worked out the Leads behind the Vocals are, Mathias is the top dog for playing a lead behind a Singer and having the Melody push the Vocals. Did he just comp out a few takes and go with what sounded best, spice a few takes to get what sounded best, was it worked out in the rehearsal, or did he go home and process the part and write a outline of what he was going to play. And was there a bit of give and go with Klaus adjusting his vocals to fit with the part he was putting in.

  • @เค้กรสดีมีดีที่เค้ก

    I Love Matthias..& i Hope ist Everthing okay.. You 're only one..

  • @SquirrelTheater
    @SquirrelTheater 7 месяцев назад +2

    Rudolf sounds like his brother, Michael Schenker. 👍🏻😎

  • @Kamy.GG.Official
    @Kamy.GG.Official Месяц назад +2

    ❤🔥

  • @jcmangan
    @jcmangan 2 месяца назад +1

    5:03 Michael is calling, give me back my fuckin credits.

    • @joerectifier
      @joerectifier Месяц назад

      “I started using the V……No Michael, I gives it to you when your fender broke….nein, Rudolph, I am zee fuwst user of z vee”

  • @300sl5
    @300sl5 17 дней назад +1

    Geiles Interview★

  • @lynn7049
    @lynn7049 6 месяцев назад

    I love how Rudy sleeps with his eyes opened.

  • @1976oswald
    @1976oswald 2 месяца назад +1

    Crazy world in my humble opinion is one of the most important albums, but if I'm not mitaken that's the 90s and of course "still loving you" and "rock you like a hurricane" those are from the 80s .... but anyway this is a great band !!! even Megadeth talks very good about them !!! they are already heroes, legends of rock and heavy metal !!!!

  • @rickmassey1272
    @rickmassey1272 3 месяца назад +1

    Its the same with the Ibanez Artcore awd82ltd guitar. Very inexpensive but GREAT GUITAR...Please check it out,it great ,then i put Seymour Duncan VINTAGE BLUES SET pickups in it and it became a guitar that's better than guitars costing 2 or 3 time more.

  • @christianketelaer6079
    @christianketelaer6079 7 месяцев назад +5

    Jabs is the clever guy in this trio 😎

  • @bluematrix5001
    @bluematrix5001 7 месяцев назад +7

    MATHIAS DEFINED THE SCORPIONS SOUND..ULI IS TOo HIPPIE

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah he did indeed. But they are too different to be compared to each other. Uli is a great song writer

    • @bluematrix5001
      @bluematrix5001 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@Rudimessiah i do not know why Mathias Jabs is so underrated but nobody sounds like him

    • @salasdino4979
      @salasdino4979 6 месяцев назад

      But Mattias very respect uli and micheal...Don't need amazing guitar because Scorpions still successful after uli micheal Herman and francis leave

    • @АлександрМакаров-г9з
      @АлександрМакаров-г9з 6 месяцев назад

      ​@Rudimessiah No,Roth is a mediocre songwriter,he didn't create anything outstanding!!!For his ardent and biased fans, he may be something special,but in fact he is NOT!!!

  • @hwmbo727
    @hwmbo727 7 месяцев назад

    "It's a lovedrive on wheels of fire". Yeah!

    • @Dastardly_X
      @Dastardly_X 7 месяцев назад

      🤘🏻 🌟 🤘

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @commentarywiseisbias
    @commentarywiseisbias 4 месяца назад

    The way Rudy reacted to marketing plan, hahahahah!

  • @blubblubston1452
    @blubblubston1452 5 месяцев назад

    They deserved a better interviewer for this lol

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  5 месяцев назад

      @blubblubston1452 what is it that you don't like in the interview

  • @joerectifier
    @joerectifier Месяц назад +1

    The Germans say “no modelers” and that’s good enough for me!

  • @michaeluva2573
    @michaeluva2573 Месяц назад

    The Scorpians are the greatest band from Germany and there is a great band from Italy called I Pooh but not same genre but the musical talent of these Europeans is amazing!

  • @HiMe-k1z
    @HiMe-k1z 3 месяца назад

    Who is astrid

  • @ItsZep2012
    @ItsZep2012 5 месяцев назад

    Big Scorpions fan here. Love Rudolf and Matthias, but Rudolph needs to allow Matthias to speak more. When one is dominating almost every answer the interviewer needs to be aware of this and direct questions to the one being shut out. The interviewer did this once, but needed to do it a few more times so the audience can also hear Matthias thoughts on these subjects as well. Long Live The Scorpions!

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  5 месяцев назад

      @ItsZep2012 your point is right. But i dont think anyone can control this. Some of the questions were asked for both. One was asked to Jabs, but Rudy answered...you know. That's the relationship in the band, Rudy is the founder and the songwriter of most of the songs, so I guess in his opinion h is entitled to answer.

  • @hybrydsanity5857
    @hybrydsanity5857 6 месяцев назад

    I'm the US I like Engl and Hughs and kettner amps I'm surprised these German dudes don't play those or Diezel amps .although the Saldano's are nice , I'm not sure about the other ones they mentioned I'm sure their great. I like the modelers for fun around the house or rehearsal but i agree with them nothing replaces the real thing .at least yet . the Synergy pre amps are interesting. It's great they are still doing it scorpians are actually a little before their time pioneers of the so called hair metal genre , but truly melodic Hard rock

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  6 месяцев назад

      Im not sure it has to with their nationality or the COO of the amp. At that time, everyone used Marshalls to my knowledge.

  • @mikeb2611
    @mikeb2611 7 месяцев назад +3

    great interview but you did interupt quite a bit...let them finish talking...

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you. I definitely need training since im a musician not a journalist. You know you get excited. Plus sometimes the conversation go too far from the main point and the time was very limited, you know to get the answer we need.
      Haven't you watched Pierce Morgan before? I think I did good! 😂(joke)

    • @mikeb2611
      @mikeb2611 7 месяцев назад

      @@Rudimessiah haha...I would have been very excited too!!

  • @SwampEye1
    @SwampEye1 7 месяцев назад +3

    Hey kids are you listening ... no Kemper crap 👍

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      Imo he went far with that. They solved many problems. ...but still of course nothing sounds or feels like the real thing.

  • @eitanros
    @eitanros 6 месяцев назад

    Matthias: "(Again with those shi*ty flying Vs...)"

  • @DK56647
    @DK56647 7 месяцев назад

    WhatsApp?! I think Rudy was talking about Instagram:)

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад

      Streaming platforms tell you how the audience reached your song. It is shown in the analytics if it is Whatsapp or another source.

  • @johndeaux3703
    @johndeaux3703 6 месяцев назад +1

    Rudy sure likes talking. Matthias not so much.

  • @hardlines5472
    @hardlines5472 7 месяцев назад

    Very sad!

  • @Mickcotton
    @Mickcotton 7 месяцев назад +3

    This interviewer is absolutely annoying 👎😵‍💫🤡

  • @HiMe-k1z
    @HiMe-k1z 3 месяца назад

    I'm being tortured es

  • @julestielens6988
    @julestielens6988 Месяц назад

    Creepy and awkward interviewer. Even creepy setting. Good guys and ild school

  • @whatarefriends4
    @whatarefriends4 7 месяцев назад

    That doesn’t look like Rudy Shenker

    • @thebronzearchertba9442
      @thebronzearchertba9442 6 месяцев назад

      Rudy is 75 and what he has been doing for nearly 60 years isn't exactly the best on someone's body over that length of time it's a part of getting old

    • @coreytallentcoreytallent6584
      @coreytallentcoreytallent6584 6 месяцев назад

      @@thebronzearchertba9442 the guy looks amazing on stage for his age....he looks amazing here for his age...I think it kept him young in mind, spirit and body.

  • @HiMe-k1z
    @HiMe-k1z 3 месяца назад

    I don't want to see Christian again

  • @Arturo-xg3uy
    @Arturo-xg3uy 6 месяцев назад

    Are they bald ? Like Klaus Meine ? So , why always wearing some hats on head ?

  • @cynthiamclellan6745
    @cynthiamclellan6745 7 месяцев назад +1

    Rudolf is mediocre as a musician - he's an "entertainer" - You should've interviewed Michael⚡

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      It is not that i can interview whomever i want. They came to UAE so i was able to do this interview.
      Michael is a genius. i would love to have the opportunity to do an interview with him. But i dont agree that we should always compare the two brothers. Rudy wrote iconic songs, thats to be appreciated too.

  • @TheMoneypresident
    @TheMoneypresident 7 месяцев назад +4

    Just steal from your talented brother.

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +4

      Oh common man. Michael is musical genius. But we cannot not appreciate what Rudy did in this band in all these decades and all the classic songs.

    • @panagiotisexplorer213
      @panagiotisexplorer213 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@Rudimessiah Actually, Rudolf is equally talented because he composed an insane number of classics! How many can brag about that fact? If it were not for him, Scorpions would not have been that successful.

    • @larrydj549
      @larrydj549 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@Rudimessiah if Klaus is the heart of the band, Rudy is the soul

    • @skyseasun_333
      @skyseasun_333 7 месяцев назад +1

      True. Michael should have received credit on many songs ..including his playing on the Blackout album.

    • @skyseasun_333
      @skyseasun_333 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@panagiotisexplorer213Wrong. He's talented but not ... equally or they would not have needed Michael on albums like Blackout...and not have been credited on the album.

  • @Kouros-t6d
    @Kouros-t6d 7 месяцев назад +4

    Rudy and Michael MUST peace themselves !

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  7 месяцев назад +1

      I dont think Rudy's comments were with a grudge. Its just like he is telling the story.

    • @Kouros-t6d
      @Kouros-t6d 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Rudimessiah You shoud listen to Michael as well....he's VERY angry with his brother...but they are not immortal and they need to reconciliate before it's too late.

  • @kylerholland7687
    @kylerholland7687 6 месяцев назад +2

    Rudolf's voice and accent sound like Schwarzenegger, interesting

    • @Rudimessiah
      @Rudimessiah  6 месяцев назад

      Yeah an Austria and a German. So you know...