Matthias Jabs: The Unsung Guitar Hero
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- Опубліковано 4 лис 2023
- Hello and welcome to the channel. If you're a guitar lover, then you need to check out Matthias Jabs! Matthias is a world-class guitarist who has played with German metal band Scorpions for 45 years.
Is he the best guitarist Scorpions ever had? You decide. In this video, I share Matthias story and how he became one of the world's greatest guitar players. If you're a guitar lover, don't miss this opportunity to learn about one of the world's greatest guitar players! Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe to the channel, like, share and leave a comment on the video.
Very underrated, one of the most melodic players ever
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Matthias is one of the guitar gods from back in the day..one of my influencers.. that's something that will never be taken away from him..
@floydj.907 a huge influence on me as well.
Me as well, a very melodic player with excellent phrasing. He was at his best in the ballad solos, so damn tasteful.
@blackChromeJamTracks2 Uli is the man! Uli is the best guitarist and better than Matthias or Michael Schenker!
I love this guitarist ! His solos are so good
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Jabs is great, excellent player. There are lots of great solos in Rock and Metal, he does one of my many favorites. The solo in the song “Blackout” is viscous, fucken badass !!!
I still love jamming to the blackout album
Plus...he is so sexy❤
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Took me years to get that damn, beginning pull off sequence that starts the 2nd bar. Pinky finger was destroyed from it. 🤘🤣
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Uli Jon Roth was always going to be a tough act to follow. Jabs not only filled the role, but helped the Scorpions reach a level of fame and notoriety that they didn't have beforehand.
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Most bands playing original songs in the 80's played to empty pubs for months & even years except for the odd act that made it professional(usually it would be much to their surprise)
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are you sure that "notoriety" is the correct word here?
@@izzimichaels2892 oh please offer the right one so I can virtue signal next time.
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Every lead guitarist in Scorpions was great ...Micheal Schenker , Uli Roth , and Matthias Jabs . Jabs was my favorite because of his tone and Van Halen type playing and the cool looking explorer guitars .
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The first time ever hearing Love At first Sting I was an instant fan. The guitar work was absolutely pheonominal.
I had heared "NO ONE LIKE YOU" before But never knew It was SCORPIONS untill after I became a BIG fan and started ventureing further into their music.
SCORPIONS will always be my first favorite into the HEAVY METAL genre, as FOREIGNER is my first favorite Into mainstream "rock N roll".
Matthias Jabbs is by far one of MANY if not the greatest over shadowed and underrated Guitarists in the world. I hope some day he and the rest of the band get recognised with a lifetime achievement GRAMMY and or an induction to the R'n'R hall of fame.
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The Scorpions remind me a lot of Lynyrd Skynyrd with their guitar lineup.
@baneverything5580 I can see that.
I always had him right there with Jake E Lee, Wolf Hoffman, Lynch and Demartini. Terrific player.
Thanks for watching and the comment. I forgot about Hoffman. I’ll add him to my list.
Great player. The thing I love about seeing him live is you can see he truly loves what he is doing.
100%. Thanks for watching.
Agree that he is very underrated. Being a child of the 80’s and seeing so many great guitarists live he is in my top 3 right behind Eddie Van Halen & Billy Gibbons.
Billy Gibbons that’s not a typical top 3. Thanks for the comment and for watching.
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 true BG didn’t set his fretboard on fire like a lot of the players did in the 80’s. Seeing him on the Eliminator tour was mesmerizing with his blues rock soul grinding technique. He is/was phenomenal. He set himself apart from anyone else during that time period.
Nice shoutout to Gibbons - Yes, Saw them one time. In the 80's you had to be fast to snag a ticket for them, they were gonzo huge then. I think anyone of that generation is solid Eddie in the top spot. Another guitarist I think doesn't get enough love is Mars - Saw Crue twice, once on the Ozzy tour. Damn good show man, damn good show. And I'll throw an oddball at ya, Mark Reale ~ The band didn't really pop, but a few albums in there with Rhett on vocals are my faves.
Truly makes that main guitar Gibson Explorer sing like no other. 👍🎸
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Outstanding player.
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He’s great. Had giant shoes to fill.
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It's nice to see the great guitarist that aren't as well known getting shown
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First saw Scorps in 1980 … Jabs was the lead guitarist they needed …
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My first Scorps album was Lovedrive in high school, my devotion to this band as one of the best ever has never faltered. Saw a lot of bands all through the decade, all the metal bands, Scorpions I got to see twice in the early 80s and I still to this day will state, they were the best sounding, best performance, best show of all. Mathias blows you away with his guitar playing if you see him live.
Is he underrated? I don't know really, don't give one fk what other people think, I know what I know because I was there and I'm at peace with it ~
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The Zoo was really the first song I heard that grabbed my attention to them, loved his use of that Talk Box. The entire Blackout album is great, still holds up today.
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His work on 'Blackout' and 'Love at First Sting' are the best.
But 'Blackout' is my favorite, being one of my very first albums that I collected in 1982.
I was a 16 year old pot head and loved listening to Blackout in my room.
Agreed
Just what the scorps needed, at the perfect time.
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He rocks in a big way! 🤘
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I met Matthias when he was new to the band. He was signing autographs for the Animal Magnetism release tour at Tower Records Mountain View California. He and Herman Rarebell were there. Really cool guys, and all great players. Scorpions (mostly Rudolph according to Michael) put tremendous pressure on Mattias when he joined the band. They expected Matthias to be Michael or Uli, but he is his own man. They brought in Michael again to help record the first album Mattihas was doing with them. Some of the solos were Michael's but Matthias got the credit. It was a very hard transition, until the band finally accepted that Matthias was his own person and player. He did stellar after that, and the new album last year was KILLER.
Some of what I wrote above is from Michael's interviews. He did not want to get involved with the Scorpions again, but his brother pleaded with him. Matthias' playing on that tour (Animal Magnetism) was so killer. I saw them then for the first time and they blew doors. A guy who worked at Tower also introduced me to the Scorpions when Taken By Force was new. Like Motorhead and Maiden with Diano, some heavy European bands were coming on up.
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Jabbs is one of my top 10 favorite players.
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In my opinion he is the best guitarist in Scorpions
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Ditto
I don’t think I would’ve been a Scorpions fan if Matthias didn’t join the band. I got hooked on the band on the blackout tour and have been a follower ever since. Mr Jabs got me hooked on my Explorer guitars. three over the years I still have two of them. I was fortunate enough to shake his hand in Toronto, Ontario Canada at Sam The Record man. I’ll always be a fan of him and the band. ROCK ON!!🤘🤘
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Your story parallels mine. It was his guitar playing that caught my attention, and I was hooked with his style. It wasn’t his solos, though those are fantastic, but it was his fill ins throughout the songs that really turned me on to the Scorpions. It created a song within the song, half the time, I wasn’t even listening to the lyrics. His style is what brought the Scorpions from an average metal band to true stardom.
Matthias has been one of my favorite players since I heard him play on Animal Magnetism in 1980. He is an extremely solid, stylist, professional player who doesn't miss a note. He's a big influence and inspiration for me. I've seen him with Scorpions dozens of times since the 80s. Yes, he played on Lovedrive, but he didn't make his mark on that album like Michael did. So I always considered Magnetism to be the first true showcase for Matthias's style.
Definitely a big influence on me as well.
One of my all time favorites
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MATTHIAS IS THE REASON WE MAKE MUSIC AND STARTED OUR BAND....................BIG INFLUENCE ON US
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I don’t think he’s the virtuoso Michael or Uli are but he was the right guy for the direction Scorpions were headed, and as great as they were I don’t think they would have gotten to where they were without him
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Matthias,a much greater virtuouso than these two combined!!!He'll beat them both on the guitar!!! So,think again!!!
@@user-df2od4cz3bhe is a good guitarist, but he doesn't compare to uli roth.
@alexanderruppert1705 Matthias Jabs is on the list of the most technical guitarists in the world,and given his outstanding,diverse,complex,technical, and at the same time melodic solos(neither michael schenker nor uli roth have written anything like this in their entire career!!)we can absolutely say which of them is a just good guitarist, and who is really unique and outstanding!!! MATTHIAS RULES 🎸🎸🎸🎼🎶🤟🔥!!!!!
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The solo from No One Like You outshined anything Roth or Michael Schenker ever did. Lol, yeah, I said it.
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@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 you’re welcome.
How much I love this band still.
Man, we had some good new music in high school 1984.
Yes we did.
I've always loved the song... Lady starlight.
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@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 yes if you haven't heard it.. you need to.
It's always been a favorite scorp song for me.
I love that song, but I believe the solo is played by Rudolph.
Rudolf does the lead on this song
It's Rodolphe shenker solo
love his solo part in scorpions songs.. great sound and playing..
He’s so good. Thanks for watching and the comment.
Seen him 3 times and I'd have to say he is the best!
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Let's say my favorite guitarist from my favorite period of the band. Everybody knows Uli & Michael are great & more revered than Matthias but for some reason he's underrated. He has my favorite style of the 3 & the band produced their best music from 79 to 84 in my opinion & although not a song writer his solo's make those songs greater.
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Have seen them many times and they never disappoint, 1st time was Blackout.
One of my favorite bands!
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Great job on this piece. Matthias is very under-rated indeed.
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Agree totally.. underrated and over looked..great guitar player
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I would have to say YES!!!
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i love you Matthias 🥰❣️
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I am not sure where you are from but it warmed my heart when I saw your ticket stubs for the 84 Cal Expo and Day on the green shows!! Cal expo was my stomping grounds until they leveled it! I used to go to almost every show that rolled into that venue in my teens and 20's! Miss that place and Jabs is way underrated and the reason I started playing guitar when I was 12 years old! Great video thanks for posting!!
Cal Exop is my old stomping grounds as well. Bill Graham got tired of the noise complaints and moved it out to Wheatland. Thanks for watching and the comment.
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 you are correct and Wheatland is a cool venue but it will never be the same in my opinion!! There was just something awesome about getting crushed up against the plywood barricade in front of the stage at Cal Expo haha!
He's not only the best guitarist the scorpions have ever had, but one of the best guitarist period. He deserves more credit for his amazing fretboard work 🎸👍
I agree. He one of my favorites. Thanks for watching and the comment.
I love how he plays man! Glad i got to see him back for world wide live
Glad you got the chance to see them in their heyday.
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 when they played coast to coast was so cool! Everyone was freaking out
Jabs is awesome and was perfect for the 80s scorpions. Personally I like Uli best but that’s just my preference.
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He is very good and I've seen him 5 times live in the 80s. However, huge shoes to fill. Not only Uli Roth but also original Michael Schienker.
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"Original" Michael Schenker had not done much for the Scorps anyway.
I can’t think of the Scorps without Rudy with his V and Matthias with his Explorer! One of the greatest guitar duos!
I agree that is the Scorpions that is burnt into my brain.
One of my favourite guitarists, very underrated.
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Might be the most mainstream underrated guitarists ever.
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Saw them on their tour supporting Blackout (which I wore out on my boom box). Scorpions, Riot and Rainbow - all in one show. A concert tat taught me to never stand up front for a three band show if you've drank anything at all in the previous 4 hours 😞
It was cool to see Richie Blackmore and a few of the other Deep Purple alumni up close but I was there for Scorpions. The whole first side of Blackout were bangers. The line of demarcation between pre-Jabs and Jabs was a bright one.
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Three legendary Scorpions guitarists but my favorite is Matthias Jabs , incorporating melody with mind blowing solos and has that 80’s axe slinger sound
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@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 Those 80’s guitarists were friggin awesome, thank you for posting this video it rocks ! Matthias Jabs 🎸 🤘🏻
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 I dig your channel, subscribed
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Mattias is definitely amazing- and The Scorpions latest album, Rock Believer, is a modern day masterpiece.🤘🏻
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Thanks for the story. Didn’t know about schenker coming back for a short time.
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Matthias is an insanely talented classical player. Listen to the Savage Amusement album and he is laying down killer leads and fills from beginning to end. I have been a fan of his since I was a teen. He is one bad ass guitarist.
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Between Scorps, Priest, and Maiden, I never would have picked up guitar.
Can't say his solo work in "Blackout" is his best, but it is definitely my favorite.
Very interesting to see them doing a regular gig in Vegas next year. Definitely need to save up some cash for that period of time.
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I was there at the Day on the Green in '85!💯💯💯
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,,,,no worries,........his music is heard everywhere,,elevators,hospitals,,all radio,...we who know,,,know.....and we have been hearing him most of our lives.......that will not change.😮
I love Animal Magnetism, BLACKOUT and Love at First Sting was my first Scorpions album.
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Matthias has always been one of my heroes! if anyone doubts if he can play Uli's solos, go listen to their performance of He's A Woman - She's A Man in Osaka 1979 and he nails the solo note for note 🦂
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@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 Yes, there is an audience recorded version in circulation that can be found here. Not sure if June 4th is the correct date, but here it is! ua-cam.com/video/4goSVTKFqVk/v-deo.htmlsi=8IFD_de-4B95G7fe
He is great, and so are Uli and Michael. Scorps were kick ass in those early records.
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Agree, without question
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YES!!! it’s about the song!!!
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I loved Uli’s playing, Jabs was a very melodic player.
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Has some of the greatest Guitar tone ever in rock!
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He doesnt get eniugh love if you ask me. Great guitsrists with great note choices and great tome. He just rocks. ❤🤘♥️
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@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 absolutely!
I tried listening to the Scorpions before him and couldn't do it, I thought they were terrible then while at the record store they were playing Blackout and I was hooked, he changed the sound of the band and made them sooo! much better
Their style has definitely changed over the years.
First Michael, fill those shoes! WTF?!! Uli?! Fill those shoes! WTactualF??! Matthias?! Nobody else on earth could have usurped the throne except Matthias. U rule man🤘
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Matthias fit into where the Scorpions were going...towards the #1 band in the world. His playing for their mix of raunchier down to earth and more relationship lyric wise rock. I mean, how could you top Uli and Michael? You can't. But both of them were on their ways to being more guitar driven song smiths. Mathias fit and his solos were pretty damn hot too. From 82 when I saw their Blackout tour twice and 88 and 91 he evolved. Definitely a guitar hero.
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Hell yea
Killer player
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The Scorpions were blessed with three fantastic guitar players.
If your flavor is into psychedelic sound, then Uli would be it.
Michael is very technical and creative.
Neither of these two guitarists could’ve brought the Scorpions to the height that they reached, only due to style. Jabs style and creativity is what took the Scorpions to the next level, and they enjoyed the game and record sales because of his playing. It’s not his solos that separates him from the other two, it’s his fill-ins that he plays throughout the songs that does it. His playing was very tasty, and memorable. Rudolph played the base of the rhythm guitar while Matthias had his own lead rhythm going on that took the song to a different level. Half the time, I was listening to his playing and missing out on the songs lyrics.
For these reasons, Matthias is the best guitar player for the Scorpions, and the fame and sales that they enjoyed ask these years.
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Does anyone know if Matthias old bands cut any albums? Would love to hear some of his early work.
The band Lady recorded at least one album.
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 thank you, just found it... 😉
I was at that same day on the green in 85. I was there to see Metallica but the scorpions impressed me. Seen them a few years later at monsters of rock at candle stick.
I wasn’t a Metallica fan at that point. It took me until Master of Puppets to appreciate them.
One of the GREATS.
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It is so hard for me to say that I would put Micheal 3rd. Uli is always 1st but growing up in the 80s I listened to a shit ton of Jabs. What a stud!!
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Loved him on Lovedrive, but I couldn't distinguish him from Michael Schenker. He was good on Animal Magnetism but GREAT on Blackout!
Yeah I learned to play guitar to the Blackout album.
Yes
No. Michael Schenker was. They had to bring him back to save their career.
Wrong, they went on to be bigger in the years after his studio stint. He only contributed to 3 songs on Lovedrive & most people don't know that. So, no he didn't save anything. He went back to be mostly forgotten where he's been since.
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Criminally underrated player. His solos in certain songs are way better known than his actual name, which is a pity.
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I agree
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He's a great player.
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Jabs is a monster!!!
But he's no Roth or Schenker
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Oh', yes he is, and very much so!☆¡ 😮
The solo on No On Like You outshined anything Roth or Schenker ever did.
Assault attack with Michael.
You're right. He's better.
Wow, you obviously haven't heard of Uli Jon Roth, right?
Did I say that Roth isn’t awesome? I just think Jabs doesn’t get the attention he deserves.
I was at the Day on the Green in 85.Best concert ever.Metallica was incredible then other band it got dark and Scorpions killed it.They sounded exactly like their records.
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Pretty darn close and a great player. But, Uli gets my top vote.
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Uli might be a better technician but Matthias came up with the best licks
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While he isn’t the best player they ever had he plays on the songs I like the best.
I agree. My favorite guitarist are song based not necessarily the best player.
commercially, yes. Musically...well... u can not compare him with Michael schenker & Uli jon roth, different levels
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Uli is hendrix tone❤ jabs is the SCORPION SOUND 🎉
I agree. He changed their sound for the better.
@@greatguitaristoftherockera2833 finally sumone with sense !!
World Wide Live still kicks ass today in my personal opinion. Mr. Jabs a better fit than his predecessors.
That's why he is still there with them after nearly 45 years.
Exactly
If only Matthias contributed more to the writing aspect of Scorpions songs.
I think Rudolf runs the show in Scorpions land.
Ive always put Mathias right up there next to Jimmy Page, Hendrix, the rest of the truly greats. I even place him above EVH. And thats saying somethibg.
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For me it's Uli.
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В отличии от Ули у Матиаса есть свой стиль игры.Ули грубо сдирал манеру игры Хендрикса тем самым тормозил развитие группы.Только Матиас смог изменить ход событий.Я незнаю второго такого гитариста обладающий гибкой техникой и мелодичностью как Ябс.Именно благодаря его игре мы наслаждаемся их музыкой.
It’s unfair to compare ANYONE to Uli!
Unless it’s Matthias :)
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Jabs is great, any guitar player knows Uli ìs a better guitarist but my favorite album of the Scorpions with neither one but Micheal its all a matter of what you like and I do like them all
All great players for sure.
Never. He is the man they needed. But Roth and Michael Schenker are far beyond. But Scorpions needed Jabs. he's definitely the guy for the direction they decided at the Time of lovedrive and animal magnetism. And he succeeded.great guitar player
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Gorpions?
You do know Michael Schenker was in the group right.
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Of course he is.
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always thought he was the cleanest great player ever
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I’ve always thought he was better than both Schenkers.
I prefer his playing.
Michael Schenker!
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