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Matthias Jabs

1955 - Today

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Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German musician, best known as the lead/rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums, starting with Lovedrive (1979). He owns a music store, MJ Guitars, in Munich. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias Jabs is the 388th most popular musician (up from 472nd in 2019), the 1,708th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,111th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Matthias Jabs ranks 388 out of 3,175Before him are John McLaughlin, Johnny Ramone, Enrico Macias, Steve Vai, Manu Dibango, and Mick Taylor. After him are Joe Strummer, Serj Tankian, Djivan Gasparyan, John Phillips, Stig Anderson, and Dionisio Aguado y García.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Matthias Jabs ranks 90Before him are Lena Olin, Billy Milligan, Michael Schenker, Adem Jashari, Mark Hollis, and Michael Rooker. After him are Meles Zenawi, Alessandro Altobelli, Yo-Yo Ma, Deborra-Lee Furness, John O. Brennan, and Mira Furlan.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Matthias Jabs ranks 1,708 out of 7,253Before him are Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1526), Viktor Brack (1904), Heinrich Geißler (1814), Princess Marie of Baden (1782), Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg (1623), and Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814). After him are Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766), Edmund Landau (1877), Otto Rasch (1891), Fritz Bayerlein (1899), Elisabeth of Schönau (1129), and Friedrich Kellner (1885).

Among MUSICIANS In Germany

Among musicians born in Germany, Matthias Jabs ranks 19Before him are Florian Schneider (1947), Michael Schenker (1955), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), Tré Cool (1972), Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), and Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806). After him are Ralf Hütter (1946), Theo Jörgensmann (1948), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Menahem Pressler (1923), Paul Landers (1964), and Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963).