Matthias Jabs

This image comes from the Bob Dommenget custom Guitars official site which shows Matthias Jabs with his signature Mastercaster.

This is the main guitar Matthias uses on Stage.

The basic idea was a better follow up of the Jabocaster. It should be able to produce all the different sounds of the Scorpions, from wallcrashing heavy to ultraclean. All sounds should be available from the guitar controls. Also it should feature 24 frets.

The development took a couple of prototypes, the final model represents the optimum. This varity of sounds is possible by the use of the brandnew Dommenget patented pickups, carefully made to Matthias specifications.

For the reasons of sound we use the good old 4-hole steelplate to hold the neck. The connection is "wood-on-wood" non-laquered to enhance the sound even more (an old Jimi Hendrix trick with remarkable results).

The original Floyd Rose tremolo is mounted flat to the top (downwards only) for more sustain and stay-in-tune-ability.

Laquer ultra thin and hand polished, Nitro laquer, 15 coatings.

One of the most precious guitars that Matthias plays on stage! Really out of space.

Controls: 2 x volume, 1 x tone, Humbucker splittable Color: White with black stripes Hardware: Chrome Inlays: Perlmutt Stars Tuner: Kluson Die-Cast Measure: 25,5" Model: EX 90 Stars PU Value Brigde: ca. 20 kohm PU Value Neck: etwas weniger als 20 kohm Nut width: 42,86 mm Switch: 3-way toggle switch Accessoires: 3m MJ Signature Klotz Cable, three MJ Signature Picks Playability: Grandios !, So you can reach for the stars! Type: Electric Guitar Case: G&G Custom Case Pickup: (The strongest pickup on the market. I found this receipe by mistake, it goes against every rule of pickupmaking by reading over 20 Kohm. Never mind, it will blow you away, lots of power, attack and bite), 2 x Dommenget Musclebucker Body: Airdried Korina Tremolo: Schaller Floyd Rose Frets: 24 Dunlop 6150 (Gibson jumbo) Top: 12 mm maple top Fretboard: Ebony Neck: Carbon reinforced, Airdried Korina

The basic idea was a better follow up of the Jabocaster. It should be able to produce all the different sounds of the Scorpions, from wallcrashing heavy to ultraclean. All sounds should be available from the guitar controls. Also it should feature 24 frets.

The development took a couple of prototypes, the final model represents the optimum. This varity of sounds is possible by the use of the brandnew Dommenget patented pickups, carefully made to Matthias specifications.

Body : old german alder Neck : european maple, carbon-reinforced, medium D Fretboard : rosewood, long scale Inlays : Dot mother of pearl, Sign in fretboard Abalone / mother of pearl frets : jumbo Dunlop 6150 (Gibson) Machineheads : Kluson vintage style Bridge : FloydRose original Tremolo Schaller Strap Locks Pickup Bridge :"Masterbucker B"(HBSC combination Humbucker / Single Coil, patented ) Pickup middle : Funkstrat, reverse polarity Pickup Neck : "Masterbucker N" (HBSC combination Humbucker / Single Coil ) Colour: White Zebra

For the reasons of sound we use the good old 4-hole steelplate to hold the neck. The connection is "wood-on-wood" non-laquered to enhance the sound even more

( an old Jimi Hendrix trick with remarkable results ).

The original Floyd Rose tremolo is mounted flat to the top (downwards only) for more sustain and stay-in-tune-ability.

Laquer ultra thin and hand polished, Nitro laquer, 15 coatings.

FireAxe Flametop

Brand: Boris Dommenget Modell: FireAxe Country of origin: Germany Guitartype: Solidbody Body: Korina Top: Flamed maple 12 mm (Sunburst) Neck: Korina Neck profile: Medium C Fretboard: Ebony Fretboardinlays: Mother of pearl, abalony, Matthias Jabs Inlays Frets: Dunlop 6150 Measure: 635 mm Nut width: 43 mm Potis: 1 x Volume for every Pickup with coilsplit Push/Pull, Mastertone Pickup-switch: 3 way Toggle, Lead Switch Pickup: Dommenget Musclebucker Nut: Vintage bone Steg: Gotoh GE 103 Brücke, Zink Stoptail Tuner: Kluson, Chrome including case

FireAxe White

Brand: Boris Dommenget Modell: FireAxe Country of origin: Germany Guitartype: Solidbody Body: Korina Top: 6 mm maple (white) Neck: Korina Neck profile: Medium C Fretboard: Ebony Fretboardinlays: Mother of pearl, abalone, Matthias Jabs Inlays Frets: Dunlop 6150 Measure: 635 mm Nut width: 43 mm Potis: 1 x Volume for every Pickup with coilsplit Push/Pull, Mastertone Pickup-switch: 3 way Toggle, Lead Switch Pickup: Dommenget Musclebucker Nut: Vintage bone Steg: Gotoh GE 103 Brücke, Zink Stoptail Tuner: Kluson, Chrome including case

In this image Matthias Jabs plays a Dommenget EX Acoustic

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cort_Arena1_Matthias_Jabs_Signature_(candy_apple_red)_-_2014_NAMM_Show.jpg

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/cort-introduces-arena-1-matthias-jabs-signature-guitar

Jabs signature guitar, played by him in the youtube link

In addition to the link above, the MJ-owned Gibson Explorer 90 can be seen on the website of guitar shop owned by Matthias Jabs: https://www.mjguitars.de/en/gibson-explorer-90-mj-1988.html?number=4055

Quote from MJ from the Vintage Guitar Magazine (http://www.vintageguitar.com/2851/matthias-jabs/): Have you relied on a Strat more than anything else during your tenure with the Scorpions? Well, for many years I was known for playing Explorers, and I still play them. I bought my first Explorer as soon as I joined, because I needed another guitar – one that could get a “Gibson sound.” In ’87, I made a suggestion to Gibson about a guitar that I play today; it’s called an Explorer 90 because it’s 90 percent of the normal body size – Explorers are very bulky.

You can see him play it on stage. In the link below, the review of the guitar.

http://www.chorder.com/electric-guitars/cort/garage-1-7332

As you can see and hear, he used in on "Get Your Sting..." tour

In the photo you can clearly see Matthias playing a worn black fender strat.

This is one of the amps Matthias Jabs is using on stage at the moment.

MJ Signature Amp: 60 Watt Tubeamp

Technical Specifications

Power supply: 230 V ( AC ) Power input: 340 VA Power: 60 W oder 30 W RMS an 4, 8 und 16 Ohm (switchable) Fuse: Mains 4 A T (loaded), Anode 1 A T (loaded) System: 2-Channel (Clean & Drive) Soundsetting: ( high, mid, low ) for both channel Power category: 60 Watt Full power Tube control in the power amplification LED Light at a complete tube black out Fuse for every tube Change: 500 mA T (loaded) Effects input: serial connection Send: to effect Return: from effect Signaloutput: further amps or recording Channelswitch: Switch on front or footswitch Speaker out: Main or External out impedance selector 4, 8 & 16 Ohm Tubes: detector GZ 34 Power amp 4 X 6L6 GC Pre amp 4 X 12AX7 (ECC 83) Phase reverse, 1 X 12AX7 (ECC 83) The whole Amp is handcraftet and soldered !

One of Matthias Jabs played left !

The No. 1 Amp

Do you have any questions concerning this product?

no Quote. this was made for him. he plays it for smaller gigs e.g. in his guitar store in Munich, Germany. it's a hard rock beast. one channel, more gain on hand than anyone will ever need. cleans up incredibly when working with the volume pot.

Can be seen behind Matthias Jabs and Rudolf Schenker

in this video Ingo Powitzer guitar tech explaines that this is the pedal that "started it all".

In this video Ingo Powitzer guitar tech explains the switching system used by Mathias Jabs.

In this video Ingo Powitzer guitar tech explains the switching system used by Mathias Jabs.

In this video Ingo Powitzer guitar tech explains the switching system used by Mathias Jabs.

In this video at 4:40 a Boss DS-1 distortion pedal can be seen.

His effects are mainly installed in his rack, on the stage are just a Skrydstrup BR 1, a Boss Super Chorus and an MXR Smart Gate.

You can see the pedalboard photo in the article.

The pedal can be seen from 6:50 until 6:54. In addition, the guitar tech (I. Powitzer) is talking about the connection system.

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