| Rudolf Schenker | |
| Birth Date: | 31 August 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Hildesheim, Germany |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Label: | BMG |
| Years Active: | 1963–present |
Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm/lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager of the Scorpions Musik-Produktions-und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (Scorpions music production and publishing company) and owner/founder of the Scorpio-Sound-Studios in Lower Saxony. He is the older brother of Michael Schenker.thumb|Schenker performing in 2007|leftSchenker was awarded the City of Hanover Plaque[1] as well as the Cross of Merit First Class of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit in 2000.
Some of Schenker's main live guitars in recent years have been Dommenget — the same maker that produced Klaus Meine's live guitar[2] and many guitars for Matthias Jabs.[3] Schenker's signature models are "Gibson Rudolf Schenker Flying V", the Dommenget "Ferrari" V, PGG "Scorpions Golden Jubilee" Flying V, PGG "Veetle" Flying V and the "Scorpions" V.[4]