Age, Biography and Wiki
Matthias Jabs was born on 25 October, 1955 in Hannover, West Germany, is a German guitarist. Discover Matthias Jabs's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Musician, songwriter |
| Age |
68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
25 October, 1955 |
| Birthday |
25 October |
| Birthplace |
Hannover, West Germany |
| Nationality |
Germany
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He is a member of famous Musician with the age 68 years old group.
Matthias Jabs Height, Weight & Measurements
At 68 years old, Matthias Jabs height is 1.78 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.78 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Matthias Jabs's Wife?
His wife is Beate Küster (m. 2004)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Beate Küster (m. 2004) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Nicolas Jabs |
Matthias Jabs Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Matthias Jabs worth at the age of 68 years old? Matthias Jabs’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from Germany. We have estimated Matthias Jabs's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Musician |
Matthias Jabs Social Network
Timeline
Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Scorpions.
Buchholz subsequently recommended the band give him an audition after lead guitarist Uli Roth quit the band in 1978.
Before joining the Scorpions, Jabs played for the bands Lady, Fargo and Deadlock.
For Taken by Force, RCA Records made a determined effort to promote the album in stores and on the radio.
The album's single, "Steamrock Fever", was added to some of RCA's radio promotional records, but Roth was not happy with the commercial direction the band was taking.
Although he performed on the band's Japanese tour, he departed to form his own band, Electric Sun, prior to the release of the follow-up live album Tokyo Tapes.
Tokyo Tapes was released in the US and Europe six months after its Japanese release.
By that time in mid 1978, after auditioning around 140 guitarists, Scorpions recruited Matthias Jabs to replace Roth.
Following the addition of Jabs, Scorpions left RCA for Mercury Records in the United States and Harvest/EMI Electrola worldwide to record their next album, Lovedrive.
Michael Schenker also returned to the group for a short period during the recordings for the album.
This gave the band three guitarists (though Schenker's contribution to the final release was limited to only three songs).
The result was Lovedrive, an album which some critics consider to be the pinnacle of their career.
Containing such fan favourites as "Loving You Sunday Morning", "Always Somewhere", "Lovedrive", "Holiday" and the instrumental "Coast to Coast", it firmly cemented the 'Scorpions formula' of hard rock songs mixed with melodic ballads.
After the completion and release of the album the band decided to retain Michael in the band, forcing Jabs to leave.
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.
Jabs was discovered by Scorpions' bassist Francis Buchholz, who had tutored him in mathematics to earn extra money while still in school.
However, in April 1979, after only a few weeks on the tour, Michael quit.
Jabs was immediately brought in to permanently replace him.
Jabs' playing style was a large part of Lovedrive's fresher, newer, heavier sound.
This "Van Halen-like" sound would become the band's signature as it would propel them into superstardom in the 1980s.
In 2000, he was awarded the city of Hanover plaque and the Cross of Merit on Ribbon (Verdienstkreuz am Bande) of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit.
