After starting out with a Fender Stratocaster, Schenker is primarily known for playing Gibson Flying Vs and, more recently, Dean Vs. In the Acoustica DVD, he is seen playing an acoustic Flying V made especially for him by Dommenget. He now uses Dean acoustic V models. Some of Rudolf Schenker’s main live guitars in recent years are Dommenget, the same maker that produced Klaus Meine’s live guitar and many guitars for Matthias Jabs. Rudolf’s signature models are the Dommenget “Ferrari” V and the “Scorpions” V. In the past, Schenker primarily played Marshall amps, using their JMP, JCM800 2203, and JCM800 2205 heads. Currently, he uses ENGL amps, endorsing the E 650 Ritchie Blackmore signature heads.