Pro-Ject's Scorpions themed turntable is ready to rock you like a hurricane

Date:
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Description:
Pro-Ject's new Scoprions turntable is out na-na-na-na-na-na-now

FULL STORY ======================================================================Pro-Ject 's first Artist Collection turntable release of 2026 is in The Scorpions deck features artwork from the bands 1982 album, Blackout Based on the Pro-Ject
T2, priced 629 (around $846 or AU$1,257, where sold)

Pro-Ject's decks are blowing with the wind of change, aren't they? Not
content with a delightfully thunderstruck AC/DC-themed turntable and a light-up Elvis-themed deck (which I got to see recently at the Paris Audio Show ), the Austrian turntable specialist has unveiled the Pro-Ject Scorpions Turntable, featuring the striking artwork from the German bands 1982 album, Blackout .

And just in case you're not fully versed on the significance of the band (or the album), since forming in Hanover in 1965, Rudolf Schenker and co. have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Blackout was the bands eighth studio album, and in 2017, Rolling Stone ranked it 73rd on their list of the 100 greatest metal albums of all time.

The album cover isn't how to put this? for the faint of heart. It's based
on a self-portrait by Vienna-born artist Gottfried Helnwein and shows
Helnwein with a bandaged head, a mouth frozen in mid-scream, and twisted
forks pointing in towards his eyes.

The artwork wasnt created especially for the album either; it dates from around 198182. Schenker and fellow band member Klaus Meine reportedly discovered the image in Stern magazine and got Helnweins permission to use
it. For the cover, Helnwein apparently made only minor adjustments to colors and background to suit the LP format, leaving the central image intact. Pro-Ject's Scorpions turntable: hungry to play Did you ever think, that we could be so close? (Image credit: Pro-Ject)

And the story behind the albums title track? It's just as rock 'n' roll. As Schenker previously said to the Las Vegas Review-Journal : "Blackout was a song that actually came out of a situation when I was partying with the Judas Priest guys, Glenn and K.K., and with Def Leppard. It was a hard party no question and I had a blackout, which I didnt even know existed. I told
Herman the story. He said, 'You know what you had? You had a blackout.' Then he added, 'Oh, by the way, thats a great title for an album.'"

The Pro-Ject Artist Collection celebrates bands, acts, musicians, and artwork that has shaped music and popular culture. The Scorpions Turntable is
handmade in Europe, designed and built by Pro-Ject. It's based on the
Pro-Ject T2 turntable and uses a belt-drive design. The CNC-machined plinth has been enlarged here for greater stability, and its non-plastic
construction should reduce unwanted vibrations. A heavy glass platter should also minimise resonanc,e and Pro-Ject tells me the turntable's feet will help isolate the unit from any external vibration.

The deck includes a straight 9-inch aluminium tonearm with integrated headshell and spring-based anti-skating mechanism. It also comes equipped
with a pre-adjusted Pick it 25A Moving Magnet Ortofon cartridge, ready to
rock you like a hurricane straight from the box.

Pricing? Of course. The Pro-Ject Scorpions Turntable is available now by special order in the UK, priced 629. European pricing is 649.00, with details for further regions coming soon but those figures roughly equate to $846 or AU$1,257, if you can get your hands on one.

China White ? No, it only comes with the album artwork printed on the
plinth, silly. And thanks again, Pro-Ject. You give me all I need

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