Career
Buchholz discovered rock music at the age of 11. His first public appearance as a bass player was at age 15 while in a high school. From then on he played in different rock, blues and jazz bands in his hometown of Hannover.
While a mechanical engineering student at the University of Hannover and taking classes at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover, Buchholz joined Dawn Road, whose lineup included guitarist Uli Roth.
Eventually the musicians from Dawn Road and the Scorpions merged into a new incarnation of the Scorpions in 1973, with Buchholz on bass. Buchholz" first recording with the Scorpions was 1974"s Fly to the Rainbow, and he stayed as a band member for 18 years, recording 12 albums during the band"s most commercially successful period.
Together they sold over 15 million albums in the United States of America alone and over 65 million albums worldwide. He left the band after a disagreement over band management in 1992.
His last album with the Scorpions was Crazy World, which also contained the only Scorpions track Buchholz contributed to writing, "Kicks After Six".
Buchholz reunited with Uli Roth for a tour of Europe and the United States in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 Buchholz worked with the band Dreamtide as their bassplayer and co-producer, the album "Dream And Deliver" was released in Japan (King Records), Europe (AOR Heaven) and worldwide on iTunes. In 2012, Buchholz toured with former Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker for the European dates of his "Temple of Rock - Lovedrive Reunion Tour" alongside former Scorpions drummer Herman Rarebell, with ex-Rainbow vocalist Doogie White and MSG"s Wayne Findley on guitars and keys.
The "Temple of Rock – Lovedrive Reunion" tour went through Europe and Far East.
A Digital Video Disc, Blu-ray and Double-Civil Defense "Temple Of Rock - Live in Europe" was released for Christmas 2012. Temple Of Rock"s next album "Bridge The Gap" featured Buchholz on Bass, it was released in November 2013.
A European tour in 2013 was followed by concerts in Mexico and South America and in 2014 they toured Japan and Europe. Their new album "Spirit On A Mission was released in 2015 and the band toured United States of America, Japan and Europe.
Early in 2016 they play more shows in United Kingdom and Scandinavia.
Instruments:
Warwick Streamer Stage 1 Basses
Fender Precision Basses, vintage from the Sixties
Ovation Legend Guitars
Ampeg SVT Amplifiers and 8x10 Cabinets
Custom Built 4x12 Gauss Cabinets
Custom Built 2x15 Electro Voice Cabinets
Custom Built JBL High Range Horn Cabinets
RotoSound strings
Jim Dunlop Nylon Picks
Shure Microphones
ProTools Recording System
Line6 Wireless system
In 1978, Buchholz founded a Pennsylvania and stage lighting rental company, Rocksound, in Germany. The company began as a way to distribute special exponential loudspeaker cabinets Buchholz had developed, but also to provide employment for the Scorpions" roadies when not on tour. The company thrived in the 1980s and "90"son
In 1996, Buchholz authored the book Bass Magic, he also worked as a record producer and consultant.