Cory Wong
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Cory Wong and Andy Timmons on the brilliance of George Benson, and his essential contributions to the guitar vocabulary
By Andrew Daly published
Wong and Timmons will be but two of the names featured on the impressive guest list of Benson's forthcoming Breezin’ with the Stars guitar camp
Cory Wong’s new signature pedal might be the space-saving stompbox your pedalboard is crying out for
By Phil Weller published
With his Hotone Audio Wong Press, the funk hero hopes to offer a unique solution for cramped ’boards – and kickstart a wah pedal renaissance in the process
Improve your syncopation now with this lesson in funk guitar 101
By Simon Barnard published
Taking small chord shapes, single notes and 16th-note strums, we unpack the essentials for funk guitar and target those offbeats for rhythmic intrigue in your playing
Cory Wong on subverting expectations of what a lead guitarist should sound like during a rare stripped-down set
By Janelle Borg published
Wong performed a stripped-down version of his tracks against the stunning backdrop of Colorado's Red Rocks Park
Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong joins anarchic electronic artist Marc Rebillet for a surprise frenzied funk guitar jam
By Janelle Borg published
Rebillet, Wong and his Vulfpeck bandmate saxophonist Joey Dosik delighted fans at the Montreux Jazz Festival with an unexpected collaboration
Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong with 48 hours’ notice
By Nick Wells published
Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong
You don’t have to choose between rhythm and lead – ‘lead rhythm guitar’ has it all, and funk master Cory Wong is a master of the craft
By Charlie Griffiths published
In this exclusive lesson, the Strat maestro shows you how to blur the line between the two disciplines and inject lead hooks into your rhythm playing
“I never have to think about strumming patterns – it’s all taken care of because the motor is always going”: Cory Wong is the modern king of funk guitar – he shares his tips for tightening up your rhythm playing
By Amit Sharma published
The maestro of contemporary funk shares what he learned from Nile Rodgers, the classic chord you won’t find in guitar books, and why guitarists have to leave some room for the audience’s imagination
Fender unveils two new finishes for Cory Wong’s signature Stratocaster – and stunning doesn’t even begin to cover it
By Matt Owen published
The new-look models draft in two of Fender's most popular colorways and retain Wong's personalized spec sheet, which features a fourth-position “panic button”
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