Cory Wong Breaks Down His Signature Guitar Parts

[@ramsonk]

I guess you can say we've been waiting a wong time for this.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@ramsonk]

@@VertexEffectsInc im confused the giveaway is for the wong comp and not the optimist right? or is it for both? 1:08:33

[@VertexEffectsInc]

@@ramsonk Compressor and Clean Machine Pickups

[@elambassist]

You’re not Wong about that!!

[@marco.savini.128]

Whats with all the negative comments?! Cory is emblematic of what all musicians should be aspiring to in 2024, nobody is doing it like he's doing it, the caliber of his playing, arranging, just straight up musicianship level in general, is sky high, his success well deserved!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Are there negative comments? Maybe I’m missing them?

[@bassyey]

Bedroom players wouldn't understand haha.

[@Joel_Powell]

@@bassyey Some do :)

[@bassyey]

@@Joel_Powell I hope so. Those players tend to be all talk and ignorant :)

[@geoffpm]

One of the deepest, best interviews with Cory Wong ! Great job!

[@bt7482]

Once I heard Vulfpeck was headed to Bonnaroo I knew I'd be going, and then Cory Wong says hey, sure I'll host a jamfest and shred... best concert day of my life

[@SamuraiMullet]

The fearless flyers video was the first time I knew about any of the guys. Instantly enthralled by the level of musicianship by each person. It was nuts!!! I tried showing so many people! Went down a deep hole of vulfpeck. Love this long format of just chilllllllliiinnnnngggg and talking music, gear, etc.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Heck yeah! Love that!

[@alexandrefagundes1328]

Thanks for this interview! I love Cory! Also thanks for ask him about his gear and the creative process and recordings. This video is a treasure!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@saspencer1992]

Been waiting to see Cory on the channel for one of these breakdowns!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Here it is!

[@HenriGuay]

Great interview with an absolutely great artist. Loved the deep dive!

[@1loveMusic2003]

My fav Strat is a Hwy 1 too. I never hear anyone talk about the Hwy 1 they are so great!

[@ReverbAndEcho]

Hey Mason and Cory, Great to have you guys here in the studio! Come back anytime!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for hosting! What a gem of a studio you have and a great dude to boot! Thanks for everything Dan!

[@JonasArthurMusic]

John Mayer is on the list of people to interview, right? This one was great! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@VertexEffectsInc]

That’d be awesome!

[@elephantfootrisers]

I love the fact Cory is keeping this clean funk sound alive. Thanks for sharing.

[@sammydavej]

One of the best Vertex chats I've seen!

[@tylergorham7301]

"Negligible... I bought the plug-in and wanted to turn it on." Ha! You're a great interviewer, Mason! Please continue this series.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I appreciate it, I love interviewing these talented musicians!

[@chrisrussoroos6091]

great, great stuff!! thank you and you are doing awesome work documenting our music history and important musicians-thank you both.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Our pleasure!

[@bobbyadamson2333]

God this was just unbelievably cool. Incredibly fun to watch

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@joseduenas4946]

Truly one of the most hard working, prolific, inspiring artists and just a positive force in the industry. I really admire Cory and love to see how far he goes. See you in february in Europe!

[@seank997]

His plugin is a epic, haven’t looked back The king of the compressor 🙇‍♂️ I got to see him for his SF and Oakland shows and got to see 4 out of the 6 Vulfpeck showed at UC theater A true guitar master

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I was there too!

[@morkmon]

Cant wait to see him in February, so hyped!

[@TheLucidDrummer]

I saw him last year and it was definitely a top 3 performance i've seen. enjoy!

[@morkmon]

@@TheLucidDrummer Thanks! I saw him with Vulfpeck at North Sea Jazz in Juli (amazing energy), and I cannot wait to experience the wongnotes in real life.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cory puts on a great show!

[@TimCz83]

Picked up a Cory Strat for my 40th. It’s an awesome guitar. The only negative about it and it’s a 100% personal thing is the Pearl pickguard is a bit flashy for my tastes so I had a mint green one made custom for it (as it’s a slightly different shape due to the body size).

[@VertexEffectsInc]

That was just consistent with what came on those Highway 1 Stratocasters. So I don’t think it was necessarily a Cory choice.

[@TimCz83]

@ don’t get me wrong - it looks rad as is! Just wanted something a little more traditional. It’s one of the best playing strats I own.

[@andrekazadayev]

Best freaking series on KZbin 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Wow 🤯

[@BOBBRADLEYCHANNEL]

Awesome episode Cory & Mason!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidthomas9960]

Corey is the perfect representation of millennial musicians hugely influenced by the session greats of the past when guys like PJ Jr/Huff/David Williams/Luke became super popular again. One of the most important cats in music of this era for sure

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cory ROCKS! No doubt about it. See a live show of his and you'll feel it!

[@mikevaseymusic]

One of my biggest guitar related regrets is selling a Highway 1 Tele that I played for years... they definitely were sleepers. Great interview.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I always wanted one and could never find one in stock!

[@GraniteSoundtrack]

Cory’s cool. Great hang and different musical slant than so many other guitarists.

[@sergeybegaikin4364]

It's so inspiring! Love your Neural's plugin by the way.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

They’re wonderful indeed!

[@RiverLionn]

TED VIG MENTIONED. He's who I go to for my pickup swaps and set ups and repairs and such haha

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Nice! Shout out Ted!

[@MC-qe5qb]

Great interview! Love Cory

[@VertexEffectsInc]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jakejones5163]

His right hand is amazing to watch. The haters are insane. thanks for introducing me to this amazing guitar player

[@seank997]

Look up vulfpeck Madison square garden And fearless flyers blue note Enioy

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cory is a gem!

[@studiomonster2012]

That was awesome. Loved it!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

🙏🙏🙏

[@youngmusicianinprocess7753]

Please get Tom misch on this show 🙏🏾

[@VertexEffectsInc]

I’d love to! Maybe Cory could set that up

[@obliquesounds]

@@VertexEffectsInc YES PLSS!!!!!

[@kunkmiceter]

Super sweet guitar!!!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

It’s an amazing instrument! Every one I’ve picked up has been great!

[@brianmi40]

Can you get to people like Chris Standring, Norman Brown, Eric Essix, Tim Bowman, Jay Soto or Nils?

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for the suggestions. I know Norman a bit, not the others however.

[@brianmi40]

@@VertexEffectsInc I think it was Kirk Whalum who called Chris Standring the future of jazz guitar... (if you don't know Kirk, his story is Bob James was pitching him for a deal with his label and Winton Marseilles rings in and the exec asks Winton if he's ever heard of Kirk, and he says, "Yeah! He's BAD ASS!" and so it went. I used to live in Houston where we could just watch Kirk blow in the local clubs before he got discovered. He would be covered in sweat from giving it his all every night and come out and talk to everyone in the audience. ... keep up the great work!

[@brianmi40]

@@VertexEffectsInc Chris Standring has released sixteen solo albums from 1989 to 2024. His most notable achievements include: Awards and Achievements: His single "Bossa Blue" from the album Blue Bolero was named Billboard Contemporary Jazz Track of the Year in 2010 The single stayed at #1 on radio across the US for nine consecutive weeks He has scored five Top Ten Billboard Contemporary Jazz albums

[@brianmi40]

@@VertexEffectsInc Eric Essix has released 28 full-length albums over a career spanning more than 32 years25. This is as fine as any contemporary jazz guitar gets for me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYemiqKBoLCYfNU

[@brianmi40]

@@VertexEffectsInc In 1998, Nils wrote the song "Keep Rollin'" for George Benson's "Standing Together" album. Later, George Benson recorded a duet with Nils called "Yesterday's Dream" for Nils' debut album "Blue Planet"47. Nils' has released at least 10 albums.

[@josiahgtr]

Should’ve included meditation!

[@VertexEffectsInc]

That list of what should’ve been included would’ve been endless

[@kwyatt261]

I was watching Uncle Judy's live stream the other day. He asked what people thought of Cory Wong, and I said he's a GOAT, which the young kids didn't necessarily agree with. They couldn't argue, because of objectivity, but I felt old, not gonna lie lol

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Cory Wong is considered old!? Dang, I guess I'm old! I think Cory and I are the same age.

[@kwyatt261]

​​@@VertexEffectsInc He's not necessarily considered old, but it seems like metal kids think he's uncool, which is the same thing as feeling old to me lol.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

@@kwyatt261 I think a real guitar player in any genre can recognize talent, if they can’t, it’s a commentary on their musician, relationship, or lack there of

[@kwyatt261]

​@@VertexEffectsInc I agree. I think they all recognized his musicianship, they just want to hear Knocked Loose instead I guess haha.

[@jermionegranger]

It's cool that them talking just turns into mini "On the One!"s lol

[@Dave_Moore_Malin-Music]

Wooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggg! Yes! Go Cory.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Yes!!!

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Archetype Cory Wong and Gorjira X are my two go twos if I’m not using my 100 watt tube police dialer

[@VertexEffectsInc]

And now you can get the 30% off!!!

[@amadeojc]

Please do an interview to Bruno Speight

[@mattalcott3295]

See Mason is wearing his Cash Black interview shirt, AGAIN! LOL

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Never wash it! It’s good luck!

[@mattalcott3295]

@@VertexEffectsInc LOL

[@brianmiller3287]

Really. Really. Great!!!

[@thebirdwatcher3659]

So that explains how the live show appears in Cory Wong

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Thanks for watching

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Intro sounded great. The guitar kinda disappeared in the mix tho... 🎉

[@VertexEffectsInc]

That’s the mix as it was in the album, it’s rhythm guitar after all, not a guitar solo. Also, what are you listening on? Doesn’t sound unusual to me and I’m pretty familiar with these songs.

[@30smsuperstrat]

Cory is awesome! I also liked that Kyle Shanahan was his doppelganger, until Kyle started taking fashion tips from the streets of SF and looking like a mobile dweller.

[@권수야기타쳐라]

So Cory wants to know how to pronounce Fortnite. Noted.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Help!

[@martyc4906]

That’s great 🎉

[@VertexEffectsInc]

🙏🙏🙏

[@kwyatt261]

Little does Cory know, Jack took a page out of Frank Zappa's book 😢

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Frank Zappa had a KZbin channel!?

[@kwyatt261]

@@VertexEffectsInc In terms of blending studio performances with live performances lol

[@ApolloSol]

Surprised yal didnt touch on Dean Town. Great interview tho.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

There would always be one left out, no matter which songs we chose, I tried to have Corey tell me what songs he wanted to feature and worked from there

[@thedude-jb7wx]

Should rename bubbling to wing wonging cause its bouncey as a ping pong game.

[@YohAquino2]

a Joe Dart episode is inevitable

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

Honestly, I was thinking Cory's going to disassemble his guitar lol. I'm appologize, my English is pretty poor.

[@wellsroadband]

Mason - stop responding to comments. Haven't you read the KZbinr rules? Number one is never read the comments

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Whose rule? I suspect eveyone does or pays someone to and the distill it for them in a way that’s palatable for their temperament. It’s important to keep your finger on the pile of your community to the degree you can. I strive for that.

[@callingchristiano]

...hum...hum...don't loose your groove...please no "muzak"

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Huh?

[@stephanleo]

Don't get me wrong, Cory is a fantastic musician - but how are his songs "iconic"? "Let It Be" is iconic, "Creep" is iconic and so is "Ocean Eyes". You get the idea.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Most “ironic”

[@schlagdog]

I’m still trying to figure out why Cory Wong is a famous guitarist playing basic funk guitar

[@VertexEffectsInc]

What should he be playing?

[@schlagdog]

@ I just don’t get why he is supposedly good. Everything he plays is generic funk 101.

[@snopanther7540]

@schlagdog you know you only saying that because Cory can clearly play basic funk guitar ten times better than you can 😂.

[@11-inch]

Maybe your music taste just fucking sucks? I dunno figure it out yourself bih

[@dickhertzer7374]

@@schlagdog He arranges all of his music. He’s not just a guitar player What are you talking about

[@paulgilbert3139]

If it's not because other people play alongside him, this guy is not going anywhere.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Huh?

[@pietjestront2858]

Did you ever wonder why these others want to play with him?

[@Azfurita]

The guys talks a lot, it looks confident and all that , but its pretty average at playing the guitar.