Cory Wong on meeting Prince, jamming & Vulfpeck | On The Record

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Cory Wong is an undisputed whizz on the frets, known for his smooth, jazzy and funky guitar jams on solo records and as part of genre-blending pop bands, from Vulfpeck to Dirty Loops. Nonetheless, he still finds tabs on Ultimate Guitar from time to time!
In this new On The Record interview, Cory shares first songs he learned (including Nirvana, Green Day and Beavis & Butthead), his love of jam bands, the challenges of touring in the 21st century, his new album and playing for Prince.
Dive into the whole interview and discover guitar tabs to your favorite Cory Wong and Vulfpeck songs on the Ultimate Guitar site.
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▬▬▬▬▬▬ Contents ▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Cory's first guitar & songs
4:21 - On Ultimate Guitar
5:24 - On tabs vs sheet music
7:08 - On jazz to funk to pop
8:34 - On jam bands & early Maroon 5
10:01 - Why it's vital to listen in a band
12:20 - Bonnaroo Festival
13:49 - Playing with Vulfpeck
15:30 - Touring
18:01 - On his new album
19:31 - On his signature Stratocaster
21:33 - Designing guitars with Nile Rodgers
22:44 - Evolution of guitars
25:22 - Meeting Prince
27:42 - Advice for beginners
29:55 - Outro
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[@liamgrant443]

Its crazy his parents named him after a vulfpeck song

[@fredmanning7697]

The Prince Nod?!?! Wow. Cory is just the most humble and nice dude. Puts on an AMAZING show!

[@vacuousstare]

Funk master 🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️ The Prince story is heartwarming ✨

[@joshdixonmusic]

This interview is great! How does it only have 400 views??

[@BrianVallotton]

I want to see Cory play live someday. Love what he is doing all across the board. I have used UltimateGuitar for years as well. I have a Fender Strat Ultra that has some of the upgrades and I am very happy with it, but I would LOVE to have a Cory Wong Signature. I always play on the 4th position! God bless you all.

[@johnmerkel2091]

Great player and great ambassador of the profession!

[@Nilsje]

Gotta love the "Can we sack Phil" Monster reference 🤣Nice interview!

[@nazarenkodenys]

Nice interview

[@BARTFUNKBASS]

Pocket master!

[@SharigramaOfficial]

Nice Talk, greetings & hugs =)

[@CallToGrid]

Shiiiit. I learned using albums and moving the needle to the right spot. Listening over and over and trying to figure out what they are doing. I learned Van Halen on tab. I started learning Led Zeppelin II, lots of Led Zeppelin and the blues based stuff. Jimi. Then later Randy Rhoads and the neo-classical stuff. Then Stevie Ray Vaughan changed the game with "Texas Flood".

[@gbulmer]

Great interview. I'm not a musician, but I still enjoyed it a lot. I liked Cory explaining building his tours. Some interesting advice on digging into the (devilish) details of songs. It applies in many professions. Encouraging and Inspiring Prince story. What is the significance of the "Cracker Barrel" hat? Best Wishes. ☮ A note on audio. Cory Wong's audio was excellent, but "UltimateGuitarTv" audio sounded like it was recorded inside a cardboard box.

[@dakotaroberts9832]

Our interviewer needs a nice audio interface with an SM7B like Mr. Wong has! The webcam mic is, frankly, painful to listen to in comparison.

[@chrisangela]

I was thinking the same thing in addition to a better video cam…because the interview was great!

[@UltimateGuitarTv]

We're working on a better set-up for future interviews! Thanks for watching

[@evalonious]

I noticed the Cracker Barrel hat. Is it true that bands eat for free at Cracker Barrel? Or just a rumor? Cheers Cory! ❤

[@CallToGrid]

Advice for new players: Find your vibrato. Once you find your own vibrato you are 90% to finding your own sound.

[@facelessman7733]

Somebody feed Phil!

[@mojo9291]

"I was pissed at guitar tabs" lol

[@face7773]

Who’s Phil? Why does he need to be sacked?

[@wong5150]

i just googled it. it's from metallica's "some kind of monster". hilarious sense of humor on cory

[@face7773]

@@wong5150 thanks, man. My name is Phil. I neeeeed one of those shirts!!!

[@spencerhailee9175]

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