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“For some players, their approach to rhythm guitar is, ‘Oh, someone else gets to do all of the fun stuff while I do this…’” Think playing rhythm guitar is boring? Cory Wong is here to change your mind

In his inaugural Guitar World column, Cory Wong establishes the principles – and the mentality – of good rhythm playing, and how you can make yours fun

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“Didn’t know this would trigger so many folks”: Cory Wong says you’re not an advanced guitarist unless you can ace this one test

The funk guitar guru has issued players a quickfire challenge to prove their chops, and it’s divided opinion

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“I get the label as a blues rock artist a lot, and I hate that. That's not the type of music I make, nor is it the kind of music I listen to”: Grace Bowers on moving past the blues guitarist label – and where she’s headed next

Bowers’ blues chops were the gateway to her making a mark on the guitar scene, but her album and live performances show that she’s much more than just a one-genre player

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“I look up the tracks, I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s him.’ It’s the tone, the touch, the feel, the voicing choices”: Rhythm guitarists are harder to identify on recordings than lead players. But there’s one rhythm king that Cory Wong can pick out without fail

The Minneapolis maestro is a self-confessed rhythm guitar junkie, but one player bends his ear more than any other

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NAMM 2025: “I’ve honestly never felt a smoother neck in my life”: Cory Wong feels the humbucker heat as the funk guitar virtuoso and Ernie Ball Music Man team up for StingRay II and StingRay II Deluxe

Wong is still a paid-up member of the Stratocaster club but says he has been on the hunt for humbucker-equipped guitar for years and this is the one

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“I've been a Strat guy my whole life, but this instrument is going to give me options to expand my color palette”: Cory Wong teams up with Ernie Ball Music Man on a StingRay bass-inspired electric guitar – while still keeping ties with Fender

The StingRay II and StingRay II Deluxe offer a six-string twist on the iconic bass design – with Cory Wong-flavored specs

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“If he were just a pop guitar player, he would be a legend – this cat is arguably one of the greatest players to ever exist”: Cory Wong and Andy Timmons on the brilliance of George Benson, and his essential contributions to the guitar vocabulary

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

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“All of my favorite ones were huge. I wanted to have three-in-one in a smaller footprint”: Cory Wong’s new signature wah/expression/volume pedal might be the space-saving stompbox your pedalboard is crying out for

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

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“Guitar players have been sleeping on wah for the last two decades!”: Cory Wong teams up with Hotone Audio for the Wong Press, a 3-in-1 volume, expression and wah pedal

The funk maestro's new pedal is the very definition of a hard-working stompbox, and will save you pedalboard space. But will it help trigger a wah comeback? Wong says it's long overdue

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“When somebody signs up to listen to a guitar-led band, they might assume it's going to be a bunch of shredding”: Cory Wong subverts expectations of what a lead guitarist should sound like during rare acoustic set

Wong performed a stripped-down version of his tracks against the stunning backdrop of Colorado's Red Rocks Park

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“I’m checking my sources, but it’s possible that we snapped here”: Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong joins anarchic electronic artist Marc Rebillet for a surprise frenzied funk guitar jam

Rebillet, Wong and his Vulfpeck bandmate saxophonist Joey Dosik delighted fans at the Montreux Jazz Festival with an unexpected collaboration

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“I’ll see you there!”: George Benson announces 4-day “musical extravaganza” Breezin' With The Stars, with gigs and workshops featuring Tommy Emmanuel, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather and more

Hosted in Phoeniz, AZ, in partnership with Ibanez, Benson's Breezin' With The Stars features concerts, signing sessions, stories from the stars, and Rick Beato as master of ceremonies

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“I’d messaged Cory to see if he needed a bassist. He sent me his tour manager’s phone number and said, ‘See you in two days’”: Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong’s band with 48 hours’ notice

Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong

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The 20 greatest slap bass songs of all time

These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes

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Apple releases free Cory Wong Producer Pack for GarageBand and Logic Pro, bringing funky guitar, bass, drum, keys and horn loops to its DAWs

Get your sample-based groove on with the the Vulfpeck guitarist and solo artist

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Game-changers, taste-makers and trend-setters: here are 2023's guitarists of the year

We tip our hats to the players that made 2023 such a defining year in guitar history – and whose achievements we'll be talking about in years to come

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Jazzmaster back scratchers, tweed amp humidors and, erm, shower curtains: Here are the wild Joe Bonamassa collectibles you didn't know you needed in your life

Move over KISS and Cory Wong – the President of Nerdville wins the award for the most amazing merch catalog ever

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Inside the new issue of Total Guitar: The best of 2023!

Also in issue 379! Interviews: Kirk Hammett, Nuno Bettencourt, Cory Wong, Yvette Young, Nita Strauss and more. Reviews: New gear from Epiphone, Fender, Guild, Jackson and more. Learn songs by Led Zeppelin, Phoebe Bridgers and Blink-182

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The blues guitar highlights of 2023: our favourite artists, performances and albums – featuring Jared James Nichols, Jackie Venson, Eric Clapton, Kingfish, Nat Myers, Eric Gales, Samantha Fish, Buddy Guy and more

New and old school: a blues masterclass is in session

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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

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

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You can now buy Cory Wong’s heavily modified signature Fender Stratocaster in Surf Green and Daphne Blue

The funk guitar maestro's signature Strat wears those classic finishes well, but you'd best be quick because they are here for a limited time only

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Fender unveils two new finishes for Cory Wong’s signature Stratocaster – and stunning doesn’t even begin to cover it

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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This week’s essential guitar tracks: from a former Megadeth shredder’s Pink Floyd cover to Dumble-assisted slide brilliance

Fresh six-string inspiration from Joe Bonamassa, Voice of Baceprot, Cory Wong, Alice Cooper, Rivers of Nihil, Duff McKagan and oh so many more

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From Prince to John Frusciante via Cory Wong: learn the rhythm approaches of the pop-funk masters

Hone your rhythm chops with examples in the style of the players who took funk in new directions

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Cory Wong and Wampler unite for the Wong Compressor – “the most versatile compressor that has ever existed”

The dual-function stompbox features a flexible compressor circuit, a boost inspired by an Eric Clapton-favored unit, and offers an XLR output for connecting straight to PAs, mixers and audio interfaces

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