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What guitar does Cory Wong play?

Cory Wong uses a Fender Cory Wong Signature Stratocaster and a Music Man StingRay II through a Neural DSP Quad Cortex running the signature Archetype: Cory Wong plugin, with a Hotone Wong Press, a Wampler Cory Wong Compressor and a Jackson Audio Optimist in the loop.

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What guitar does Cory Wong play?

Cory Wong uses a Fender Cory Wong Signature Stratocaster with Seymour Duncan Cory Wong Clean Machine pickups, plus a Music Man StingRay II as a humbucker guitar. A blue Fender Highway One Stratocaster from early on still gets played.

What amp does Cory Wong use?

Cory Wong uses a Neural DSP Quad Cortex running Archetype: Cory Wong, sent direct to front of house. A 2022 Premier Guitar Rig Rundown showed two DV Mark Raw Dawg heads.

What pedals does Cory Wong use?

In the Quad Cortex effects loop: a Hotone Wong Press volume and wah, a Wampler Cory Wong Compressor and a Jackson Audio Optimist. On the 2026 album Lost in the Wonder, Cory Wong also used a JHS Artificial Blonde.

What plugins does Cory Wong use?

Cory Wong uses the signature Neural DSP Archetype: Cory Wong X, on the Quad Cortex live and on the album Lost in the Wonder.

What strings does Cory Wong use?

Premier Guitar's 2024 Rig Rundown says Cory Wong uses Ernie Ball .010 sets from the Slinky or Paradigm lines, changed about once every three months.

What albums does Cory Wong love?

Cory Wong has said Steely Dan's Aja is the album to name when asked for one, and owns three copies. Prince's Controversy is one every funk guitarist should hear, and Jamiroquai's A Funk Odyssey is a mood booster.

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Cory Wong is a Minneapolis guitarist, producer and bandleader known for Vulfpeck, The Fearless Flyers and a long run of solo funk records. This guide covers the guitars, modeler, plugins and pedals from rig rundowns and interviews, plus records Cory Wong has named.

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