Cory Wong on the Best Metallica Solo, What Musicians Overlook and Pick

Intro and Cory's supervillain alter-ego: 0:00 Burning Questions: 7:35 Name Those Notes: 10:50 The first Metallica solo Cory HAD to learn: 24:12 The transition from jazz cat to funk freak: 25:57 The importance of movement and energy as a guitarist: 26:53 What most musicians overlook: 30:20 How to be an entrepreneur disguised as a guitar player: 34:45 The Cory Wong Archetype plug-in is awesome: 38:30 How life-threatening events can inspire you: 40:15 Cory was in high school drumline–it all makes sense now: 46:25 The trope of 'less is more': 48:25 Cory's supervillain advice: 50:40 Today’s guitar villain is Cory Wong. A groove master with a pocket deeper than Warren Buffet’s, Cory is one of the leading forces in the world of funk and is an equally competent arranger, producer, and tone aficionado. From his awesome playing in the cult band that is Vulfpeck to his solo music which just featured friend of the podcast Joe Satriani, Cory has made a name for himself through his rhythmic artistry and attention to detail as a musician. Cory also has his own podcast, called Wong Notes, so you know the two of us are gonna be right at home, on this episode of Guitar villains. Subscribe to Guitar Villains on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3i8q2xg Subscribe to Guitar Villains on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3n08vL3 Follow Cory on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/wtrash7 Check out Cory's website: https://www.corywongmusic.com Join Guitar Super System today: http://guitarsupersystem.com Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/musiciswin Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/musiciswin Follow on Facebook: http://facebook.com/musiciswin Mailing List (no spam, just awesome): http://musiciswin.com/fretboardfriday