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Sterling By Music Man Cory Wong StingRay II
Cory Wong’s Sterling By Music Man StingRay II is officially here, and even nicer than we remember it

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Do you remember NAMM 2026? Yeah, we've still got the nightmares, the Anaheim stare, but this affordable, all-kinds-of-high-end-looking Wong signature model is no flashback

Electric Guitars
(from left) Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and Bonnie Raitt
The 25 Stratocaster players who revolutionized the guitar

By Henry Yates Published

The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best

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Guitarists
Left– Cory Wong performs at North Sea Jazz on July 12, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Right–Guitarist Joe Satriani performs on the Palomino Stage during day 3 of the Stagecoach Music Festival on April 27, 2025 in Indio, California
Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes

By Janelle Borg Published

Wong and bassist to the stars Oteil Burbridge discuss the importance of developing – and being confident in – your own playing style

Guitarists
Cory Wong of the Fearless Flyers performs live with his blue Strat
Cory Wong on not buying the Klon hype and vintage unicorns lost and found

By Andrew Daly Published

The modern-day funk maestro discusses his career in gear, and that means Strats, creative gear solutions, and why he never got swayed by the “mystique” of Klons and tube amp grails

Guitarists
Cory Wong plays a blue Stratocaster during a 2025 performance at Koerner Hall, Ontario.
Cory Wong on why doubling the bassline is one of the “most badass” things a guitarist can do

By Cory Wong Published

Cory Wong uses Vulfpeck's Jaco-inspired Dean Town to teach us the value of doubling a bassline on guitar

Artist Lessons
A still of Cory Wong's exclusive video lesson for Guitar World. He plays his blue Strat, wears a light blue Fender hoodie and ballcap.
Cory Wong reveals how to solo over chords in a meaningful way

By Cory Wong Published

Wong explains how outlining notes in the chord progression helps find a solo that's melodically on-point and just what the song calls for

Artist Lessons
StingRay Baritone (SR50)
Sterling by Music Man rolls out a more affordable version of Cory Wong’s StingRay II – plus the brand’s first-ever baritone

By Janelle Borg Published

Cory Wong's Music Man StingRay II launched at last year's NAMM, and, just one year later, we're getting a Sterling by Music Man version that's a fraction of the original's price...

Electric Guitars
Cory Wong plays his new gold Ernie Ball Music Man signature StingRay II and wears a striped longsleeve
Cory Wong on how you can use double-stops in a melody or solo

By Cory Wong Published

Using the Fearless Flyers jam Anaheim, the funkmaster unpacks an essential technique for all guitar players, and shows us how it can be rhythm, lead, and both when you need it to be

Artist Lessons
Cory Wong wears shades and performs with his blue Strat live in Italy, 2025, and is lit from behind by a white stage light.
Cory Wong on how to arrange guitar and keyboards

By Cory Wong Published

The funkmeister puts Direct Flyte under the microscope to deliver a masterclass in arrangement. It's funk, sure, but there's some operatic influence in there, too, because that's just how Wong rolls

Artist Lessons
Cory Wong plays his new gold Ernie Ball Music Man signature StingRay II and wears a striped longsleeve
Cory Wong on how to create a bigger, wider sound by layering baritone guitar parts

By Cory Wong Published

Using a Fearless Flyers classic as a case study in baritone layering, the funk-master GW columnist peels away the onion to explain how these individual parts all stack up

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