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Top 10 Wong Notes Episodes in 2022

Top 10 Wong Notes Episodes in 2022

From John Mayer’s “lost” song to Derek Trucks’ ode to the Super Reverb, we covered a lot of ground this year.


10. Bruce Hornsby: “Trying to Keep the Self-Loathing at Bay”

Cory Wong

How does a legacy artist stay on top of his game? The pianist, hit singer-songwriter, producer, and composer talks about the importance of musical growth and positive affirmation; his love for angular melodicism; playing jazz, pop, classical, bluegrass, jam, and soundtrack music; and collaborating with his favorite guitarists, including Pat Metheny and Jerry Garcia.

9. Yngwie J. Malmsteen: "I Never Felt That Art Is a Sport”

Cory Wong

The tennis-playing, art-enthusiast, Ferrari-collecting shredder talks about his passion, his practice, his love for the Strat, and who he thinks is the greatest guitar player who’s ever lived.

8. Mike Campbell Likes the “Real Stuff”

Cory Wong

The Heartbreakers guitarist and Dirty Knobs frontman answers deep questions about songwriting, producing, and hitmaking.

7. Ariel Posen: “Dynamics Are the Most Important Thing.”

Cory Wong

The roots-guitar innovator talks about controlling his sound, when to play large or small amps, using overdrive and compression, mastering slide, building community on social media, and the overall role gear plays in defining his distinctive tone.

6. Victor Wooten: "Music Needs Us."

Cory Wong

The bass wiz and author shares deep wisdom about bass, music, and more.

5. What Scares Julian Lage?

Cory Wong

The jazz phenom chats about flying with his guitar, how he approaches fluidity on his instrument, overcoming injury, and his take on pedals and tunings.

4. Derek Trucks: “There’s a Lot of Music Out There”

Cory Wong

The slide master talks about amalgamating influences, keeping it fresh, how he approaches tone, and the best amp ever made.

3. Vai on Vai: “That’s Me—Obtuse and Quirky”

Cory Wong

The legend talks gear, almost jamming with Prince, guitar heroes, melody, fear, swapping technique for passion, his hydra guitar, why he chose the players on his latest album, and his true superpower.

2. John Mayer Pt. 2—A Song Too Perfect to Record?

Cory Wong

Cory and John Mayer sit down with their guitars to jam and discuss how they approach playing, songwriting, record-making, and the music business.

1. Mayer Is King

Cory Wong

Cory and John Mayer sit down with their guitars to jam and discuss how they approach playing, songwriting, record-making, and the music business.

Tom Bedell in the Relic Music acoustic room, holding a custom Seed to Song Parlor with a stunning ocean sinker redwood top and milagro Brazilian rosewood back and sides.

As head of Breedlove and Bedell Guitars, he’s championed sustainability and environmental causes—and he wants to tell you about it.

As the owner of the Breedlove and Bedell guitar companies, Tom Bedell has been a passionate advocate for sustainable practices in acoustic guitar manufacturing. Listening to him talk, it’s clear that the preservation of the Earth’s forests are just as important to Bedell as the sound of his guitars. You’ll know just how big of a statement that is if you’ve ever had the opportunity to spend time with one of his excellently crafted high-end acoustics, which are among the finest you’ll find. Over the course of his career, Bedell has championed the use of alternative tonewoods and traveled the world to get a firsthand look at his wood sources and their harvesting practices. When you buy a Bedell, you can rest assured that no clear-cut woods were used.

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