What you need to understand about the whole Vulf "thing", is that it's really all just a sophisticated marketing ploy to sell more fonts. The funk is just a side gig.
The "other guitar player" is pretty much the genius behind a lot (not all) of Vulfpeck. Behold, Jack Stratton. In his own words: "Some say polymath, some say dilettante. I specialise in everything. I get Tony Robbins results at TJ Maxx prices." It's funny but not all that surprising that people don't realize he's like the circus ringmaster. It seems he's low key like that, but seriously, I'm a huge fan of his.
I was third row center at Vulf's Madison Square Garden debut in front of Wong, he melted my face off and stapled it back on upside down. He is so beyond amazing and courteous to guests (he was geeking out watching Dave Koz and Chris Thile jam).
I saw Cory Wong with his fonk band last fall in my city. It was in a small, but packed, venue, and he played for 2 hours non-stop. The dude is a machine and while he is amazing with the Vulfpeck, you should see him with his own band, too. They are easily just as good, and I don't say that lightly.
Keeps going on about how they're so well arranged and then talks about "the other guitar player in the short shorts." Welcome to the church of Jack Stratton. :-D
oh to be a new fan and have my mind blown by every video and witness such overpowering genius and not able to identify it's source. I remember at first I couldn't even tell Woody, Jack, and Theo apart! Then you find the "Holy Trinities" videos and the old Mushy videos and the Vulf Compressor promo and it all starts to click.
Ah yes Joe Dart, of course the most prolific Michigan Slapping Turtle these days. Notice the characteristic elongation of the neck as the head draws in and out of the shell with the beat.
Michael!! Thanks for taking a crack at my request. This totally made my morning! Sipping an iced coffee and about to get in a little practice before kicking off my day. These guys put a big smile on my face every time I listen to them and so do your videos. Stay safe and keep up the great work!
Any one who’s been to a Cory Wong show will know what this means (comment below. Hint: Serbian folk music) Give me my chipotle Give me my chipotle I want chips I want quac Give me my chipotle ONE!
@@rockkevinrock and Russell, agreed, I love that performance. The tone is out of this world and he constantly gives the feel of 3+ players. On a youtube wormhole a while back, I think I remember Blake Mills talking about that modified guitar and I want to say there was some influence by Ry Cooder's Coodercaster.
These videos are inspiring me to learn theory. I can see how only 'learning to play songs' without understanding what's going on (for the past 35 years) has held me back so much.
Great vid Michael! Am Australian and was put onto Vulfpeck about 1.5 years ago and they're like an addiction. So perfect so funky so musical - can't stop listening to them. Loved your little improvs over the progressions and your appreciation and breakdown of this song.
9:26 that is still such a face melting bass fill from Joe Dart. I long to get the same feeling I had when I heard that for the 1st time. The stank face was absolutely unreal that day...
I love Vulfpeck. Killer stuff and Cory is a funk master. That bass player is killer. Cory gets a lot of props because he is the face of the band, but they all lay it down.
Well, wasn't THIS just filled with all kinda stank funk?! "Yeah, ok. I'm trackin' ya, I'm trackin'ya!" Great analysis (and lesson to those who speak guitarese) Thank you.. for the funky start to my day!
The day I subscribe to GuitarGate is the day you drop some Corey Wong, and more importantly some Vulfpeck. As a bass player at heart and a guitarist by desire, Vulfpeck is as good as it gets.
This song is really great proof of how woody goss is by far the most underrated member of vulf. He stays out of the way of everyone else, but when he does come in he adds exactly the right amount of spice in all the right places.
Cory and the others are all from my hometown! Such a funky band, absolutely love it. You should absolutely react to some Tom Misch, I would love to see that
That's so cool Cory Wong is named after a Vulfpeck song! JK. Glad to see you doing this. I requested multiple times that you check out "The Fearless Flyers" with Cory Wong, Joe Dart, Mark Lettieri (Of Snarky Puppy) and Nate Smith.
Fantastic vid. Would love to see more Vulfpeck reactions...Fugue State is so tight with a super interesting interlude and the way Joe Dart brings them out of it is worth talking about by itself.
Love the videos man and definitely love Vulfpeck. Huge fan. When you first started playing I thought “that SS sounds so clean, this will be perfect” then the band played, and I thought “maybe it’s not quite clean enough but it is gonna be super close”. Then you played with them, holy hell, that Silver Sky and whatever you are plugged into sounded so dirty. Lmao. That straight in the desk sound is so different, my ear just doesn’t realize how extreme it is until they are together. Awesome video brother and I’m learning a ton from this. Thanks so much, and as always, much love from Tulsa.
Great video - love to see another musician listening and learning by ear, commenting on theory in a way that enhances understanding of song construction, and showing appreciation for the overall mix. Your pleasure and enjoyment shows!
I like both. Fearless Flyers is much higher energy and more "focused" in the type of funk they play. I listen to them when I want energy only, I listen to Vulf when I want any and every type of funk.
Their videos are pioneered by Jack Stratton (Jack in the video there with the red shirt and white pants). The guy started practicing his video editing under the name DJ Paradiddle and has a few satirical characters he definitely brings to Vulfpeck's productions. Another name he's played with is Mushy (hilarious). I would consider Jack to be a literal creative genius for his comedy/music video production output. He certainly is a great band leader too.
Dude check out the band within vulfpeck. It's called the fearless flyers. They do stuff in tiny sets within the vulfpeck show. They're the cream of the crop imo.
That opening riff sounded like it had a little Maddison Cunningham in it. Loved her episode. How about another? ruclips.net/video/KHF0nUIQFQM/видео.html
You HAVE to check out the drummers solo music. Theo Katzman is an absolutely incredible songwriter, check out the video for his song "The Death Of Us." Really rad riff!
Somehow this came back around on my feed, which is great. And as I was listening to it, I thought (for the first time) "Steely Dan." There's a bunch of stuff in there that sounds like outtakes from a Steely Dan rehearsal. Maybe it's the electric piano. Or the sweet guitar with Corey channeling Skunk Baxter? I dunno, but I wanted to start singing "Hey 19" or something over it.
and the cool thing about Vulfpeck... is that not one player aggrandizes. No conventional "solo" that one might expect - especially NOT what you played. It's a group "machine" and each 'cog' concentrates on his little bit and keeps It constant.
Hey! Looking into buying your class. I’m interested in getting better at soloing, I can jam pretty good to any song in any pentatonic scale, but feel like I’m getting bored of playing the same licks all the time. Is there a lesson you would suggest starting at in your program that would suggest me starting at? I’ve played for about 6 years, would say I have basic to intermediate knowledge of theory and mainly like playing classic rock, jam band, funk, and jazz. Appreciate all the work you do. Your videos have helped me a lot. I the and learn what your doing by ear and sight a lot of the time, but don’t understand the theory behind it! Sorry for the long post🤙🏽🤙🏽
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Love these videos and love Vulfpeck! What sorta notes/scales were you hitting in the solos?
Thanks!! I’m just thinking F mixolydian and mixing major and minor thirds. So F with an Eb in it, but not afraid of the Ab :)
@@Guitargate awesome thanks so much for the reply and keep up the videos I'm learning so much!!
Damn..you just went in on that!
F mixolydian or B flat major
@@Guitargate is that english?
What you need to understand about the whole Vulf "thing", is that it's really all just a sophisticated marketing ploy to sell more fonts. The funk is just a side gig.
A true Stratton Strategy
nah dude they're really just trying to end government subsidies for active basses
@@teuast and also making sure that the Ponsi scheme should be available to anyone, and not just New York's Elite. Stratton truly is one of a kind
TO BE FAIR, it IS a very funky font.
@@hackusationmagnet6400 the fonts and the vulf compressor lol
Crazy that Corys parents named him after a Vulfpeck song!
I see you're a man of culture as well
Nice copy/paste joke...
Christian Windum that’s the Vulfpeck fanbass😎.
We also do “crazy that Joe Darts Parents named him after a bass”
@@CouchEconomyTX It helps because his parents were veterinarians so he grew up taking care of Bass.
@@ChristianW1975 nice copy paste reply!
"Joe Dart, man!" That about sums it up. Dude is insane.
5:31
He is my favorite bass player!!! Absolutely crazy!!!
The live version at MSG is so electric, talk about a band completely in the grove and in the pocket
That whole concert is 🔥🔥
Beastly and 1612 are my personal favorites from that concert.
What does in the pocket mean
In the back pocket ;)
@@spoocyguy it's basically similar 'like in the groove'
can't believe that joe dart's parents named him after a bass. really nice to bring an underrated instrument to the forefront.
The "other guitar player" is pretty much the genius behind a lot (not all) of Vulfpeck. Behold, Jack Stratton. In his own words: "Some say polymath, some say dilettante. I specialise in everything. I get Tony Robbins results at TJ Maxx prices." It's funny but not all that surprising that people don't realize he's like the circus ringmaster. It seems he's low key like that, but seriously, I'm a huge fan of his.
he’s hilarious is what I says
I think he does a lot of the arrangement
I was third row center at Vulf's Madison Square Garden debut in front of Wong, he melted my face off and stapled it back on upside down. He is so beyond amazing and courteous to guests (he was geeking out watching Dave Koz and Chris Thile jam).
What an amazing experience. I caught them at the Red Rocks and it was amazing
I saw Cory Wong with his fonk band last fall in my city. It was in a small, but packed, venue, and he played for 2 hours non-stop. The dude is a machine and while he is amazing with the Vulfpeck, you should see him with his own band, too. They are easily just as good, and I don't say that lightly.
I'm fully jealous. Hope you got your face fixed!
@@gustafsone Petar is a monster. His dynamics are on point.
What an awesome description!!
Keeps going on about how they're so well arranged and then talks about "the other guitar player in the short shorts." Welcome to the church of Jack Stratton. :-D
Jack would get a kick out of it, I bet.
That said, he's recognising the talent and level of songwriting without at all buying into the celebrity, which is cool in itself.
oh to be a new fan and have my mind blown by every video and witness such overpowering genius and not able to identify it's source. I remember at first I couldn't even tell Woody, Jack, and Theo apart! Then you find the "Holy Trinities" videos and the old Mushy videos and the Vulf Compressor promo and it all starts to click.
Jack's recent guitaring (e.g. Test Drive) has impressed the hell out of me. He's pretty entertaining just posing with one too, of course.
Ah yes Joe Dart, of course the most prolific Michigan Slapping Turtle these days. Notice the characteristic elongation of the neck as the head draws in and out of the shell with the beat.
Ah yes
Lol very krekt
What an awesome random solo at 2:55. That solo was so sweet that I've become a fan
Michael!! Thanks for taking a crack at my request. This totally made my morning! Sipping an iced coffee and about to get in a little practice before kicking off my day.
These guys put a big smile on my face every time I listen to them and so do your videos. Stay safe and keep up the great work!
“There is no fat in here” might be Jacks arrangement style but it also is his diet guidelines #djbeanornish #goodfatsonly
My man knows his salads
gotta be 'em g-bombs
Main dish, not a side dish
Minimalist funk was always the aesthetic
Your playing at 2:56 made me yell
“UGH”
That was mad funky, stankiest face I’ve made in weeks.
100%
2:55 that jam you were doing over the top sounded very tasteful.
Vulfpeck is the best funk band of 2010s
I feel like their tone sounds way to dead
And then there is Lettuce....
The Bamboos and the New Mastersounds are killing it too.
Ryan Davis came here to put another vote for Lettuce
Ghost-note >>>>>>>
"Fourth position." with authority
Dude's like well shit I better switch to fourth position
Dude the improv you did at 2:55 definitely gets down! Love it
Any one who’s been to a Cory Wong show will know what this means (comment below. Hint: Serbian folk music)
Give me my chipotle
Give me my chipotle
I want chips
I want quac
Give me my chipotle
ONE!
25/8...impossible, you say? It's possible!
Someone was taking notes during their folk music 404 class!
Would love to see you react to anything Blake Mills! He is the slide guitarist in Vulfpeck's "Rango II" !!
agreed.. in particular ruclips.net/video/YpPDFofXqsM/видео.html
Russell Moore fabulous performance
@@rockkevinrock and Russell, agreed, I love that performance. The tone is out of this world and he constantly gives the feel of 3+ players. On a youtube wormhole a while back, I think I remember Blake Mills talking about that modified guitar and I want to say there was some influence by Ry Cooder's Coodercaster.
"JOE DART MAN" Couldn't have said it better myself
You better watch out. Once you get pulled in by the funk, Vulfpeck will start selling you fonts and a diet plan.
These videos are inspiring me to learn theory. I can see how only 'learning to play songs' without understanding what's going on (for the past 35 years) has held me back so much.
Great vid Michael! Am Australian and was put onto Vulfpeck about 1.5 years ago and they're like an addiction. So perfect so funky so musical - can't stop listening to them. Loved your little improvs over the progressions and your appreciation and breakdown of this song.
Awesome vid, but CANNOT wrap my head around hearing Jack referred to as "the other guitar player" haha!
9:26 that is still such a face melting bass fill from Joe Dart. I long to get the same feeling I had when I heard that for the 1st time.
The stank face was absolutely unreal that day...
The drummer guitar player singer frontman Jack Stratton is also the president of vulf records
aka DJ Paradiddle
Jack Stratton - 'the other guitar player in the very short shorts there' - is hugely involved in the whole video etc. thang
I mean, he's kinda involved 😂
I love how it's Joe, Cory and "the other guitar player in the very short shorts there" 💚
They are all killer musicians, and some of them play multiple instruments very good. This is great
i love watching someone nerd out on vulfpeck like i do
Mike that lead you played at the beginning was brilliant!
How has there not been a video on Andy McKee. All of his stuff is amazing. OR Antoine Dufour. Both are amazing
Bro, seeing this man light
up in the beginning. I smiled.
There is power in the
sound of music, friends.
Haha, I love how Jack has a huge smile right when you first rip into a solo almost like it was meant to be ;)
Great solo from you Michael. More power to you.
Would love to see you react to Vampire Weekend Sunflower live at Austin City Limits. They are big fans of the Grateful Dead so you might enjoy.
They followed the script perfectly. Impressive
I love Vulfpeck. Killer stuff and Cory is a funk master. That bass player is killer. Cory gets a lot of props because he is the face of the band, but they all lay it down.
Love how the like the first two minutes are him just felling the groove
Well, wasn't THIS just filled with all kinda stank funk?! "Yeah, ok. I'm trackin' ya, I'm trackin'ya!" Great analysis (and lesson to those who speak guitarese) Thank you.. for the funky start to my day!
The day I subscribe to GuitarGate is the day you drop some Corey Wong, and more importantly some Vulfpeck. As a bass player at heart and a guitarist by desire, Vulfpeck is as good as it gets.
Hearing your leads over a Vulf tune is a dream come true
Vulfpeck is a group of all stars for sure.
We all need more Vulfpeck in our diet. "Get on up! Mashed Potatoes! "
This song is really great proof of how woody goss is by far the most underrated member of vulf. He stays out of the way of everyone else, but when he does come in he adds exactly the right amount of spice in all the right places.
TOTALLY
You’re not too shabby, Michael! Nice lead fills out of the gate. Impressive! 👏🏻
Thank you kindly!
Cory and the others are all from my hometown! Such a funky band, absolutely love it. You should absolutely react to some Tom Misch, I would love to see that
That's so cool Cory Wong is named after a Vulfpeck song!
JK. Glad to see you doing this. I requested multiple times that you check out "The Fearless Flyers" with Cory Wong, Joe Dart, Mark Lettieri (Of Snarky Puppy) and Nate Smith.
All this talk about arrangement and syncopation, you gotta do some Little Feat! They were absolute masters of syncopated rhythm.
Love this series Michael, Cory is one of my favorite guitarists!
wow that was some fire playing at 2:55 onwards, nice
2:55 - 3:18 siiiccckkkkk
Vulfpeck is my favorite band and maybe the very best concert I went to ! I love them! Thanks for this reaction, Michael
Vulfpeck is an amazing band! Another amazing (but different) band is Punch Brothers!!!! Any live performance would do.... seriously - any of them!
Vulfpeck is just the best. I do think you need some King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard now, would be a joy to see you go for it.
You'd love King Gizzard from the KEXP sessions
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@@Guitargate Yesss
Hi, i’m a french bass player, thanks for this vidéo, Cory Wong si one of the best guitar player at this time
i can tell you’ve been digging your silver sky as much as i have. i just got mine a month ago and it deserves all the hype, truly a unique guitar
Fantastic vid. Would love to see more Vulfpeck reactions...Fugue State is so tight with a super interesting interlude and the way Joe Dart brings them out of it is worth talking about by itself.
Love the videos man and definitely love Vulfpeck. Huge fan. When you first started playing I thought “that SS sounds so clean, this will be perfect” then the band played, and I thought “maybe it’s not quite clean enough but it is gonna be super close”. Then you played with them, holy hell, that Silver Sky and whatever you are plugged into sounded so dirty. Lmao. That straight in the desk sound is so different, my ear just doesn’t realize how extreme it is until they are together. Awesome video brother and I’m learning a ton from this. Thanks so much, and as always, much love from Tulsa.
Great video - love to see another musician listening and learning by ear, commenting on theory in a way that enhances understanding of song construction, and showing appreciation for the overall mix. Your pleasure and enjoyment shows!
Bro I just want to acknowledge your feel on the guitar is unreal. Stank is embedded into your playing.
I like Vulfpeck... But man... Fearless Flyers may have them beat.
I like both. Fearless Flyers is much higher energy and more "focused" in the type of funk they play. I listen to them when I want energy only, I listen to Vulf when I want any and every type of funk.
Honestly I'm a Keys player but I could listen to you review Vulf tracks like this all day. More please!
DAMN Michael, set my IPad on fire with that solo... it’s not like they cost money or anything.
hell yeah !!!!! killer solo at 2:55 Wow !!!!!!!!!!
I will be checking out Vulfpeck later on, for sure! Funky!!
Love Vulfpeck! I imagine I'd play their stuff more if I was a bassist. Darwin Derby is a lot of fun on the guitar.
Your solo addition around the three minute mark I was freaking jammin
Their videos are pioneered by Jack Stratton (Jack in the video there with the red shirt and white pants). The guy started practicing his video editing under the name DJ Paradiddle and has a few satirical characters he definitely brings to Vulfpeck's productions. Another name he's played with is Mushy (hilarious). I would consider Jack to be a literal creative genius for his comedy/music video production output. He certainly is a great band leader too.
word around town is his phone is still dinging
Abhimany Sharma 😂😂
Dude check out the band within vulfpeck. It's called the fearless flyers. They do stuff in tiny sets within the vulfpeck show. They're the cream of the crop imo.
Cory Wong is amazing. Vulfpeck is an insane band love their music.
Watching these and Adam Neely's videos fry my brain ... music is so freaking techincal :)
Then you couldn't handle Rick Beato lol
That opening riff sounded like it had a little Maddison Cunningham in it. Loved her episode. How about another? ruclips.net/video/KHF0nUIQFQM/видео.html
If Cory Wong, I don't wanna be right..
Another great upload, Michael!
Peace & love from Missouri -Todd
Hahaha. Love it!
Never heard these guys and they sound insane! Check out JJ grey and Mofro doing “Air”
...so Norman Watt Roy in 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' ...RIP Ian Dury
You HAVE to check out the drummers solo music. Theo Katzman is an absolutely incredible songwriter, check out the video for his song "The Death Of Us." Really rad riff!
I couldn’t agree more! Excellent solo career
a beautiful solo by You and then a bass fill and then woody and I smile.
Yes! Thank you!
I'm not a guitar player, but I loved your analysis of the intricacies of this funky song!
you should do the ENTIRE live at Madison Square Garden video. it's incredible.
Also watch Cory Wong's Live in Minneapolis, a masterclass on its own !
That was a really good improvisation!
Love you dude! No one is doing what ur doing here! Keep up the good work.
Cory Wong is from Minneapolis his live album from his show there should definitely be listened to
JOE DART MAN! (That's also my reaction every time ahah)
I would also love to see Vulfpeck live one day! Amazing musicians and bring that fun party vibe. Pretty sure I'd be up late that night! 🌛/☀️
This song has a Prince "Controversy " vibe
I never caught this! Great ear bro! Not super surprising as Cory always lists Prince as a main influence.
@@ItsMrMcFly and he plays with Michael Bland and other members of Prince's band. I think Cory may have jammed with Prince.
Somehow this came back around on my feed, which is great. And as I was listening to it, I thought (for the first time) "Steely Dan." There's a bunch of stuff in there that sounds like outtakes from a Steely Dan rehearsal. Maybe it's the electric piano. Or the sweet guitar with Corey channeling Skunk Baxter? I dunno, but I wanted to start singing "Hey 19" or something over it.
Nice thing that you jammed with the guys through the song!
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if Cory has 10 apples and gives Joe 6 apples, how many apples does Cory have?
His apple position would be 4
and the cool thing about Vulfpeck... is that not one player aggrandizes. No conventional "solo" that one might expect - especially NOT what you played.
It's a group "machine" and each 'cog' concentrates on his little bit and keeps It constant.
Check out Corey Wong with Dirty Loops cut called Turbo (title cut). SICK!!!
Well go ahead and show out some damnit, good stuff bro, thanks!
Best minimalist funk arranger of all time. At least top 4.
Hey! Looking into buying your class. I’m interested in getting better at soloing, I can jam pretty good to any song in any pentatonic scale, but feel like I’m getting bored of playing the same licks all the time. Is there a lesson you would suggest starting at in your program that would suggest me starting at? I’ve played for about 6 years, would say I have basic to intermediate knowledge of theory and mainly like playing classic rock, jam band, funk, and jazz. Appreciate all the work you do. Your videos have helped me a lot. I the and learn what your doing by ear and sight a lot of the time, but don’t understand the theory behind it! Sorry for the long post🤙🏽🤙🏽
YES! Freaking love Cory Wong!
LOVE the breakdown of the song. You did an excellent job breaking down the deep nuances of what otherwise seems like a simple song
Vulfpeck! So awesome. You should look in to doing a video on The Fritz...any of the songs, but "Stuck in Between" or "Another Way" would be killer.