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Self-Paced Video Workshop

Heavy Bass
Picking Control

Build your picking technique from the ground up.

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One payment · $47 · Lifetime access · Opens July 31
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The Problem

You can play the notes. You've watched the lessons on scales and riffs. But your tone still sounds thin, buzzy, or falls apart the second you dig in.

That's not your gear and it's not talent. It's picking-hand mechanics nobody ever showed you, so every riff you play fights your hand instead of working with it.

Left alone, that doesn't fix itself with more practice.

Is This For You?

This is for you if
You're a beginner or intermediate bassist who wants to play heavy music
Your riffs sound thin, noisy, or uneven no matter how much you practice
You want a self-paced format you can work through on your own schedule
This is not for you if
Your picking hand already feels clean, controlled, and heavy
You're after general music theory, not technique-specific drills
What This Is

Heavy Bass Picking Control is a self-paced video workshop built on one idea: heaviness comes from your hand, not your gear.

You rebuild your picking hand from the ground up with drills built for real riffs, so every note lands clean, heavy, and on the beat.

Three Things You Walk Away Able to Do
01
Pick with control
We train your picking hand to move on purpose, so it stops fighting your fretting hand and starts locking in with it.
02
Play heavier, cleaner
Consistent attack and dynamics mean your low end finally cuts through instead of turning to mud under gain.
03
Stay locked in at tempo
When your picking hand is under control, riffs stay tight even as they speed up, instead of falling apart.

What You Do

The workshop works in three moves.

1
Rebuild the mechanics
Video breakdowns of picking-hand technique, shot close enough to see exactly what your hand should be doing.
2
Drill it on real riffs
Full TAB for every riff and drill, so you're always practicing something that sounds like a song, not an exercise.
3
Track your control
A printable workbook to log reps and progress, so your practice time turns into picking control you can hear.
What You Leave With

By the end, your picking hand moves on purpose instead of fighting every riff you try to play.

What you leave with is a picking hand that holds up under gain and at tempo, plus the videos, TAB, and workbook to keep training it long after the workshop ends.

Common Objections

"I'm a total beginner. Is this too advanced for me?"
No. This workshop is built for beginner and intermediate players. You don't need prior technique training, just a bass and the will to fix your picking hand.
"Is this self-paced, or are there live sessions?"
Fully self-paced. Every video, the TAB, and the workbook are yours the moment you enroll, and you keep lifetime access to work through it on your own schedule.
"Do I need expensive gear?"
Nope. Just a bass and an amp or DI. Everything else is technique.
Why Trust This

Most technique lessons focus on speed and forget control. This one strips it back to the mechanics that make heavy riffs sound heavy, so gain reveals your tone instead of hiding sloppy playing.

Built by Beholden to the Riff from teaching real students and watching exactly where their picking hand breaks down. The aim isn't to make you faster. It's to make every note count.

The Decision

Fix the mechanics, play heavier, and finally sound like the riffs you're chasing.

Enroll in the Workshop
Self-paced video workshop · Lifetime access · $47 one payment · Opens July 31