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Academy Technique

Regular Price$ 120.00

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Technique isn't about playing fast. It's about playing accurately, expressively, and consistently — across every style, with every finger, for an entire career. This course builds that foundation from the ground up.

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Before this course

Does any of this sound familiar?

These are the exact patterns Tony sees in students every day — and every single one is fixable.

  • The autopilot trap

    Stuck in familiar shapes and patterns

    You’ve drifted into a "muscle memory cage," playing the same phrases and comfortable shapes over and over. Because you rely on autopilot, your creativity is blocked by what your hands already know, leaving your grooves and solos feeling repetitive.

  • Finger avoidance

    The pinky problem

    The 4th finger gets avoided without even thinking about it. Warmups run in the same order every session. Bad habits are invisible because they're ingrained.

  • No physical connection

    The fingerboard feels foreign

    You can't feel the difference between half-steps and whole-steps. Distance across strings is guesswork. There's no tactile bond with the instrument.

  • Tone misconceptions

    Thinking gear = sound

    You're chasing tone in equipment when it lives in your hands. How you touch the instrument is your voice — and that's being overlooked.

  • Style limitations

    Having to turn things down

    You're not comfortable in multiple playing styles. That means missed sessions, missed gigs, and a narrower reputation than you deserve.

  • Speed vs accuracy

    Confusing fast with good

    Technique gets defined as playing fast. But real technique means playing accurately, musically, and appropriately — at any tempo.

This course transforms you from a player with limited technique and habitual patterns into a technically versatile bassist with complete finger independence, multiple style mastery, and an individual voice that sounds like you — on any bass, in any situation.

Course content

What's inside the course

Technique Introduction
00:05:42
Practicing with a Metronome
00:16:41
Warmup Exercises
00:32:42
Muting Technique
00:19:41
Right Hand Raking Technique
00:27:24
Slap and Pop Technique
00:34:59
Permutation Finger Exercises - Permutations Introduction
00:09:03
Permutation Finger Exercises - Part 1–24
approx 06:00:00
Finger Endurance Technique Exercises 1-4 (4 videos)
01:45:50

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