V-Drums Lesson 50: Gregg Bissonette - "Texas" Blues Shuffle

[@ArmenChakmakian]

Always a beautiful groove from Greg. And great shout out to Bozzio!

[@Greg-Ski]

I love Gregg he is such a great musician and explanator

[@dmelv]

Thanks Greg. One of the most concise drum teaching sessions I have ever seen. This really helps me!

[@geepers100]

Best Texas shuffle video on Utoob… thanks man … great breakdown 👍🏼

[@civilianartist4320]

Wonderful drummer, wonderful teacher. Many thanks from Down Under!

[@musicofanatic]

Wow, for a "technical rock dude" this is one of the best blues shuffle examples on the youtubes (minus the busy fills and flams!). No "Purdie shuffle" (which isn't a shuffle, actually!), no synchopated bass drum beats; he does a pretty straight ahead job. Thanks Matt or Greg or whichever one you are!

[@joeyhandeland]

This has helped me with my transition to blues from rock. I could not get this beat for the life of me, but after seeing this, I'm on my way to finally grooving with my band.

[@mainstreetsocialclub]

Shuffle with your snare most importantly!! 4 on the floor.. don't Shuffle w your foot!

[@Smoothness4Music]

This guy is OUTSTANDING!

[@snarecat3441]

Thank you Greg! Great lesson !

[@chowin52]

This guy is like Bob Ross on the drums. Great teacher and very soothing tone of voice. Great video. I could watch a ton more with this guy. Im off to find his intsructional DVD's!

[@30clip]

ive been watching gregg since VHS :)

[@modernmusicstudio303]

Great lesson! I love how you explain the difference between the tip and hsoulder of the stick right from the beginning of the lesson. Expalining that and when the rim of the snare being used makes understanding the accents so much easier. Thank you!

[@mlh333]

Great explanation on the "Texas" Blues Shuffle. But now I'd like to see a breakdown of the Terry Bozzio lick!

[@markcrisp4867]

Thanks Greg , I remember going to your drum clinic way back @ studio 28 here in Michigan love the Texas shuffle

[@jnlhansonian]

Awesome beat! Awesome lesson! Thanks so much.

[@HughMorristheJoker]

My favorite drum teacher!!!

[@wyliefoster2481]

Yeah Gregg! Always classy, talented, fun, and a great teacher. Thanks!

[@ytano5782]

Very nice. I'm a guitar player and with your help it was easy to setup my drum computer.

[@jonanjello]

Awesome. I love the shuffle of it all. Masterly played

[@Xcorgi]

Wow! Without this being broken down, we'd never know about the tip and shoulder of the stick hit. What a SUPER valuable tip for playing. It makes such a huge difference!

[@Pratt-zp5mr]

Same here. Was the missing piece of the groove for me. I guess I need to travel more :-)

[@BackyardRambo]

Great lesson. Thanks for posting. I'm a guitarist using this info to program beats for scratch tracks of new material. Too cool of Gregg to credit Chris Layton for this beat.I've seen Chris play many times and yeah, he's the master of the Texas Shuffle. Terri still lives here, I believe. Cheers from Austin.

[@pthompson108]

Thanks Gregg, I agree mate, Chris Layton is a top exponent of the Texas shuffle. I always admired his left hand independence.

[@gohuskies583]

Nice lesson! I wondered how that sound was created. I think ZZ top uses a similar sound in some of their songs. Tush for example?

[@burnsydr]

This video really helped me, thanks to Gregg and Roland!

[@simonrankin9177]

Gregg is great..

[@pearldrummer7217]

Great shuffle Greg.

[@ozthekeymaster]

For everyone who is critical of the drum sound in this...you're absolutely right. I have the same setup (TD-12) and that sounds like one of the default kits. The module is capable of sounding way WAY better than you'd think from listening to the preloaded kits. I downloaded the VDRUMLIB software and uploaded some kit setups from around the net (easy to find using Google) and the difference is night and day. Just my point of view.

[@sergedemaat]

Tip tip shoulder, thank you Detorit!

[@jorgescheinin]

Es la mejor explicación de como tocar Shufle que encontré. Gracias maestro !!!

[@musshwins412]

the bozzio fill at the end was sick.

[@studentdriverkongo7984]

Queens of the stone age - God is in the radio. Dave ghrol is pretty good at it.

[@EnmandsBand1]

That's how you do The Shuffle, I can't find a drummer who does that properly for my Blues Trio!!

[@beyondreasonaustin6552]

Nicely done. Great explanation. Interestingly enough, not all drummers here in Austin actually play a TXShuffle. I'm a guitar player in a trio and have just written a TXShuffle instrumental. I came to see how that rhythmic feel is going to carry through when there is no rhythm gtr playing the repetitive up beats, because to pickers, the up beats ARE the feel. My melody sang out loudly on top of your track. Great feel, Gregg! Thank you, very much.

[@bpivr]

Well, one thing about electric drums - if you don't like the sound, you can tweak 'em until you find a sound you do like. Even your acoustics are electric once the sound wave goes into your mic and head towards the PA speaker.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

I like very much Gregg the first videop cassete i have ever seen has Private Lesson 17 years ago Master

[@CarlosNaranjoMUSICCHANNEL]

Someone could tell me if there's a difference between Chicago and Texas shuffle? I've listened yes, not at all and also contradictory things about that so, what do you think? Some example to clearly understand?

[@williamhickey2590]

This is a great lesson, thank you. What do you think about playing the hi-hat on the and of 2+4? Is this a done thing?

[@gordgibson6654]

Kudos to the late Chris "Whipper" Layton if you wanna hear him in action listen to some Stevie Ray Vaughan. You'll be schooled in some blues alrght and you may wanna throw in some Fabulous Thunderbirds and Blues Bros. as well, happy blues playing and listening Y'all

[@madbenlewis]

lush electric kick

[@johnny2379]

Greg I need some heavy funk ,supped up Texas heavy back pocket,,git grad,82,stuck in Georgia,it sucks,my playing is on point,need a heavy groove,can u help

[@d.fowler2537]

FYI: Layton wasn't the first. Everyone learned it from George Rains Waaay back. Chris got it on the air thru SRV

[@pnsmexico]

Gregg still reminds me of what's his name old version Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid sequel's Cobrai Kai series.

[@sallyselman8464]

setting on the control mod lessons ?

[@geofftaylor1731]

Thanks Greg ( and Roland ) cool lesson. Love the Bozzio lick at the end , could do with a breakdown of that , watched it a ‘ few ‘ times, looks to me like this 16th note Triplets: KK /KKSSKK SSSSSSS KKTTKK SSSSSS / KKTTKK SSKKTT KKTTKK S. /

[@stevegosciniak631]

Both hand play in unison.

[@rickyharrisdrums]

Texas shuffle comes from a subtle jazz swing … I could be wrong

[@LaloToledo]

no mames guey cuanto vale esa bateria en estos dias???

[@madbenlewis]

wow this guy has got a really nice character, not common these days

[@m00nchildblues]

I've mastered the Texas blues guitar rhythm, so why won't it apply to my drums😂😂

[@Grundibular]

1:58: "and that would sound like this" Narrator: I doesn't sound anything like that.

[@Radekiss]

Hence the name Roland...:D :D :D

[@Gretschdrums75]

This beat along with other shuffles is one of the harder beats to play authentically as well as solidly. Use a click and play it on real drums.

[@pablolima3502]

3:25

[@8020drummer]

NASTY

[@fireyourrocketts]

Shuffle out to Buffalo, lol...what a great drummer teaching us about another great drummer! Met Gregg once at NAMM 09' This lesson is spot on. Thank you Gregg! This is my own homage to SRV and Mr. Layton: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGLFh6qVo7x-pKs

[@proWaffles935-FAKE-URL]

COMMENTS?

[@Vessiiii]

Hi awsome advices thanks a lot! take my friendly advice please; you should go to an ENT and get checked your vocal folds, I think you need voice therapy.. :)

[@drummist515]

funny.

[@821bluesman]

the best texas shuffle drummer is george rains.... chris layton is a great blues drummer but i preferer george rains... :-)

[@ToogitOfficial]

Especially the snare, it has an ugly ring to it.

[@fernandoalvaradojr.95]

I don't like the new electronics drums at all The acoustic drums sounds better

[@trigger696]

saw Gregg perform a clinic with Virgil Donati and Dom Famularo in Perth Western Australia. Worse. Guy. Ever. Could kinda tell he was jealous of Virgil's incredible talent.

[@anjasfajaryan6201]

Care to elaborate more on this? Cause this is the first time i heard someone speak bad about Gregg Bisonette

[@agailmoss404]

without a good sound man acoustic drums sound like crap........ its good tuning, comp, and eq , rev....that makes acoustic drums sound good, record a acoustic set without it you got noise.....lol

[@timlangsford8814]

Great drummer but those v drums sound bloody awful!

[@nlbjones7646]

that is NOT how you do a Texas drum shuffle boy!!