BRUCE BOUTON
Production
Lap Steel
Pedal Steel
Dobro™
Production
I’ll make your project roll along efficiently by choosing the right session players, studio environment and production techniques.
Tracking
Available for in-person recording sessions in the greater Nasville area, from demos to masters, pedal, lap, and dobro.
Overdubs
Whether Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, or Resonator, from up-tempo burners to beautiful ballads, I can add that Nashville touch to your recordings.
Overdubs
Pedal Steel
I’ve been fortunate enough to play my main instrument with some great artists. From up-tempo burners to beautiful ballads, I can add that Nashville touch to your recordings.
Lap Steel
The rock-approved slide guitar. The fat, saxophone-like tone of a distorted lap steel adds energy to any track. Toned down, it’s the unmistakable Classic Country sound of Hank Sr.
Resonator
The acoustic side of slide, a Resonator (e.g. Dobro™) adds a great Bluegrass, Roots Music and Americana vibe to any track or session.
BIO
In 1978, Bruce moved from Vienna VA to Nashville with the dream of being a professional musician. In the forty some years since then, his lap and steel guitar playing have been heard on the hit records of Garth Brooks, Ricky Skaggs, Brooks and Dunn, Shania Twain, Keith Urban, Lonestar, Pam Tillis, and Lady A, among many others.
As a songwriter he has had songs recorded by artists including T. Graham Brown, Garth Brooks, George Straight, Glen Campbell and George Jones.
Bruce has toured with Garth Brooks, Ricky Skaggs, Mel Tillis, Foster and Lloyd, and Reba McEntire.
You can see more of Bruce’s music credits on allmusic.com and discogs.com.
MY GEAR
While I’ve used a lot of different gear over the years, my current mainstays are:
- Emmons and Franklin Pedal Steels
- Little Walter and Third Power Tube Amps
- Rockett Audio
- Line 6
- Sarno Music Solutions
- Kemper Profiler
- Scantic River Lap Steels (
- Paul Reed Smith
- Asher Guitars
- Lap King
- D’Addario
- Strymon and Lazy J and Benado
- Telonics
- Eminence The Art & Science of Sound
I also have and use a Pro Tools rig at my home studio, for recording.
