A collection of classic Nashville Country
Pedal Steel licks that helped define the 80's and 90's
Bruce Bouton guides you through several of his most recognized licks and solos, sharing his stories and insights on the recording scene at the time.
Bruce’s style helped spawn a new generation of Neo-Traditional acts and continues to influence today’s Americana music. Here’s your chance to learn the intros, licks, solos...and the backstories... direct from the source.
- Paul Franklin
CLASSIC GROOVES
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Train Beats
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4/4 Shuffles
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Power Ballads
CLASSIC LICKS
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Intros
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Solos
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Techniques
CLASSIC SONGS
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Biggest Hits
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Era-Defining
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Country Standards
The Artists

THE HITS
THE HITS
Course Clips

BRUCE BOUTON
Trainbeats, Shuffles and Country Power Ballads were the order of the day, and the players in town put a modern take on the old school sounds of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride and Conway Twitty.
In this course, Bruce guides you through some of his licks and solos on "Highway 40 Blues", "Country Boy", "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)", "Shameless", "My Next Broken Heart", "That Summer", and "Old Enough To Know Better".
NEO-TRADITIONAL COUNTRY
In the mid-'80s, Country music welcomed a new crop of young singers with a more classic country sound. Fiddles, Teles and Pedal Steels were back on the charts and Bruce Bouton was there to keep the pedal steel front-and center with mega acts like Ricky Skaggs, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn and Wade Hayes.
He shares his stories and insights on the recording scene at the time and his recollection of the tracking session. Bruce demonstrates all of the examples on his newly-reacquired Emmons push-pull that he used on many of the original recordings.
Full of musical ideas you can use in countless applications, "Neo-Traditional Country" is a great collection of classic-style E9 pedal steel licks that helped define the era and are currently being used in Americana bands everywhere.
Bruce talk-teaches you through each idea slowly, and each section has backing tracks included to play along with when you get the licks learned up-to-speed.
Add these great pedal steel licks to your bag of tricks.
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COURSE SYLLABUS
INTRO
RICKY SKAGGS
GARTH BROOKS
BROOKS & DUNN
My Next Broken Heart
FINAL WORDS
RESOURCES
WADE HAYES
Old Enough To Know Better
TECHNIQUES
Squeezing The Pedals
FAQ
WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT?
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE COURSE FORMAT?
Neo-Traditional Country is a streaming video course hosted by Modern Music Masters.
Unlike a private lesson, you can review the materials by watching the videos over and over, use the video player to slow things down, and print out lesson materials.
HOW MUCH DOES NEO-TRADITIONAL COUNTRY COST?
The course is one single payment of $59 - about the cost of a single Skype or Zoom lesson. For that you get 24/7 access to the lessons and materials, with no enrollment expiration.
WHAT DEVICES CAN I WATCH THE VIDEOS ON?
The Course can be viewed on desktop computers and most mobile devices – phones, tablets, laptops – as long as they have a compatible browser on them and they are connected to the internet.
WHAT KIND OF PEDAL SETUP WILL I NEED?
Bruce uses a standard E9 setup.