Guitarist / Arranger — David Reuter - Musician / Artist

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David Reuter - Musician / Artist

David Reuter - Musician / Artist

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Recording at Blackbird StudioI’m not a “Session Guitarist” but I was honored to be invited to do some recording at Blackbird Studio in Nashville. Here, I’m tracking some “Overdubs” with my Roland-Ready Fender Stratocaster. — Recording at Blackbird Studio
I’m not a “Session Guitarist” but I was honored to be invited to do some recording at Blackbird Studio in Nashville. Here, I’m tracking some “Overdubs” with my Roland-Ready Fender Stratocaster.

TAKAMINE EAN30C My good friend Fashion Photographer Ray Tarantino from RayTarantino Photography in London took this photo of me while I was on stage backing up an Artist at Skully’s Saloon in Nashville with my Takamine EAN30C Acoustic Guitar. This… — TAKAMINE EAN30C
My good friend Fashion Photographer Ray Tarantino from RayTarantino Photography in London took this photo of me while I was on stage backing up an Artist at Skully’s Saloon in Nashville with my Takamine EAN30C Acoustic Guitar. This is a really beautiful sounding instrument because of its Solid Cedar Top and Mahogany Body.

DOBRO TIMEI play a handful of instruments and DOBRO is one of them. When I moved to Nashville, a friend of mine gave me a Dobro to play around with and I fell in love with the sound of it right away. A few months later I found this used REGAL R… — DOBRO TIME
I play a handful of instruments and DOBRO is one of them. When I moved to Nashville, a friend of mine gave me a Dobro to play around with and I fell in love with the sound of it right away. A few months later I found this used REGAL RD-60 Dobro with a Fishman Pickup System for sale on Nashville Craigs List, so I bought it. The owner was a Music Producer here in Nashville who had just purchased a brand new custom Dobro that he was very proud of, so he was happy to find a anew home for his old “Assembly Line” Dobro. Personally, I don’t think you need an expensive instrument to sound Great. I think that you need love music, to practice hard and find your own style.
I’ve played BOTTLENECK SLIDE Guitar so I thought Dobro would be easy to learn how to play but I was very wrong. I CUT MY OWN BOTTLENECK SLIDES from Whiskey, Wine and Beer bottles that people have given me and I use the slide on my Pinky finger in Standard Tuning but Dobro requires a completely different touch than Bottleneck Guitar.
Even to play basic things on Dobro, I had to learn how to use metal finger picks and how mute string with both hands, use a steel bar instead of glass, learn to play in open tuning and learn how to play an instrument that’s lying flat in front of you. I was quickly humbled and I began to develop a new found respect for Dobro Players and for the beautiful sounds that they can coax their instruments.
When I play Dobro, I don’t use a Capo, I play by Ear, and my “Craigs List Dobro” had a Fishmen Pick-up installed by its former owner so I use my BOSS GT-5 Pedal and my Peavey Classic® 30 112 Guitar Amp with an effects loop. I enjoy practicing Dobro when I have a little free time but I leave the “Serious Playing” for the experts. Occasionally, I’ll be asked to track a Dobro part like in this photo where I was tracking an intro for a new song by Cody Walden song that Kristen Parisi was producing.

PLAYING GUITAR FOR ABBIEOur granddaughter Abbie is visiting for a few weeks and she likes to sleep while I practice Guitar. She’s our first grandchild and she’s likes to Rock Away in her Rocker. If you listen very closely you can hear her breathing… — PLAYING GUITAR FOR ABBIE
Our granddaughter Abbie is visiting for a few weeks and she likes to sleep while I practice Guitar. She’s our first grandchild and she’s likes to Rock Away in her Rocker.
If you listen very closely you can hear her breathing in the Key of C while she’s napping.

Live at The Commodore GrillThe Commodore is a staple for songwriters here in Nashville. There’s Live Original Music every night from Aspiring and Hit Songwriters. It’s always an Honor for me to back-up an Artist on Guitar. In the bottom left of the… — Live at The Commodore Grill
The Commodore is a staple for songwriters here in Nashville. There’s Live Original Music every night from Aspiring and Hit Songwriters. It’s always an Honor for me to back-up an Artist on Guitar. In the bottom left of the photo, you can see “THE HAND” of my friend Dobro Player Christopher Bauer.

BOBBY’S IDLE HOUROne of the countless times that I stopped-by Bobby’s Idle Hour on Music Row around lunch-time to back-up an Artist on Guitar. The afternoon sun streaming through those dusty old curtains behind the stage. Bobby’s closed and is being… — BOBBY’S IDLE HOUR
One of the countless times that I stopped-by Bobby’s Idle Hour on Music Row around lunch-time to back-up an Artist on Guitar. The afternoon sun streaming through those dusty old curtains behind the stage. Bobby’s closed and is being torn down to make room for a new high rise building. The landscape of Music Row is always changing and another dive club will open somewhere in Nashville and will be quickly filled up by aspiring Artists, Songwriters and Musicians.

Backing-Up an Artist with my good friend Lee Hines on Percussion

NEON AND RED FLANNELI like to keep things simple in my life. I like to play Guitar and I like Flannel Shirts. — NEON AND RED FLANNEL
I like to keep things simple in my life. I like to play Guitar and I like Flannel Shirts.

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Backing-up an Artist Live at the Fontanel in Nashville. ALWAYS fun to play Live.

TWINS — TWINS
I own a Blueridge Guitar that I like to use as a Back-Up instrument. It’s a surprisingly nice guitar considering it price-point. I don’t think you need to have an expensive instrument to express yourself.
A close friend of mine said “David, we can make Music with Rocks and Sticks” and he’s right. I think that an instrument should be “Set-Up” correctly, that it should be in tune and that you should wear the strings out on a guitar practicing but there are also a lot of expensive instruments that sound like toys.
One of my Co-Writers brought their Blueridge Guitar to a writing session and I had to get a picture of these TWINS.

BACK PORCH PICKIN’I was invited to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia to back-up Artist Kristen Parisi on guitar at Lyrics on The Lake Songwriters Festival. — BACK PORCH PICKIN’
I was invited to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia to back-up Artist Kristen Parisi on guitar at Lyrics on The Lake Songwriters Festival and enjoyed hanging out by the water practicing and relaxing .

JASON EVANS AND DAVID REUTERGlasgow Kentucky with Americana Artist Jason Evans — JASON EVANS AND DAVID REUTER
Played Guitar in Glasgow Kentucky with Americana Artist Jason Evans on a few Live Radio shows in Kentucky to promote a few of the songs we Co-Wrote together.

Tracking Acoustic Guitar Parts in Nashville

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Backing-Up an Artist at Belcourt Taps in Nashville

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Getting ready for a Writing Session at Big Tent Nashville

Recording Guitar Parts at Big Tent Nashville for a new Cody Walden's song called BONITA. Produced by Parisi — Recording Guitar Parts at Big Tent Nashville for a new Cody Walden's song called BONITA. Produced by Parisi

1938 Harmony Guitar

Pensacola, Florida

Songwriter / Artist Debbie Pasceralla invited to me to Pensacola, Florida to back her up on Guitar at a Songwriter Festival.

Another LATE Night in Nashville

TEA TIME

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