May 11th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Goes To Gruhn’s Volume 2
Chapters00:00 - Intro
01:25 - Pet peeves when visiting Gruhn's / Playing guitars in house
04:18 - Hesitant repair vs. knowledgeable repair (Explaining and educating)
06:59 - Heirloom guitars that aren't expensive
08:00 - George Gruhn and his business
11:35 - '53 Telecaster / Cool factor vs collector's and playing guitars
14:40 - Back to the Tele
17:00 - Stickiness of a neck and lacquer
18:00 - Gibson ES-335 / "Electric Spanish" (ES) naming convention
19:25 - Playing Gibson
24:00 - 1931 OM Shade Top acoustic / Playing
27:40 - Checking on binding indicates refinish
29:31 - 1966 Epiphone Caiola / Playing
40:00 - 1965 Gibson Melody Maker D
42:20 - Gibson Melody Maker
43:30 - Joan Jett and I Love Rock 'N Roll cover (Arrows)
45:00 - 1963 Gibson Special (Lefty) / Playing upside down
49:00 - 1958 Fender Esquire (Lefty) / Playing upside down
54:10 - Back to the Gibson ES-335 / Prices
60:24 - Trivia: Pickup rings
62:25 - Closing statements too soon
67:12 - 1963 Gibson Firebird / Playing
Notes
The dynamic trio pulls 7 killer guitars from the current Gruhn’s inventory and takes them for a ride.
Starring:
Greg Voros
Corey Terrell
Uncle Larry
May 11th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 215, Tom Bukovac, "Orange Skin Blues"
Chapters00:00 - Some Country playing and whammy bar playing
02:45 - Hello, class!
03:33 - Guitar picks / Rolling Rock pick / Favorite
05:38 - '62 Strat / Wang bars (Vibrato vs. Tremolo) / Leo Fender
07:25 - Talent show at son's school (Back In Black)
07:48 - Lesson: Wang bars (whammy bar, trem, vibrato) and how to use it
09:40 - Floating the bar
10:18 - Different position
10:45 - Setting up a wang bar and measurement
12:10 - Gretsch Sparkle Jet with Bigsby measurement
14:11 - Subtle effect
15:33 - Teddy Boy! altercation / Totalling up guitar expenditure / Brian May
19:20 - Pickup height
20:15 - Thanks
21:21 - Plexi Soul CDs
21:45 - Music City Bridge
23:20 - Go practice! "Stop watching The Gear Page"
Notes
Uncle Larry addresses a major problem in the guitar culture...a complete and total misunderstanding of what that shiny metal bar that sticks out of your bridge is supposed to do.
Thanks for watching kids, i mean it
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May 10th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Bonus "I've Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Pt. 11"
Chapters00:00 - Brilliant stretched chords
Notes
Simple lines intertwining....
this one is harder than it looks. Give it a try.
Echo courtesy of an old lavender DanEcho I bought in a pawn shop yesterday for 40 bucks cash out the door.
May 9th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 214, Tom Bukovac, "The Viking Scale"
Chapters00:00 - Jamming on some strings
01:13 - Demonstration of ashtray (faraday cage) on a guitar (with and without)
02:00 - Hello / Box of Rock rehousing / Greg Voros coffee
03:08 - Speed playing around
03:28 - Lesson: "The Viking Scale"
04:12 - "Original Ace Hendrix Strap"
04:35 - '54 Esquire / Playing
05:45 - Ashtray cover back on comparison
05:58 - Pedals (Simulate ashtray cover / Snare rattle)
06:44 - Joe Glaser & Music City Bridge cool idea
07:15 - Tele bridge pickup in guitar demo
08:16 - Steel guitar playing / Waylon Jennings
09:13 - "Learn how to fix a Wurlitzer"
09:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ebo comedic timing
10:00 - Grammar helping a viewer / Session players humor and getting serious
11:45 - Bohemian Grove
13:22 - Double slide / Learning new tricks
14:17 - Lesson: New trick / Doubling track
16:37 - The Gear Page and the ODR-1 / Social Media is not cool
Notes
Uncle Larry filets and pan fries the VCB and plunks around on a nice old slab of golden age Fullerton Fender.
May 9th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Session Update “Fro-ceanway”
Chapters00:00 - Laying down a solo for the Guthrie Trapp project
02:00 - Rolling Rock and the bottle vs. can beer taste story
04:20 - Vertex pedals (Boost) and The Gear Page comments
Notes
5/8/23....Donelson Tennessee
The last piece of the overdub puzzle to complete the 11 track instrumental LP that your dear old Uncle Larry is making with guitar slinging prodigy Guthrie Trapp…which will soon be in a theatre near you.
Co starring Eric “Ebo” Borash, Brandon Bell and the world's lightest 1966 Fender Telecaster.
oh, and totally unrelated, try to watch this whole thing without getting all queasy or getting sweaty palms....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvc1Li3rJi0
May 8th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 213, Tom Bukovac, "Jimmie Webster Blues"
Chapters00:00 - Playing the White Falcon
01:55 - Intro
02:45 - Guthrie project update
03:10 - Lesson: Some chords to learn (Ebmaj7 [x 1 1 0 3 3])
03:33 - '61 Gretsch White Falcon
03:55 - Session musicians fund called Intellectual Property Rights Fund / Nice check
04:50 - Continued look at the Gretsch
05:10 - Gretsch backpad / Tone control switch / Filter'Trons / demo
09:29 - Lesson: Leading chord for G7 in "faux jazz" style [4 5 4 5 6 6] / Playing
11:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / What are the important things? / Real friend, handyman, etc.
13:45 - Hackett Brothers Automotive / 2 cars
15:15 - 2 phones
15:38 - "Uncle Larry" tone on the Guthrie project / Recognizable playing
17:15 - Blowup speakers and strings / Playing
18:40 - "Facemelter"
19:12 - Dislike to going to studios? (Parking & coffee)
21:21 - Surreal moment of Willie Nelson's birthday gig? Daniel Lanois
Notes
Uncle Larry sticks his hand way down to the bottom of the VCB bucket, and plays a few riffs on an early double cut variant of the model 6136 Gretsch which most folks know as the White Falcon.
oh....and here's one for all the guys that still think Eddie Van Halen invented tapping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqLeCXoX_jY
May 5th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Quickie “Desert Man”
Chapters00:00 - In the studio for project with Guthrie Trapp
Notes
We are very excited about the fact that the record Guthrie and I are have been working on is VERY close to being ready to mix.
We spent the whole day doing some editing and putting some beer candy on the traxxx.
Here’s a quick teaser of one of the more scenic parts of the trip.
“Desert Man”
I turned the camera off before the bass came in and blew all the speakers
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May 3rd, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 212, Tom Bukovac, "The Chord NO ONE Can Hear"
Chapters00:00 - Some Old-Country influence and singing
01:14 - Hi guys! Beautiful to be back / Pool
02:20 - Willie Nelson gig thoughts / Working hard
03:47 - Living Legends / Band
04:45 - Willie Nelson great song writer
05:32 - Videos from gig / Volume and remaster
06:18 - 3rd & Lindsley remaster
07:09 - How was Keith Richards
07:55 - COVID restrictions / Separate tents
09:45 - Ann Wilson tour decline
10:58 - Highlights of the show / Sheryl, Beck, etc.
12:18 - Past shows with Willie
13:23 - Rental gear, how was it? / Missing personal guitars
14:35 - Quiz: Willie gig charts for prize
16:45 - Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (Can you hear this chord?)
18:22 - Guthrie record finishing / Band name / Fantasic material and arrangements
Notes
Larry reflects on some of the bizarre and mysterious things that have floated across his transom in the last week or so.
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May 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Torch Light Larry”
Chapters00:00 - A little practice with the big man
Notes
Uncle Larry gettin’ a little blues on with Wille and Sheryl.
Great singers.
May 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Antiques Roadshow”
Chapters00:00 - Tour of the stage
01:04 - Terence Higgins
01:31 - Willie Nelson's rig
01:45 - Waylon
02:28 - Neil Young's rig
Notes
A look at a legendary venue and some old gear that has DEFINITELY been around….Willie’s amp and Neil’s first automated roadie.
April 29th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Sideman Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Trying out that rental gear
Notes
A little clip from rehearsal tonight in the freezing cold at Hollywood Bowl.
Tasty vocals by Nathaniel Rateliff.
April 29th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Update From The Road
Chapters00:00 - Behind the scenes
01:35 - Gear rig tour
05:17 - Rental gear setup & tour
Notes
On the left coast with dearest Eric Hanson covering all that goes on with a typical house band gig.
April 22nd, 2023
Homeskoolin' "I've Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Pt. 10" (Rare B&W Mix)
Chapters00:00 - Deep, soulful song
Notes
Beautiful day in downtown Nash Angeles...been cruisin the old 65 Chevy drop all day lookin at houses with a pool.
Took a break to plunk my old 66 Tele and this is what showed up.
Some folks out there have taken my tunes and messed with them in the past...but no one has topped this.
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April 21st, 2023
Homeskoolin' Bonus "Spring Is Here"
Chapters00:00 - Simply strumming
Notes
Or as uncle larry calls it "convertible weather"
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April 15th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Saturday Bonus “Plug It Up”
Chapters00:00 - '65 reverse Firebird with factory P-90s / Just call me the "Birdman"
02:00 - Raised pickups, tuned bridge, tuners, filed nut, pitted frets
04:07 - '65 non-reverse Firebird I / Tune-o-matic
06:16 - Exciting shootout of Firebirds / Starting with reverse playing
08:17 - Non-reverse playing
Notes
This video brought to you by the Birdman Of Nash Angeles.
If you wanna get your old bird in tune for the first time in its life contact Nick Drushel at Glaser Instruments
He’s a good lookin’ boy and a damn fine machinist.
April 14th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Behind The Scenes Bonus “The Latest Breakthrough In Sound Recording Technology”
Chapters00:00 - Look into professional testing and rare devices
Notes
A quick behind the scenes look at today’s Inside Blackbird video shoot.
This particular video was a deep deep dive on the mad world of ancient echo devices.
So much fun and such a learning experience.
Starring:
Johnny McBride
Eric “Ebo” Borash
David Kalmusky
Matt Bender
Joey Stanca
Sweet Ally
and the rest of the fine video crew at Blackbird Studio in Nashville TN
April 14th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 211, Tom Bukovac, "The Power Of Delegation"
Chapters00:00 - Annie Lenox - No More I Love You's into a version of Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
02:14 - Hello from Uncle Larry / Johnny McBride shoot
03:48 - Dave Stewart story (Delegation power)
05:28 - Professionals
07:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / The Gear Page donation thanks
08:00 - "2 Kinds of people in this world" / Try to thank all patronage
09:45 - "Who's the impossible musician?" (Hint: song 10:17)
10:33 - Church video and Gretsch guitar (Possibly for sale)
11:45 - Song played at your funeral (Peter Gabriel - Indigo)
12:35 - "Bursting into flames going into church" deserves a "fuck-off"
13:33 - Annie Lenox - No More I Love You's
14:10 - Most common comment? (1 guitar & 1 amp) / Twilight Zone / NFL card
16:36 - Cleveland socks
17:15 - Lesson: "No More I Love You's" (Bass notes makes it expensive sounding)
Notes
Uncle Larry tells us about the two kinds of people in this world.
April 12th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “TV Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Kelly Clarkson show taping (behind the scenes)
02:51 - Sound of the room
Notes
On the job site
Doing one song with Caitlyn Smith for the Kelly Clarkson show that airs May 11th
April 12th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Skool Of Rawk”
Chapters00:00 - Tour of the Skool Of Rawk
Notes
School Of Rock in Nashville TN
Totally awesome facility and a cool environment for kids.
Special thanks to Steve Rossi.
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April 11th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 210, Tom Bukovac, "He Came From Somewhere Back In Her Long Ago"
Chapters00:00 - Pickin' with the best of them
04:04 - Hello, friends! / Trip The Witch mugs
05:00 - Some amazing picking ascending into finger picking
06:02 - Lesson: Cool lick
06:52 - Twang like a Jazzmaster / Mosrite Combo
07:28 - Back to picking
08:54 - 50% hit ratio on licks
09:25 - Sweet gifts (NFL puzzles, Spuds lamp)
11:50 - The Gear Page comments
13:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Percentage of wankers?
14:57 - Certain artists' insecurity / Having a good time / Dan Auerbach
17:10 - Building your own studio?
17:58 - The Gear Page comedy / Chumbawamba
19:27 - Trip The Witch with Dean DeLeo / Guthrie project
Notes
Uncle Larry damn near strangles this poor old 64 Jazzy to death in a desperate search to find the lost chord.
Followed by an awkward transition into the VCB.
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