May 28th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 35, Tom Bukovac, “TV Dinner”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
03:43 - Greetings Lads
04:14 - '59 Les Paul Jr and Music City Bridge
05:07 - T-shirt and mug update
05:50 - Viewer Comment Bin
06:06 - Endorsements
08:02 - Perfect pitch
10:32 - Ridiculous comments / Sound quality
11:38 - Brotherly advice and cowboy chords
14:38 - C# jam and odd time signatures


Notes
A brief discussion on odd time signatures and a look into the sometimes preposterous viewer comment bin.  Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 25th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 33, Tom Bukovac, “The Salad Days”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro blues jam
03:03 - Hello, class!
04:35 - Viewer Comment Bin
05:30 - Kemper profile
06:39 - Rolling Rock baths
07:18 - Back life story
14:36 - Loop lesson


Notes
A brief look into the viewer comment bin and a description of my painful early years. Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 22nd, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 32, Tom Bukovac, “Plexi Soul”

Chapters
00:00 - Experimental jam intro
02:58 - Hello, class!
03:54 - '58 Les Paul
04:23 - Viewer Comment Bin / John Cleese & Dolly Parton joke
05:12 - Garage playing?
06:48 - Guitar picks / Pick use
08:34 - Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
10:27 - Great solo album
11:07 - Eric Johnson vids
12:17 - Eric Johnson lesson
13:52 - Pete Townshend lesson
15:10 - Cast session musicians?
17:15 - Loop lesson


Notes
A not so brief experimental odyssey on a borrowed guitar.  Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 21st, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 31, Tom Bukovac, “Sharp....Distance....”

Chapters
00:00 - Yes - Long Distance Runaround loop jam
01:21 - Hello Lads / Garage light
02:21 - Sessions
02:43 - Who's part? Conversation
04:19 - Les Paul Custom
04:34 - Yes - Long Distance Runaround lesson
06:57 - Yes - Fragile album
07:40 - Disliked styles of music
08:52 - Gildan


Notes
A brief chat about the genius of Yes “Fragile” record and a look into the viewer comment bin.  Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 18th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 30, Tom Bukovac, “Eternal Flame”

Chapters
00:00 - Lynyrd Skynyrd intro
00:29 - Hello, class!
00:46 - '58 Les Paul
01:20 - Lynryd Skynyrd unison lead lesson
02:26 - Back to work
03:00 - Viewer Comment Bin / Spinal Tap vs. Holy Grail
03:53 - Stock licks? Lesson
06:18 - '58 Les Paul
06:44 - TV Series Nashville
07:40 - Unintentional Legacy


Notes
A brief demonstration of an original 1958 Les Paul Standard and a quick glance into the viewer comment bin.  Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 15th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 29, Tom Bukovac, “Existential Friday”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro Cosmic jam
04:37 - Hello friends / Welcome / Thanks
07:02 - Viewer Comment Bin
07:17 - Yes - Tormato
08:09 - Talent vs hard work
08:56 - Explore / Hard work
09:53 - Big jumps
10:34 - Gildans
11:13 - Just play
12:56 - Ebow


Notes
A cosmic slab of self indulgence and a brief examination of the virtues of the electronic bow. Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 14th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 28, Tom Bukovac, “Gettin’ In Tune”

Chapters
00:00 - Reggae intro jam
01:49 - "Hello, class!"
02:23 - Covid-19 Depression
02:53 - Yes - Close to the Edge
03:37 - Future of Sessions
05:37 - Viewer Comment Bin / Street Theory
06:19 - Notes and chords recipe lesson
07:30 - Bouncing bass notes lesson
09:00 - Most important part: Tuning
15:17 - The guitar nut / Tuning


Notes
A brief chat on tuning and a few gems from the viewer comment bin. Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 12th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 27 “Tom Bukovac, "Tennessee Jack Ford”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues jam


Notes
A very brief three chord blues exploration in the key of B. Check out my friend and former 80’s guitar student Bobby Latina’s band “The Jack Fords” from Cleveland Ohio.

May 10th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 25, Tom Bukovac, “City To City”

Chapters
00:00 - Baker Street intro
00:42 - Welcome
03:57 - Viewer Comment Bin / Doing your homework?
05:39 - Who are the Greats?
09:20 - Underrated players
12:33 - Magic Man lesson


Notes
A brief look at the genius of music of days long gone... t shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 7th, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 23, Tom Bukovac, “The Two Me’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:55 - Welcome
01:20 - Guitar House / Rolling Rock t-shirt
03:01 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:33 - Quiet Session Man / Acting / 2 me's
06:02 - Nashville studios
07:43 - Funny 2 session story on the fly
09:19 - Senn guitar stains from gig bag
10:00 - Nashville guitar words
11:59 - Tone control lesson


Notes
A brief chat about schizophrenia and a look into the viewer comment bin. order a Homeskoolin' t shirt at guitarhouse.net

May 5th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 21, Tom Bukovac, “The Over/Under”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro trippy jam
02:56 - Welcome
03:21 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:50 - Wipe down guitars?
05:11 - Closing your eyes
05:36 - Rolling Rock and beer
06:27 - Vince Gill / Acoustic / SG
10:21 - Vegas
11:21 - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
14:38 - Old Southern Joke reference
18:11 - 4 Chord loop lesson


Notes
A brief chat existential jam and a rummage through the viewer comment bin. order a Homeskoolin' t shirt at guitarhouse.net  Homeskoolin' tip jar is PayPal tombukovac@gmail.com

May 4th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 20, Tom Bukovac, “Buk-ola”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro medley jam
01:48 - Welcome / Viewer Comment Bin
03:28 - How do you practice?
05:34 - Whole tone scale lesson
07:36 - Overplaying
09:10 - Humidity / Lost my money in Vegas


Notes
A brief examination of a classic Jeff Beck number, and a thoughtless delve into the viewer comment bin. Homeskoolin’ t shirts available at guitarhouse.net PayPal tip jar tombukovac@gmail.com

May 2nd, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 19, Tom Bukovac, “Retro Twang”

Chapters
00:00 - Twang jam intro
01:10 - Hello
03:00 - Weapons used secretly
04:42 - Fender Jazzmaster
05:15 - Midrange in the mix
06:28 - Harmony Silvertone Jupiter
09:10 - Guild Starfire III Bixby


Notes
Fellas....the T SHIRTS WILL ALL BE SHIPPING LATER THIS WEEK....please be patient. I originally ordered 150 and we have already sold over 200, so the guy making them is doing a double run...and i will get some 3XLs for all you big boned lads. My garage is the noisiest “single coil pickup environment” on earth sorry.

May 1st, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 18, Tom Bukovac, “R&B and Contest Results”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
01:30 - Welcome / Contest winners
07:20 - Pitch List (Chris Lindsey)
08:18 - City of Nashville
09:06 - '59 Gibson 335 / divot neck
11:15 - R&B type lick lesson


Notes
Quarantone courtesy of 1959 Gibson ES-335 straight into Bogner Goldfinger...

Heres the list of XTS challenge contest winners...in no particular order...
Hannes Porombka
Jake Curran
Kaven Girouard
Eric Potapenko
Emerson Swinford
Victoire Buffet
Kevin Afflack
Thurman Juan

Congrats!! Contact xacttone.com support to claim prizes Homeskoolin’ t shirts available at guitarhouse.net Check out Chris Lindsey Pitch List podcast Homeskoolin’ tip jar: PayPal tombukovac@gmail.com

April 24th, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 14, Tom Bukovac "Rolling Rock Memories"

Chapters
00:00 - Gospel chord intro
01:59 - Welcome
02:40 - Viewer Comment Bin
02:55 - Basement vs stage
07:08 - Session isn't for me?
12:56 - Play with a Beatle
13:35 - Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks
16:00 - Chord progression lesson


Notes
A brief chat on tone, being a session man, Tom Hanks...and acknowledging the fact that Joe Walsh clearly knows a helluva lot more about playing in an arena than I do.

April 21st, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 12, Tom Bukovac, "First Month's Free"

Chapters
00:00 - Beatles intro / talk
02:14 - I would like to acknowledge
02:49 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:00 - Donations and thanks
05:06 - Guitar House / Rolling Rock
05:20 - Nashville number chart (vi IV I V )
08:43 - Learned from musicians in sessions
09:39 - "Because the song sucks"
10:56 - "Power of stupid"
13:20 - Certain devices in music
16:50 - Lesson: Beatles, I Want You (She’s So Heavy)


Notes
OK guys total honor system here....Paypal tombukovac@gmail.com if you've gotten something useful out of all these pitiful videos and you wanna put something in the old beer money tip jar

April 20th, 2020

Homeskoolin Volume 11, Tom Bukovac, “The Power Of The 5 Minor”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro sad jam
02:40 - Guitar House
03:00 - Coolest viewers
04:02 - Monty Python reference
05:15 - Gear talk
06:56 - How sessions work
10:45 - Make session magic
13:20 - Tom's material / lesson
14:42 - Blues over major: "I don't fuckin' like it at all"


Notes
A brief chat on the strange elusive power of the “Coldplay chord”

April 17th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 9, Tom Bukovac, “Blues & Dank Nugs”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam loop
03:11 - Welcome the lovely day
04:11 - Viewer Comment Bin
04:30 - Talk about gear
05:26 - Billards / gear
06:11 - Love of the 335
08:27 - Replacement stoptail LP Special
10:25 - Sarah Buxton songs
11:21 - Stop gear buying?
12:35 - Hard-ass attitude
13:13 - Trust people / pain
14:08 - T-shirts
15:16 - Marijuana use
17:17 - Two chords lesson


Notes
Two chords and a brief chat on weed.

April 16th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 8, Tom Bukovac, “Workingman’s Bread”

Chapters
00:00 - Jerry Garcia intro riffage
01:51 - Magical properties / Dickie Betts
02:54 - New logo / Farmland
03:43 - Reader Comments
04:44 - Secret in 4th finger
06:27 - Not selling something
07:38 - Modeling amps and quitting
08:40 - Hard on oneself
10:32 - So much to learn / Ted Greene


Notes
A brief chat on human nature.

April 15th, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 7, Tom Bukovac, "An Old Southern Joke"

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
01:47 - Reader Comments
02:43 - Don't rush things
03:53 - Music store / Southern joke
08:13 - Behind the pocket
09:20 - Role Model?
10:09 - Tom is my kittens
10:57 - Go For It
12:02 - Mean It / No Second Guessing
12:36 - Trivia
14:16 - Play like personalities


Notes
More than a joke really....actually an approach to life and music....plus some TRIVIA!! The very first Firebird ever made (no shit, prototype 1962) through a little tiny Gretsch shit box.