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December 22nd, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Session Man At Work Again”
Chapters00:00 - Rig sneakpeak (pedalboard, guitars, amps)
01:02 - In the studio
Notes
This is a two part thing…the first bit was shot at the gig by dearest Josh….
The second is Uncle Larry at a standard Nashville demo session this afternoon….which by the way, was his last session of 2022….praise Him
December 22nd, 2022
Homeskoolin Volume 180, Tom Bukovac, “PAF The Magic Dragon”
Chapters00:00 - Tinkering around
01:00 - Hello, friends! / Storm
01:53 - Gibson 335 (Cherry '63)
02:57 - Gibson 335 (Burst '63)
03:31 - PAF pickups
04:30 - Lesson: PAFs pickups
06:12 - Quacky / Burst playing
07:00 - Quacky / Cherry playing (quackier)
08:09 - More character middle-position (Cherry)
08:36 - Middle-position (Burst)
08:47 - Neck pickup (Burst)
09:08 - Neck pickup (Cherry)
10:15 - Sustain (Cherry)
10:49 - Sustain (Burst)
11:40 - '58 Les Paul Burst
12:55 - Fretboard separation
13:54 - Mike Bloomfield story & why Les Paul
15:15 - Sound of an SG
Notes
Uncle Larry discusses some of the more little talked about aspects of old pickups.
https://youtu.be/rXwQPwfZvlY
December 21st, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Link To Live Show”
Chapters00:00 - A little Christmas pickin'
00:50 - Friends! / Happy Birthday to son
01:41 - Show thanks
03:11 - Goodbye to Franco Harris
04:45 - Back to pickin' / Clunky switch
06:05 - Refret feel
Notes
Hey friends, apparently there is some confusion about how to stream the show if you weren’t able to watch it live.
Here is a link where you can see it.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Also special thank you to miss melissa for making the most awesome Duesen-cake ever.
December 20th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ PSA, “The Cleveland Streamer”
Chapters00:00 - Setup interviews
Notes
Ok kids….here is the streaming link for tonites second annual Uncle Larry and Friends show
Opening acts at 7:30
Our band plays at 8:15 central
https://m.volume.com/t/JhP1ej/
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December 17th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Sandwich “Guitars & Drums”
Chapters00:00 - Mesmerizing playing
02:33 - Drumming in the studio with Nir Zidkyahu
Notes
The end of this video features the legendary Nir Z.
Pay close attention to his technique…
this is what happens when a person blows past the "10,000 hour barrier" twenty times over.
December 16th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The F Chord, Is It Even Necessary?”
Chapters00:00 - Soothing sullen playing with loop
05:22 - Checking in / Movie trivia
06:30 - '59 TV Junior
06:44 - NFL Cards
07:36 - Lesson: Cowboy chords / Least amount of movement / Thumb
09:21 - Lession: Having fun with the F Chord / Low third
Notes
Deep morning thoughts with Uncle Larry.
December 15th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “In The Arms Of Uncle Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Hank Williams Jr. - Arms of Cocaine cover
01:19 - Bump the link / Thanks / Amazing playing
04:35 - High end guitar sale
06:07 - NFL / Appreciation
07:48 - Session footage
Notes
Ok kids here is the link for the pay per view streaming aspect of the big Uncle Larry show on Dec 20....please tell all your friends.
https://volume.com/t/JhP1ej/
and if you wanna get your hillbilly on and hear a REAL singer sing that old song i'm doing here, well then here ya' go...one of my alltime favorite drinkin' songs
https://youtu.be/k5TcUA0w3Is
December 14th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 179, Tom Bukovac, “Big Wheel”
Chapters00:00 - Experimenting
01:45 - Hello / Intro
03:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Thanks / Concert
04:00 - Full band and fitting into context / Small parts making complete song
05:34 - Beatles - Martha My Dear
06:00 - Lesson: Bass and drums don't have to follow each other
07:30 - Not just strumming / Finding what to play
08:45 - John Fogerty tune and story
13:12 - Rockin' playing
16:32 - Burst Believers VI (Book of guitars) / David Bowie
Notes
Uncle Larry waxes rhapsodic about interlocking all the musical puzzle pieces…in an effort to make something have “the boogie”
December 13th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ PSA “Pay Per View Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Playing guitar as well as dad
01:37 - Hey, friends! / Announcement
03:43 - Jim Irsay footage
Notes
THIS IS THE LINK to the pay per view stream for the upcoming live Uncle Larry show on December 20th.
https://volume.com/t/JhP1ej/
PLEASE use the tip jar on this one friends….to pay the poor overworked band guys….they will be busting their asses to learn my silly songs.
By the way, all riffs in the opening of this video were written by Marshall....who just turned 10.
December 12th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus.... “Are…You Going….To San…Francisco?”
Chapters00:00 - Rehearsing Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
08:13 - Break & discussion
13:40 - The Band - The Weight rehearsal
Notes
Uncle Larry shares a few rehearsal memories from a super fun gig that happened in San Francisco over the last few days.
He got to see some old friends and play some good old rock and roll with some of his bosses, past and present.... and had an absolutely lovely time.
(and now, Tom Bukovac takes over speaking)
These clips taken from the Jimmy Irsay exhibit that happened on 12/10/22, in San Francisco CA, starring:
Ann Wilson, Little Johnny Fogerty, Stephen Stills, Buddy Guy, Kenny Aronoff, Kenny Wayne, Ebo, Tony Lucido, Mike Mills, Mike Wanchic, Danny Nucci, Stephen Barber, Jeffrey Gorman, Carmella Ramsey, Edgerrin James and others.
Special thank you to Paul Moak for letting me borrow his amazing sounding resonator guitar.
If anyone out there has one EXACTLY like this one for sale i will buy it.
Tony Lucido is filmed here playing the famed Alembic fretless bass that John Mcvie used on this little Fleetwood Mac album you may have heard called "Rumours". The fretboard is shiny aluminum....pretty cool bass. Jimmy bought it for a song.
Bottom line…let me say once again...i am SO thankful and grateful for all the cool places this instrument that i have worked sooooooooo hard at in this life has taken me....i will NEVER take it for granted. The magic equation that applies to basically everything in life....it's 99% drive...1%t talent.
Work ethic trumps EVERYTHING.
and way more importantly than all this, i want to say goodbye to a dear friend....Zak Godwin II.
see you down the road bro bro
December 8th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Lake Erie Stomp”
Chapters00:00 - Escaping acoustic playing
Notes
A little bonus jam for the owls of the night…
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December 7th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 178, Tom Bukovac, “Blues For Don Ho”
Chapters00:00 - Most Rock 'n Roll scream (Ann Wilson, Sean )
01:45 - Gibson Roy Smeck playing
02:35 - Gibson Roy Smeck guitar
04:07 - 50th birthday party / George Gruhn story
07:20 - Football cards
08:58 - Baseball card set story
10:49 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Electro-Harmonix & Boss pedals
14:13 - Vignette
14:42 - Cool sounds / Rules of recording
16:50 - Microphones & get creative with mics
18:28 - Digital world
18:47 - Oz Noy
20:13 - Favorite phaser?
21:25 - Ann Wilson & recording
22:29 - Lesson: Slide playing
23:40 - Football concussion and crash test
Notes
Uncle Larry deep dives into some uncomfortably non music related musings….and sings the praises of the greatest pedal company of all time.
Here's a video you might get a kick out of:
https://www.historycolorado.org/story/our-exhibits/2018/07/06/once-trash-now-treasure-story-behind-1952-topps-mickey-mantle-card
Here's a story you might get a cry out of:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4fBGNK0U
December 6th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Noise??…What Noise???”
Chapters00:00 - Electro-Harmonix - Frequency Analyzer and idea
03:20 - Electro-Harmonix - Electric Mistress
05:13 - Ibanez FL-305 Flanger
Notes
Uncle Larry takes you on a trip to Analog City….a long forgotten place where tape hiss and noise were just part of the scenery.
There is a big difference between modern high definition video and a slightly blurry Super 8 film from the 70's....kinda the same thing with guitar pedals....
Hope you enjoy friends you guys can donate to Homeskoolin’ anytime you want…a good portion of the proceeds go to the fine people at Annheuser Busch LLC
Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
...and did you guys know Larry made a solo album a while back?
it's called “Plexi Soul” and you can can find it right here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
...and did you know that Larry made an instrumental record with Dean Deleo from Stone Temple Pilots called "Trip The Witch"?
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch
...and did you know that Trip The Witch merch is also available??
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/trip-the-witch-shop
December 5th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 177, Tom Bukovac, “Burstographer”
Chapters00:00 - Exploring the slow jam and delving into the blues
04:59 - Hello, friends!
05:35 - Eleanor Jane photographer / Calendar
07:34 - Paper football
07:50 - Oz Noy episode thank you
09:00 - Dean DeLeo and Trip The Witch
10:45 - Lesson: G7 to 4 chord
Notes
Hello dear Homeskoolers…hope all is well.
Please check out sweet Eleanor Jane’s Instagram at @eleanorjanephoto
You might want to purchase one of these lovely calendars that she made…a calendar that depicts photos of bursts and goldtops so warm and detailed that your mind can get lost on a cosmic journey just following the various flame patterns and wiggly bits.
A portion of the money from her sales goes to Macmillan Cancer Support and Alzheimer’s Society.
Thanks for watching guys
December 3rd, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Quick PSA….”Follow The Yellow Brick Road”
Chapters00:00 - Hello, friends! Announcement
Notes
Check it out lads
All the cool jazz shit you always wanted to know, as taught by Oz Noy.
https://youtu.be/TKzvpVgH3Ko
November 30th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ “Goodbye CM”
Chapters00:00 - Melodies from a great musician
Notes
Thank you for the life changing music.
November 29th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ “Stream Of Unconsciousness Part 2”
Chapters00:00 - Mello meandering
Notes
improv meditation….after a long day’s work....
ya' gotta take the mind out for a walk once in a while....
thanks to all of you for watching and being so cool out there in Unclectric Larryland....
i hope the bass is punching through enough in this recording
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November 29th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Pre-Internet Chords”
Chapters00:00 - Guess this song
Notes
Name this toon kids….
The quick B dom9 at the end of the chorus is fucking pure genius
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November 29th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Long Form Session Update”
Chapters00:00 - Session recording
Notes
For the real Homeskoolin’ die hards….another one way headphone studio conversation....
What if you guys found out one day that all these “studio update videos” i have put up over the years was really just me by myself in some studio talking to myself and all along there was never anyone else there with me?
Man that would be weird….
Today's session
11/28/22
Smoakstack
Jesse Key: artist
UL: guitar/producer
Mike Fahey: engineer
Zack Zinck: assistant engineer
Steve Mackey: bass
Jedd Hughes: guitar
Freddie Lee Eltringham: drums
David “Bird Dog” Dorn: keys
you guys can donate to Homeskoolin’ anytime you want…a good portion of the proceeds go to the fine people at Annheuser Busch LLC
Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
...and did you guys know Larry made a solo album a while back?
it's called “Plexi Soul” and you can can find it right here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
...and did you know that Larry made an instrumental record with Dean Deleo from Stone Temple Pilots called "Trip The Witch"?
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch
...and did you know that Trip The Witch merch is also available??
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/trip-the-witch-shop
November 29th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Cool Chord Party Volume 2”
Chapters00:00 - Lesson: Steely Dan organ playing
Notes
I know you guys are probably tired of all the endlessly clever chord progressions and harmonic voice leading genius that you hear in pop music today, but it should ALSO be noted there was some really clever stuff that people were writing way back in the 70’s.
The boys and i were on a nice sunday drive this afternoon and my youngest asked me “dad, what’s your alltime favorite song? Is it still “under pressure” by bowie/queen?” (which i have always told them it was)… and then i said “well, it might be this one actually” and then played “fire in the hole” from the first 1972 Steely Dan album.
Amazingly enough, i never learned it before…so of course when i got home i figured it out immediately.
If you’re a chord lover, fagen and becker never disappoint…they always find a way to twist something simple into something that makes you go “Why the hell have i never thought of that?” not to mention jeff baxter’s wickedly metallic sounding pedal steel solo…
When i met jeff about a year ago the first and only thing i asked him was “Man do you remember what kinda steel you played on “fire in the hole”?”
He said “im pretty sure it was an Emmons”
Of course it was a push/pull Emmons
If you guys don’t know this song, shame on you.