October 21st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Morning Quickie
Chapters00:00 - Playing from the heart
01:18 - Favorite 2 chord sequence?
01:34 - Lesson: A couple of 2 chord changes
Notes
probably not the kind YOU’re thinking…
dig this awesome kid right here...
he plays it better than I do.....
music rules
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyoA1k...
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons
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AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/
AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com
You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.
There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com
A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to... one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch
October 20th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Analog Cabin”
Chapters00:00 - Video intro
00:37 - Fixing the Carvin mixer / Keyboard setup / Playing the keyboards
Notes
I thought the Homeskoolers might get a little charge out of this sweet old early 80’s analog mixer that young David Crutcher brought over for Uncle Larry’s dining room keyboard rig…
The boy can play…and he can fix anything
There is hope for the future.
special thanks to Robert Keeley and the fine lads at BTPA audio cables as well.
Rock on kids
October 20th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Perfect Martini”
Chapters00:00 - Nice layers over strumming guitar
Notes
Larry navigates the slow rolling current on a calm lake of fractal broken ice glass just outside of Lake Tahoe…ya’ know no one really knows how deep that old lake really is…
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October 19th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Bonus "Blues For Paul Hornung"
Chapters00:00 - Some fuckin' great rauchy sounds!
05:13 - Hello, friends! / Mister Vertigo sent a pedal
05:48 - Electronic Audio Experiments - Citadel demo
08:03 - Firebird video thanks / Firebird Prototype
09:00 - Doug and Pat Show
09:43 - Football cards
Notes
I have always been a huge fan of the gorgeous dissonant rub of sliding two note scales...there is so much good shit in there, and NO ONE does it....but i do it....cuz i think it sounds fuckin' cool.
check out this pedal kids....i can't find a single thing to complain about with it...and that is pretty rare.
https://www.electronicaudioexperiments.com/pedals/citadel
THANK YOU TO ALL you sweethearts for all the recent PayPal and Venmo donations...i really appreciate the comments saying that you guys are getting a lot out of these videos.
Well, ya' know, i never got to replace CC in Poison... which was my dream all along.
i might have failed the BIG dream...but at least i can show you guys a few licks now that I'm old
October 18th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Special Gear Edition, "Two Birds With One Stoned”
Chapters00:00 - Bluesy intro jam ending with speed picks
03:20 - Hello, friends! / Gibson Firebirds
04:00 - '64 Gibson Firebird V
04:09 - History lesson of Firebirds (I, III, V, VII)
05:27 - Design of the Firebird guitar
06:10 - The first Firebird ever made? / '62 Gibson Firebird Prototype
08:25 - Another Firebird Prototype guitar? montage
09:07 - ...and we're back / Differences and similarities of first Firebirds
11:35 - Testing out the '62 Firebird Proto and the '64 Firebird V
13:26 - '62 Gibson Firebird Prototype another look
Notes
Uncle Larry gets deep in the weeds discussing Gibson's early dealings with the legendary Ray Dietrich.
Just for the record, the refin prototype bird i am showing in this video is currently owned by Drew Winn from Guitar House in Tulsa and he is actually selling it. I think it's in the 35K range, let me know if you are interested.
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons
You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1
AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/
AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com
You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.
There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com
A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch
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October 17th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 248, Tom Bukovac, "Sight Unseen"
Chapters00:00 - Getting down with early morning rock 'n' roll
03:08 - Intro / NFL season
04:03 - Feelin' sick and having a session
05:45 - Flipping guitars and finding wonderful guitars
07:30 - Gary Rossington slide guitar trick with screwdriver
09:11 - Firebird I redo
10:25 - "Can you help tweak my guitar?" question (Cannot)
11:09 - Buying guitars sight unseen / Buying Firebird I
15:10 - Lesson: Speed picking / All in the wrist
Notes
Larry discusses many topics here...some perhaps a bit graphic in nature.
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons
You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1
AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/
AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com
You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.
There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com
A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch
October 14th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Snake Bite Fever”
Chapters00:00 - Playing a nice little tune
01:14 - Remeber that song? / Checking in, thank you
02:35 - '60 Gibson ES-335
03:27 - Trip The Witch signed copies
Notes
Uncle Larry checks in real quick and plunks ya out a good old country and western song on a recently acquired snake bit '60 335
if ya wanna buy some signed vinyl go here:
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections...
if you want to hear a perfectly written and produced old country song go here:
Every Which Way but Loose (2009 Remas...
Urban Guitar Dictionary:
snake bit: (adj) refers to any old Gibson ES-335 that has visible Bigsby holes on the top
mummy toes: (noun) the crumbling disintegrating tuner buttons found on many old 50's and 60's Gibson guitars
witch hat: (noun) a hat that a witch wears
October 11th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Uncle Larry Takes Grandpa’s Old Jalopy Down To The Crossroads”
Chapters00:00 - '63 Firebird unboxing
02:05 - Testing it out
Notes
1963 Firebird I…clearly one of the first birds made.
My next project.
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October 10th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Wish You Were Graffiti”
Chapters00:00 - Recording of Tom playing with Page and Waters and adding some sugar
Notes
Sometime…somewhere…in the very distant past….Uncle Larry engaged in a cosmic jam with Jimmy Page and Roger Waters….
For many decades it was thought that this strange and surreal event was never recorded…but this extremely rare footage was recently unearthed.
Our editors worked tirelessly to restore the tape to as close as possible to it’s original condition, please disregard any signal degradation and tape warble.
October 9th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Off My Mind”
Chapters00:00 - Maybe a new career in playing and singing
Notes
Normally I have zero interest in me or anyone else putting words to any of my instrumental jams…but for some reason this one wouldn’t leave me alone…
October 9th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Volume 247, “Dak’s Blooze”
Chapters
00:00 - Blues
01:06 - Hello, I don't really have the blues / Talk about the weather
02:15 - Thanks (musical ideas) / Writer's block
02:59 - Great song about writer's block (Chicago 25 or 6 to 4) / Tom playing on Chicago XXX
04:20 - New Ann Wilson & Tripsitter - Another Door (new album) / Hipgnosis did cover
05:50 - Signed ZZ Top - Tres Hombre album
06:22 - Slapback echo, "what would we do without it?"
07:24 - Roxy Music - Avalon album / What was used on "More Than this" (Phil Manzanera)?
08:30 - '63 Gibson ES-335
08:40 - '65 Gibson Trini Lopez
09:30 - Talk about the Gruhn Versitar
10:18 - Playing the Trini Lopez
11:10 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
11:42 - Wet/Dry and complicated rigs? No
13:02 - Multi-channel amps? No
13:09 - Lesson: How Tom sets up his guitar rig (important deep dive)
15:00 - Creepy user comment / Clean your car before I steal it
16:18 - Israel craziness
Notes
Hello friends, hope all you Texans have recovered from last nights prime time drubbing.
October 8th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Ballad Of Curtis Mathes”
Chapters00:00 - Back to plucking on the Senn
03:57 - Sirens going off while in the car
Notes
A new set of retreads to drive on down to the chicken shack….
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October 7th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Fall Guy”
Chapters00:00 - You'll break a wrist trying these up and down strokes
Notes
Don’t try this at home...
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October 7th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Flying And Landing”
Chapters00:00 - Bonus playing
Notes
Pass the Maton
October 6th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ “I Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Part 14”
Chapters00:00 - Just amazing composition
Notes
Three truths and a chord
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October 6th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Soldier Field Blues”
Chapters00:00 - A little Chicago Blues
Notes
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October 3rd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Goes To Gruhn’s Volume 5
Chapters00:00 - Introduction / Tony Nagy shows a '59 Burst major repair
05:27 - Biggest pain in the ass repair?
06:59 - Woodwork is most important / Finish
09:38 - In depth look at Les Paul neck tenon
11:10 - Tools and other guitar tour ('53 Goldtop)
15:05 - '34 Martin 00-40H
16:45 - 1800s 7 string acoustic
17:00 - Larsen acoustic
19:00 - D'Angelico mandolin
20:26 - Gibson mandolin / Rebindings / '53 Goldtop
22:50 - '63 Gibson Explorer (verified)
24:50 - Strangest thing ever seen in repair?
25:29 - '58 Gibson Flying V and prototype together
26:45 - Fender mix matching bodies and necks
28:20 - Gibson TV
29:25 - Tremetone, Bigsby, Duesenberg, Cam Trem
32:09 - '53 acoustic / Separated neck
33:50 - What's the worst nightmare? / Pulling a neck / Neck resetting
Notes
“Oh yeah? Ask him if he does neck sets”
October 3rd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Volume 246, Tom Bukovac “You’re Soaking In It”
Chapters00:00 - Rockin the Fender with a lil' Rough Boys
02:00 - The Who - Rough Boys and Pete Townshend
03:09 - Listening to the song
04:54 - Thanks and appreciation
06:34 - Another "Fuck Off" and more garage sales
07:12 - '54 Fender Esquire / Meeting people at a party analogy
09:53 - What is your favorite Genesis album?
11:24 - What is your favorite Yes album? / Some bad and good songs (Future Times)
14:00 - Keeley Noble Screamer / Ebo E-Verb
15:25 - Roxy Music?
17:15 - Why don't you like Cream?
18:14 - "Wedges are death" vs. in-ear
20:16 - Journey as a player? Progressing and making records
21:45 - Allan Holdsworth brain implant chip / Play what you want to play
23:50 - Fishing for a cool chord
24:31 - Lesson: Golden Earring - Radar Love / Norway musicians story
Notes
Special thanks to Blackbird Studios for letting me use their blazing fast 5G internet to upload these videos.
September 28th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Cereal Box Blues Mach II”
Chapters00:00 - Nice feedback, slide guitar
Notes
Larry being driven around by one of the cleanest late 50’s Danelectro U-2’s a man could ever find after a long day of sessioneering.
September 28th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Cereal Box Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Beautiful playing to start the day
Notes
A typical 6:45am before school moment at the house. “Boys, are your computers charged?”