September 27th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 245, Tom Bukovac, "Chops Vs Feel"

Chapters
00:00 - Spacey, trippy playing
02:14 - Polychord? Pedaltone? (Important lesson here kids)
04:40 - Hello, folks! / Chill week vs. career crashing
05:33 - EHX Memory Man / New pedalboard
07:19 - Memory Man maximum delay time
08:00 - Use it in chorus or vibrato mode? / Demonstration
08:55 - Ebo E-Verb is amazing
09:45 - Special "Fuck-Off" for flipping guitars critic
10:39 - The whole point of the channel
10:58 - Do you like to play loud? / Kenny Wayne
12:24 - Rock 'n' Roll lawyer
13:04 - Undulating / Bending the neck
13:56 - Studio guys in live band context delicacy
16:26 - Tom's sons progressing at music beautifully
17:40 - Totally original guitar player?  Allan Holdsworth
20:17 - Drummers that have the best 'feel'?  John Bonham, Jim Gordon, Phil Collins
21:56 - Having guitar talent with no 'feel'
23:05 - What band do you not like...everbody else does?
25:00 - Expense of Les Pauls and progression
27:20 - Do I talk too much?
27:46 - Totally chopped Epiphone Crestwood
28:51 - Playing: Joy of big distortion
29:42 - Crazy edits video guy, Buddy Jolly


Notes
In this video Uncle Larry goes to some "unusual places"

Check out this guy's crazy videos next time you are bored.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztZ3adB3LI

September 26th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 244, Tom Bukovac, "Thrill To The Exciting New Sound Of Stereo"

Chapters
00:00 - Plicking some Doors on '70 Mustang
01:10 - "Woke up this morning" / Doors / "Iconic Band" question?
03:31 - Episode 244 / Volto / Fall weather
04:55 - Garage Sale thank you
05:20 - Garage Sale: 1970 Fender Mustang for sale / Give away guitars
06:27 - Garage Sale: 1952 Gibson Les Paul
08:38 - '52 Les Paul playing
10:13 - Tube reverb
11:18 - Tone shaping with Ebo Customs E-Verb
13:20 - How good can a guitar sound?
14:14 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Favorite song to play live?
15:03 - Hit songs and the power
17:58 - Gibson's biggest fails?
23:30 - Electro-Harmonix (EHX) best pedal company
25:30 - Bought entire collection
28:35 - Biggest regret selling guitar? / Not a hoarder / '59 Jazzmaster (the best)
30:30 - '61 Gibson SG TV Junior / Pulling the trigger / Doubleneck
33:30 - "Soft porn" YouTube instrument lessons
35:17 - Footage of Eric Clapton & Stephen Stills


Notes
There's a lot here...

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want one of these old plunks

September 26th, 2023

Uncle Larry’s Garage Sale (Part 6)

Chapters
00:00 - Gretsch 6129 playing / Garage Sale
02:43 - 1996 Gretsch 6129
04:20 - Playing: AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie
05:21 - Eventide H90
06:14 - Extremely rare '65 Firebird (P90) Non-reverse "Platypus"


Notes
1996 Gretsch 6129
2300.00

Eventide H90
750.00

1965 Gibson Firebird “Platypus”
20k

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

here is an EXTREMELY COOL website devoted to the Platypus P90 Birds
https://sites.google.com/view/1965-gibson-firebird-archive/home?authuser=1

September 25th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 243, Tom Bukovac, "18 Strings And A Dozen Roses"

Chapters
00:00 - Video footage of solo that will go down in History at Irsay gig with Ann Wilson
01:05 - Spinning into playing the Doubleneck
03:50 - What's up? / Farm Aid - Jim Irsay Band
06:00 - Homeskoolin' going on too long? / Thank you t-shirt and vacuuming
07:42 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "How long to get ready for gig?"
08:30 - Highlight of awesome solo at Farm Aid!
08:45 - Gibson SG and what amp?
09:20 - 10 Road Dog Tips for Being on the Road ("That Dog Will Bite You")
11:20 - "Are you plastered?" / Real tired
13:00 - Gibson SG Special only on live gigs / Continue with others
15:43 - Lesson: Scale chords and moving up fretboard
18:42 - Singing and dancing on the fretboard
19:25 - NFL eletric football team (Cleveland Browns)


Notes
Uncle Larry slaves over a hot slab of VCB in an effort to entertain and educate the class.


a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 243 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

September 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Soul Hotel”

Chapters
00:00 - Hitting it where it counts with some deep, amazing playing
04:00 - Hello, friends! / Jim Irsay gig
04:50 - Lesson: Common Uncle Larry lick (Please watch this wizardary!) / Sneaky IV chord
06:13 - Lesson: ZZ Top - I Thank You
07:26 - Lesson: Changing Blues to D


Notes
Uncle Larry shares a bit of his morning practice ritual with his fellow Homeskoolers.

Just a little tune I just made up to go with my hotel room coffee with no real half and half.

September 21st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mr. Chewy”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' that grit out


Notes
A little Thursday night blues featuring the inherently chewy tone of an early Mockingbird…#coversoffforlife

September 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 242, "Time Capsule Blues"

Chapters
00:00 - Little strumming in the kitchen
02:30 - Hello, class! / Losing voice
03:15 - Billy Gibbons gig
05:18 - Talking with the man at Guthrie's gig
06:00 - Craziest cover version - Mastodon / Best cover version - Jeff Beck
06:48 - Favorite Gibbons guitar sounds (Nationwide)
08:00 - Guthrie at the Underdog bringing back the scene in Nashville
10:45 - Brand new, old stock 1959 Gibson / '57 Telecaster as new
12:55 - Robert Keeley / Noble Screamer
14:35 - '61 Gibson SG Special
17:30 - Lesson: Good guitar lick [3 3 2 x x x] -> F#m7 [2 0 2 x x x] -> [1 1 0 0 3 x]
19:00 - Chris Isaak - Wicked Game / James Calvin Wilsey
21:34 - Doug and Pat Show


Notes
You are unique...just like everyone else.

September 18th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Loud Americans”

Chapters
00:00 - Monte Carlo model
01:20 - YouTubers


Notes
Special thanks to dearest Tim Johnson for spending a month building an exact replica of my 70 Monte…and special thanks to dearest Brett Papa for inviting me to a lovely dinner with some good pals last night. Great to see all those fellas.

Rock on Homeskoolers!

September 17th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mock…yeah…ing…yeah…Tempest…yeah”

Chapters
00:00 - Happy Sunday
01:04 - Vox Tempest 12 String
02:48 - '77 BC Rich Superbird in depth


Notes
Happy Sunday dear viewers and fellow rock and roll enthusiasts.
Uncle Larry always has somethin’ cooking, let’s see what it is this week.

September 8th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Uncle Larry Plays The Hits”

Chapters
00:00 - Rehearsing for a big show


Notes
Uncle Larry goes back to his cover band roots on a gig in Indy.

Starring
Stacey McKracken
Peter Wolf
Sweet Mikey Mills
The Tireless Kenny Aronoff
Ebo
and many others

September 5th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Sunday Leftovers”

Chapters
00:00 - That amazing thing Tom does - playing
03:17 - Bag Men band live footage
04:55 - Electric football


Notes
A classic Larry hodgepodge of random footage to help get you through the last NFL-less Sunday we are going to have to deal with for a good while….

the live band jam in the middle is the Bag Men…a new trio project starring Steve Gorman, Luther Dickinson and Nick “Nicky G” Govrik....caught in action at The Basement in Nashville TN....the OG Basement.

Chiefs/Bears electric football game ended up being stalled after a group decision to eat some Rao’s pasta....that segment stars Scank, Marshall and Mikey Gossin from the Gloriana's.

The board of directors wanted me to mention that if one was so compelled to throw a "Sunday offering" in the Homeskoolin' collection plate, one could do that by going to PayPal and using the address tombukovac@gmail.com

and totally unrelated...this is an AMAZING video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTHBl0irlaI

September 1st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “An Unboxing Of Sorts”

Chapters
00:00 - '61 Gibson SG Special with Music City Bridge
06:33 - Rocking the SG
12:30 - The magic sound


Notes
You thought Larry would never do a silly "unboxing video"…...
well...you were dead wrong.

Here’s an in depth look at a 1961 Gibson SG Special I purchased recently from the fine folks at LA Vintage. Thank you Clif

Check out their website here friends:
https://www.lavintagegear.com

September 1st, 2023

“Forgotten Guitar Gear” with Uncle Larry (Episode 1)

Chapters
00:00 - Montage and new idea
01:27 - Conn Strobotuner
08:15 - Lesson: Learn to use the strobotuner


Notes
The legendary 70's Conn ST-11 Strobotuner

Any tech kids out there who are:
A) not annoying
B) are into cool old guitar gear
C) happen to be a bad ass video editor with all the necessary gear
hit me at tombukovac@gmail.com



interesting side note...
the session rig case that is shown in the pics at the beginning is still sitting in my garage...
it's actually a really nice case...kind of an odd interior configuration i will admit, but i remember my cartage guy Richie (who has been with me pretty much since the beginning and is rarely impressed by ANYTHING) commenting on what a nice case that was

anyway if anyone wants that it's yours for 300.00 cash

on that note....the tall grey session amp rack case that is featured in my rig rundown (rundown rig) video is also available for 300.00....that is the original head rack case that i used on A MILLION sessions...yeah, it's a little wobbly but it could be fixed up easy...might have a slight beer smell

August 31st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Special Edition, “Hermanos Gutiérrez”

Chapters
00:00 - At the Easy Eye with the Gutierrez brothers
06:00 - Getting to know the gentlemen


Notes
A special treat for all you guitar lovers out there…Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez of Hermanos Gutiérrez.


These guys have a new record coming out next spring.

Check out some of their videos on YouTube…super cool music and beautiful dudes.

Hope you enjoy

August 31st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 241, Tom Bukovac, “Johnny Unitas Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Pink Floyd mashup ending with Country singing
07:00 - Hello, friends! / Direct TV
08:00 - White Falcon / Modulation / Thanks!
08:48 - Teddy Boy rehab / Childhood from bullying to being a camelion / Spelling
10:45 - Hermanos Gutierrez
11:22 - Tomo Fujita
12:00 - EHX Big Muff Deluxe
13:00 - Lesson: Pink Floyd motifs / (Em -> C) / (Cmaj7 -> Bm -> Fmaj)
15:03 - Lesson: Tritone (F -> B) / Beatles - I am the Walrus
15:50 - Every song has mix of 4 chords
16:45 - Tomo's nice, new Gibson Les Paul / Guthrie and big night out
18:45 - Keep practicing and bedtime trick
20:00 - Lunch with David and Tomo


Notes
Uncle Larry extols the virtues of the 2min to 5 progression that you have heard on a million songs of your youth.

Massaman on the moon

August 30th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 240, Tom Bukovac, "The Naughty Triad"

Chapters
00:00 - Mesmerizing playing
04:55 - Yo, it's Uncle Larry / Thank you and Joe Glaser
07:00 - VCB / "Do you drink milk?"
08:09 - "Biggest fear?" / Shopping mall as Hell
09:00 - Guitars that speak to you / Les Paul TV Special
12:50 -  '62 Fender Stratocaster
13:50 - Why are there popular YouTube guitarists? / Comparable level of guitar playing vs. superior playing
18:38 - Lesson: Lower voicing of chords with root in the middle
20:50 - Rare string break
20:19 - Strings and picks / NFL card


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses a vast array of subjects in volume 240...everything from naughty triads to cookie dough....

August 29th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Studio Update.... “Get Me On It”

Chapters
00:00 - The man at work
02:17 - In the control room
04:40 - Gordon's genius
07:00 - Mchugh's drums


Notes
Studio update
Aug 29th 2023

Peter Frampton’s studio in Berry Hill

Session personnel:
Brandon Hood: producer and mandolin
Reed Foley: artiste
Seth Morton: lead engineer
Stix Mchugh: drums
Jacob Lowery: bass
Kris Donegan: guitar
Gordon Mote: keys
Bruce Bouton: pedal steel
Tom Bukovac: guitar
Jordan: assistant engineer

August 29th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mr. Glaser’s Attic”

Chapters
00:00 - Tour of some treasures and an important mailbox


Notes
A brief look inside the mind and the business of one of Nashville’s most beloved people, Joe Glaser…founder of Glaser Instrument Repair.
If you play guitar and you have ever lived in Nashville you KNOW who Joe Glaser is.

A dear dear friend and a TRULY brilliant brain.

Absolutely one of a kind…I have cherished my friendship with this man for decades. One of the most interesting conversationalists I have ever known, and believe me I know some interesting conversationalists!

Hope you enjoy

August 28th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 239, "Can't Find My Thank You Can't You See My Way Home"

Chapters
00:00 - Electric football montage / Plunking around intro / Surgery update / Family life / Heat
03:37 - Gibson Deluxe
04:13 - Electric football teams / Rolling Rock thermometer / Cool magazine thanks
05:30 - Thanks and relation to Homeskoolin' / 80%/20% rule
07:35 - VCB / "How many instruments do you have?"
09:48 - Song: Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You
10:42 - Theory about money and success
12:30 - Costco and armchair financial advice from Uncle Larry


Notes
Frank Zappa's definition of "folk music"

"when you play a D chord and wiggle your little finger around"

In this episode Larry talks about finances, he talks about Costco, and most importantly, he talks about the 7 decade legacy of Tudor Electric Football...which is potentially the catalyst for the single greatest bond between a father and a son to be found on this earth.

August 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin' Bonus Jam "The Boogie"

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the '52 Lester


Notes
shake your booty