August 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 682, Tom Bukovac, “Oh Precious Youth”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking some bad ass tunes
05:11 - Delay Party! / Checking in / Kids and taking care
07:16 - Mills Logan from The Cliffs / "Song Medic"
09:29 - '64 Fender Jaguar
10:00 - Acoustic changeout / Thanks / Playing
11:49 - Lesson: How to come up with riffs for intros
13:49 - Appreciating time
17:00 - Saving someone's song and update
17:36 - Lesson: Show you a cool lick


Notes
Larry checks in on a fine Tuesday morning before a session…sporting Charlie Judge’s old 64 Jag, waxing rhapsodic about how no young man on this planet could ever FULLY appreciate his youth …at least as much as he should, because sadly we are just not wired that way.

Thumbnail photo of circa 1993 Uncle Larry taken by Michele McCord….we used to play local gigs and record together when we were kids …she's a cherished old friend and i absolutely love her to pieces.

Thanks again to Bob Wootton for offering up the gear we needed to get through the Abbey Road gig ...even though i didn't personally participate....i wish i could have got to meet him

Sidenote for all you tube amp nerds....i FINALLY located that no bullshit no excuses 68 100 watt Plexi Super Bass that my new friend and fellow Clevelander Neil Giraldo was looking for....

Lord Jesus that was NOT easy friends...holy shit

Finding a 67-68 (the well known "magic years") Marshall that did NOT suffer the rampant butchery of the 80's has always been challenging..but now it's a small miracle to find one.

August 10th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 681, Tom Bukovac, “Early Fall Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away
03:52 - Pretending it's fall / School for sons
05:09 - '64 Gibson J200 / Paul Bunyan beer / Scotland
06:52 - Lesson: Expensive chord (Fmaj7b5) [1 1 2 0 3 5]
07:20 - VCB (View Comment Bin) / Uncle Larry's channel
08:35 - Sarah Buxton
09:11 - "Any guitars you still hunting?" / Fender Telecasters
13:54 - "Ever consider another road gig?"
16:04 - "Hellcat vs. GTO?" / Thanks / Playing
22:26 - Old vintage guitars and selling


Notes
that Uncle Larry completely ignores the fact that it’s still summer and tries desperately to force fall into happening early by wearing one of his favorite winter hats, even though the forecast still calls for weeks of more hellish 100 degree days...with 80 percent humidity....

He also answers some fun VCB AND shows you guys some tasty harmony low harmony licks that you can use to woo any woman at any party…all whilst solo parenting his way through the first week of school for his two young boys…all whilst trying to work full time while recovering from a long illness...

August 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 678, Tom Bukovac, “Utility Acoustic”

Chapters
00:00 - Thanks and happy to be alive / Zinger picks
02:54 - 2000ish Gibson J45 / Changing strings / NFL Hall of Fame game / Playing tuning


Notes
Uncle Larry strings up a good workin’ man’s guitar for the Homeskoolers after a day of sessioneering

Special thanks to all you dear Homeskoolers who have stuck around through this whole bloody mess

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 676, Tom Bukovac, “Full Sale”

Chapters
00:00 - Preface video for Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
04:00 - '65 Gibson SG
05:19 - '52 Gibson Les Paul
07:08 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
08:25 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
09:54 - '63 Fender Jazzmaster
11:30 - '65 Fender Telecaster
13:08 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235
15:19 - '72 Gibson Les Paul Professional
16:08 - '65 Rickenbacker 360 12-string


Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com but ONLY IF you are seriously interested in any of these guitars friends…

you KNOW my prices will be fair

what usually happens in these types of scenarios is that there will be a buyer who wants a few of the items in a package deal, so im definitely prepared to talk turkey and make some deals with anyone in that mindset

…and even more importantly, you know that I wouldn’t even HAVE these guitars in the first place if they weren’t some bad motherfuckers

Thank you for watching friends

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 675, Tom Bukovac, “Bone Density”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking around on acoustic
03:21 - Checkin in / Sickness recovery
04:36 - Martin Herringbone / Playing
05:05 - Lesson: EbMaj7 [X 1 1 0 3 3] / Thumb thing / Thanks
06:41 - "Punches out the sound" / "Deer Creek" viewer
07:51 - Hate on vintage guitars / Tube amps come around again
10:30 - Lesson: Picking notes out of a chord from piano playing
12:42 - Movie: Warrior
13:04 - Guitar Dreams in Scotland
13:49 - "Cool Chord" find
14:30 - AC/DC Rig Rundown - Trace Foster (Dear friend of Tom Bukovac)
17:00 - Lesson: Work on thumb on Low F with Open G


Notes
Uncle Larry goes off script with pure improv and absolutely nothing to talk about

Hell he didn’t have any VCB to answer

Hope everyone is great out there…I SINCERELY appreciate all the kind words and donations friends , more than you know

July 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 669, Tom Bukovac, “The J-Zinger”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
00:40 - High production lighting in the station command headquarters facility research kitchen / Rock 'n' Roll stuff vs Acoustic
04:28 - New gig
06:19 - Brett Papa and Dweezil Zappa / Mystery Pedal - Warm Audio
07:57 - Neil Giraldo (Pat Benatar guitarist)
09:06 - Zing pick (The J-Zinger)
12:37 - Dead Ringer
14:08 - Neil Giraldo - Pat Benatar - Tropico - Painted Desert
17:02 - '64 Gibson J-200
17:45 - Abbey Road studio and staying home


Notes
Uncle Larry tells the class about a cool new device that one of the class members made

He wants to call it the “J-Zinger” because his name is John.
He mounts a thick ass bass string along the edge of the pick that produces a really cool array of sounds depending on how you strike it or swipe it.

Just be nice and send this sweet guy 20 bucks and he will make you a cool pick and send it to ya in the mail. You can tell he puts his heart into this shit, that’s good enough for me.

It’s a good thing to do for everyone friends .

Here’s his email
johniam2020@aol.com

July 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 665, Tom Bukovac, “Six String Steinway”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Exploring a different route
02:17 - "Got a million ideas that can come at you" / Greg Voros guitar class at Gruhn's / Show: I Shouldn't Be Alive
04:28 - Martin Herringbone / "Tumbleweed City" off the new album
05:30 - Lesson: Tumbleweed City (Amin7 -> pick inside a strum C/G -> Gmin -> Gmin6 -> F)
07:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Cleaning the cluttered house and real organization
10:52 - Cleveland friend troubles
13:11 - Neil Giraldo
15:21 - "What key is your favorite?" - B is home base
16:18 - "What are the most important speakers made?" - Celestion / Vox Silver Dog / EV


Notes
Uncle Larry delves into some titillating VCB on a steamy Sunday afternoon, whilst coaxing ancient tones out of woods from trees that were probably cut down before Prohibition was even a glimmer in Andy Volstead’s eye.

July 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 664, Tom Bukovac, “Knuckles”

Chapters
00:00 - Remembering a great musician / Deep cleaning process
08:22 - "Don't get caught up in the notes...and lose the feel"


Notes
This video is in memory of an old friend of mine …a a piano player from Cincinnati named Jimmy Nichols …or “Knuckles”, as the legendary record producer Mark Bright used to call him

I haven’t seen Jimmy in a few years, but we worked together A LOT in the late 2000’s ….i remember back around 2007, i walked by him one time in Starstruck Studio on a session while he was talking to someone on the phone, and I heard him blurt out “yeah man , it’s 120k for 8 weeks”

When he hung up the phone with whoever he was talking to, I said “yo dude, WHAT is 120k for 8 weeks??”

He said “the Faith Hill tour man…I already asked you about it a while ago and you said no”

Needless to say , at that moment I reconsidered hahaaa

He was lovable oaf…he will be missed

Friends, I implore you as I also tell myself …ENJOY EVERY FUCKING SANDWICH because we all know how fleeting this life is…which leads me to the beginning of today’s little clip

every man on this earth needs a little place of respite. …even if it’s just an average run of the mill stereo system, maybe with some cool old records to listen to , maybe some nice coffee to drink and a cool old chess board to teach his sons how to play the greatest game ever invented

And yes friends, all those records are alphabetically organized.

July 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Choosin’ Texan”

Chapters
00:00 - Music City Vintage / '64 Epiphone Texan


Notes
If any of you guys out there have an extra 7K and you want an FUCKIN KILLER acoustic call this number

615-621-3050

Thanks to Beau and Graham

July 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 659, Tom Bukovac, “The Zinger”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing some 'dead strings'
00:46 - Dead Ringer rubber bridge
02:35 - Movie with kids / Movie: Mystic River
04:20 - Trifecta record
06:52 - '64 Gibson J-50
08:04 - Zinger or jinger guitar pick
10:48 - Jerry McPherson story
13:19 - Terrible injury to finger
16:28 - Rick Beato interview and cry fest
17:24 - Lesson: Coolest chord in the world (Fmadd9/Ab) [4 x 3 0 1 x]
19:00 - Trifecta / Vinyl albums and CD / :|


Notes
Uncle Larry cries at everything

Here’s a link to the new record friends
https://jeddhughes1.bandcamp.com/album/trifecta

June 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Oh Larry Boy”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing / "The broken link"
02:19 - Gruhn picks
02:35 - Brutal honesty about the album
04:00 - Morgan Wallen
05:12 - Special thanks for metal bridge


Notes
Here’s a broken link that will start working tmrw
https://jeddhughes1.bandcamp.com/albu...

Please don’t email me and tell me the link isn’t working

My personal favorite song on the record is the last track called “tumbleweed city”

Jordan Perlson guested on the album with the percussion and the full drum kit you hear on a couple songs

Guthrie played guitar, all the mandolin stuff and a lot of the guitar solos

Jedd and I split acoustics

I played all the keys and the bass

We stayed true to our acoustic theme on the album …even the bass you hear was provided by my trusty old harmony h-22 hollow body bass

The keyboards used were a real Rhodes suitcase 73, lots of mellotron and even some Farfisa

MANY different acoustic guitars were used..my old mid 70s guild flamey blonde jumbo 12 made SEVERAL appearances, mostly being wrangled by poor Jedd

When you have an engineer as great as Brandon Bell, the sky is the limit sonically.

It’s almost like cheating working with him…like magic

June 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Galaxie 500”

Chapters
00:00 - Beauty


Notes
When it’s this hot and humid, there ain’t much a man can do expect get in the pool and make up riffs.

Do you guys also hear a Rhodes and all kinds of other instruments swirling around in the insane harmonics of this magical instrument, or is that just me ?

also interesting to note... first time in 1500 or so videos i have ever heard an iphone mic just totally glitch out at 0:31 in this video

June 27th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Short “The Coolest Cmaj7add9 In The World”

Chapters
00:00 - Lesson: Cmaj7add9 [8 7 <12> <12> <12> <12>]


Notes
Brought to you by Rob Ruff from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville.
He said he came up with that after listening to a lot of Jaco when he was a young man

June 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 654, Tom Bukovac, “Roselarry and Thyme”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair
03:17 - House band concerts and Paul Simon
05:09 - "Can't believe I am not cancelled yet."
06:31 - Vince Gill update / Having to pee onstage
07:42 - Playing: "Ooo, that's cool" / Timeless, iconic hit song that never was
09:29 - The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' / Instant universe
14:44 - '64 Gibson J-50 "Saddest guitar of all time"
14:52 - Lesson: Paul Simon riff (Scarborough Fair)
17:00 - Strumming with your thumb


Notes
Uncle Larry gets all folky with ya…and a little hippie too

…and like I said …centuries of wars fought and kingdoms won and lost over birds this hot …

• The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin...

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 652, Tom Bukovac, “Bare Knuckles Chording”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Soft tune
03:48 - Helloooo / Triple sessioneering
04:50 - "Why the G chord" / Whole tone Bluegrass lick / Showing passion in sessions
05:55 - Playing: '44 Gibson J45 Banner Head
07:17 - "Should learn to flatpick"
07:31 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Eq'ing guitars
08:24 - "Instead of vintage guitars?"
08:38 - 13s on an acoustic pulling off the neck
10:00 - Lesson: Boom chuck perfectly / A with high E string
12:09 - Lession: "What are those chords?" "What tuning?" / Cascading A G D
14:13 - Martin Shadetop?
15:22 - Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (Documentary Tom Bukovac did some music on)
16:47 - Lesson: Cool harmonics / Ugly hand chords
18:54 - Lesson: Figuring out the intro to this video [3 x 0 2 0 3] -> [2 x 2 2 0 2] -> [0 x 5 6 3 0] -> [x 0 7 6 9 0] - [4 x 6 4 4 0]


Notes
Uncle Larry answers some great VCB and shows you some chords that are guaranteed to pull a tendon or two…right after getting home from 9 hours of sessioneering.

Happy birthday dear Kris “Sandals” Donegan

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 651, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh 013’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Catchy tune on the Martin D-28 Herringbone
03:12 - Hello, friends / Triple day sessioneering
04:53 - "I eat the song" / "Takes a little longer to get there than I used to"
07:09 - Christmas songs
08:30 - Trifecta record
09:37 - Show: Widows Bay / Western movie: Rust
10:10 - Playing: Martin Herringbone
11:50 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow
14:50 - "You don't need them all"
15:57 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (rear-shifted)


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the boundless possibilities of some new strings on a sweet old 30’s Martin.

June 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 648, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Losing that piano feeling / '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone / Tommy Hambridge
05:03 - Hellcat / Jedd Hughes, Guthrie Trapp, Tom Bukovac - Trifecta
07:34 - The piano is back / New Country artist
11:17 - Les Paul Special and other guitars


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya his beat up old Bone in front of God and everybody

Touched by an uncle …

Hope you guys are all groovy

June 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 642, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustophrenia”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Martin D-28 Herringbone
01:55 - Hello friends / Pepe / Fender Mustang
03:00 - Ice Road Truckers / Chef movie
06:24 - CMA Festival?
07:09 - Slip on banana peel?
08:21 - Lesson: "Zeps" or "String squeaks"
10:10 - "They don't know what they don't know" / Learning lessons and crushing dreams
12:22 - Moving out of depression to positiveness
13:43 - Coffee / Selling guitars high / A.I. photo changing


Notes
Uncle Larry shreds on his 39 bone, a guitar which suffers from acute schizophrenia.

June 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 641, Tom Bukovac, “Beluga-Grass Festival”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
01:51 - What's up / "What the fuck's that chord Larry?"
02:40 - Love anything depressing
03:23 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Positive Downbeat Mentality"
04:06 - Beluga cat channel / Son wheelie
05:08 - "Should do a video with Bubba"
05:42 - Lesson: Alternative voicing
07:05 - "Would Jerry Reed...have a YouTube channel?"
08:15 - Negative Vince Gill video comments / Spoonfed vs. hard work
11:30 - Correction of video / Joan Jett / Playing: '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone
14:29 - Beluga cat
14:58 - Peter Frampton studio and coffee / Richard Landis
17:46 - Fun movie fact (Vanishing Point)
18:47 - Bekka Bramlett


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about many many things in a typical morning Homeskoolin’ ramble.

The French movie I was trying to think of was “Irreversible”…still to this day the darkest movie I have ever seen

The Richard Landis movie was called “Greetings”

Thank the Good Lord for the google

June 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Guitar You Can Grow Old With”

Chapters
00:00 - 000-18 for sale


Notes
Here’s a sweet one for you guys

A nice straight 1942 Martin OOO-18 that my dear friend Brandon Hood owns

All there except a non original case

20k plus shipping

If you wanna take a shot at this one email me at tombukovac@gmail.com and I’ll hook you up with Brandon