November 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Black Friday Course Details”

Chapters
00:00 - Exploring the rare colors
01:52 - Hello friends! / Black Friday / NFL / Playing
04:46 - Obessessed with learning history / PBS programming / Ken Burns - Donner Party


Notes
Grab the Course for a BIG 40% Off: https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
Make sure to use coupon code 2025BF for the discount!

oh...and in case you haven't seen him before, here's that tool that stalks me...
Does Tom Bukovac Have A Stalker? ‎⁨@501cho...

a beginner level guitar player from St Louis named Gus Penny...
he has literally devoted his ENTIRE LIFE to making hate videos about me....
it's pretty fuggin' weird friends, i ain't gonna lie

oh my God this video had me CRYING

if you're ever at a Chinese Buffet in the St Louis area, check out his little one chord white blues trio called "Blues In Babylon"

Gus is one of the best "croakers" on earth...it's like a brand new type of "vocalization" that he developed himself...it has been known to make any species of frog jealous

November 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Odds and Ends

Chapters
00:00 - '57 Rickenbacker Combo / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
01:07 - '57 Gibson ES-225
02:20 - '64 Fender Twin Reverb


Notes
Uncle Larry tries hard to keep everyone updated regarding all the endless wheelin and dealin that has taken place in recent weeks here at the Homeskoolin’ company headquarters …Larry and his team are working hard to keep all the viewers informed with up to the minute details showing all the insanity that comprises a normal day here at Homeskoolin Industries Worldwide

November 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 524, Tom Bukovac, “Antique-ing”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming some chords
05:13 - Good morning! / Brett Papa and recording at his house
06:18 - Creative power of 3 minds / NFL
08:52 - '50 Gibson Southern Jumbo
10:18 - Lesson: Tuning chord to know intonation
12:30 -Fender Vibrolux Reverb
12:47 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
13:08 - '60 Les Paul Junior Double-Cut Cherry
13:16 - '57 Les Paul Special Single-Cut
13:28 - '62 Guild Duane Eddy
14:07 - Thanks for "Vintage Verified" / Process and how it works
17:02 ' 64 Gibson Firebird and touching up color
20:40 - Great newish guitar players and who Tom likes / Derek Trucks, Marcus King, Gary Clark Jr.


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some flat top and gets into some heavy VCB

The fine work that has been performed on this old basket case Gibson SJ was done by Nathan Golliher at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville

He is AMAZING and I highly recommend him for any of your acoustic repair needs

Check out this old track if you wanna hear some vintage Uncle Larry…I was probably 25 when I did this record…it was pretty crude but you can hear all the Larryisms
Drive Right Into the Sun


If you want to check out the Vintage Verified website here ya go:
https://www.vintageverified.com/

Check out all the latest Homeskoolin merch here:
https://humbuckermerch.com/

If anyone is interested in these old guitars …all of the work is already done…they need nothing and they are running on all cylinders…you guys know how obsessive I am about that shit

1960 Les Paul cherry double cut
12k plus shipping

1957 Les Paul special tv single cut
24k plus shipping

1962 guild de-500 Duane Eddy model
5500 plus shipping

If anyone out there has a pre ‘64 Gibson L-5CES with humbuckers or a straight 59 tv junior with tortoiseshell guard and no excuses I am all ears on potential trades…
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you are interested in any of these instruments

If you feel like learning some in depth guitar shut check out this guitar course I made with Brett papa…it’s CHOCK FULL of ideas and concepts you can make your own:
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

If you wanna buy some super comfy original Homeskoolin merch go here…this is the OG stuff:
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...


If you feel like donating something to the cause:
My PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
My Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1

November 12th, 2025

Tom Bukovac Bonus Jam “Moon Goggles”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing in black and white


Notes
Happy Wednesday

November 8th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 523, Tom Bukovac, "Vintage Verified"

Chapters
00:00 - Vintage instrument verification


Notes
Well friends, you have probably heard me mention this new company in the past.

A vintage guitar authentication service right here in Nashville TN called “Vintage Verified”
http://www.vintageverified.com

They have finally officially launched their business and are offering their services to the world.
FINALLY, there is a way to use pure science and data (spectrometry, x ray, microscope etc) to determine whether the finishes, plastics and metals on our beloved old guitars is indeed original or not.

They are now a part of the Gruhn appraisal network, backed by several heavy hitters in the vintage world.
Check out the website to see the list of services and endorsees.

Special thank you to my friend Matt Swanson for joining us .

November 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 522, Tom Bukovac, “Offset America”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench hello friends / Cannot watch NFL Monday Night Football
01:27 - Michael Buble
02:34 - '64 Fender Jaguar
03:48 - Putting some 0.010 flats on it
08:22 - Jaguar mute (felt mute)
13:09 - Gordon Mote
15:42 - All set up and playing
17:39 - "The strangle switch"
18:16 - Jaguar vs. Jazzmaster / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry tweaks on a poor old neglected 64 lake placid blue jag with matching headstock that he has had laying around for ages

November 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 520, Tom Bukovac, “Slap-back Slab-Board Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Popping off a song
03:31 - Hello, friends! / Fighting a cold and playing with Guthrie
05:26 - Scott Henderson story about an empty night
07:26 - Organized event / John Oates, Mike Mills, Steve Gorman
10:15 - '60 Fender Telecaster / Coolest Tele with "2-tone" / '61 AC30 or Fender amp / Font
13:24 - Lesson: Nastiest, dirtiest guitar lick


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on last evening’s madness with a lovely old Telecaster Custom and a Tweed Deluxe both for 1960

October 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 513, Tom Bukovac, “Chords In Flight”

Chapters
00:00 - Doinking around
00:51 - Hey, friends / Checking in
02:16 - Lesson: You don't have to hit all the notes, just don't break rhythm
03:56 - Lesson: Key (ground / tonal center), chord progression (taking you away from tonal center and back)
05:20 - Lesson: The journey Root -> Flat 7 -> Weird chord -> Home
06:02 - Lesson: Flat 6 (intense) -> Possible Key change -> Three minor -> Four chord -> Blues -> Beatles -> Four minor
07:53 - Lesson: Four minor chord (most emotional)
09:14 - Lesson: Chords are like elevations
09:56 - Lesson: Country Western Swing - Yakety Sax
12:00 - Chord progression / Beatles chords
12:54 - Lesson: Beatles - Sexy Sadie / Recognize and detect chord progressions
15:35 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow
17:09 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Fender Twin Reverb


Notes
Uncle Larry…..chord progressions…you get the idea

I need 22k plus shipping for the 59 special

4k for the dead clean electric instruments 64 twin reverb

October 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 507, Tom Bukovac, “Work Work Work”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow Blues into noodling


Notes
I’ve been playing a LOT lately , can you tell?

Sorry I ain’t been around guys, it’s prime session season

Please check out this website , Gavin has been busting these ass to make these killer shirts available all over the world, including the US

please have a look friends…no fucking cheap ass gildans here
https://humbuckermerch.com

And dig that awesome car marshy drew!

September 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 504, Tom Bukovac, “Fusion In The Dark”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing to a loop
07:01 - Hello, friends! / Cheifs v Giants / Update
08:19 - Lesson: Poly chords (G F C G)
12:41 - Playing music with your kids
14:42 - Offended by a t-shirt / Politics


Notes
Uncle Larry slings some blue notes at ya’ after a long day of football and being a dad

It was way too late to turn back after i realized immediately that slide wasn’t gonna work on this, but you gotta give me points for trying

September 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “One Take Wonder”

Chapters
00:00 - Country picking
03:22 - Marshall company gift / European shirts


Notes
Hello friends, I just wanted to see what would happen if I really quickly did one take only to build a simple guitar and bass loop….and then quickly did one take only soloing on top of it

I’m all about the freshness of the spontaneous musical moment...and I'm also all about a 1960 slab board Tele Custom....what could possibly go wrong?

anyway, this is the result of my little one take experiment…hope you enjoy my friends

Also a little love here for our long suffering European friends who have been completely screwed in the Homeskoolin merch game since day one

this whole campaign is mainly designed a special treat for our friends across the pond..
although i do promise I will try to get some of these in the states too if you hound me enough.

Of course, in the true tradition of Homeskoolin' Inc., these shirts will be of the utmost quality and EXTREMELY soft and comfortable.

I will forward the ordering details as soon as they are officially available

Also, big thanks to Hugh Gilmartin and all our friends in the custom shop at Marshall Amplification for hooking me up with this sweet ass back panel.

September 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 503, Tom Bukovac, “Expectations”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing slow
07:58 - Hey guys / Douchebag comment / NFL / Playing
09:43 - Weed smoking coach
10:49 - Lesson: Blazing fast cross picking sweep
12:28 - '58 Fender Telecaster
14:08 - Life lessons
18:38 - Lesson: F# -> Bmaj climb
20:36 - Brett James passed away in plane crash


Notes
In this episode he plunks on some old Fullerton magic and addresses one of the great problem that plagues all of us ….expectations

September 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 501, Tom Bukovac, “Scottish Guitar Dreams”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, hello, hello... / NFL / Guitar Party extravaganza
03:26 - Playing / Homeskooler meet / Rumbleseat Strat fix
05:31 - Guitar Party new material next time / Scotland Guitar Dreams
07:36 - Lesson: Chord [8 10 10 9 10 7] (Cmaj7 13) / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a super fun gig that happened last night , and also talks about how excited he is to be a part of next years “Guitar Dreams” experience in Scotland

The exact dates aren’t decided yet but it’s gonna be somewhere around June or August of 2026.

August 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 495, Tom Bukovac, “Signature Shootout”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a foreign guitar
03:19 - Greg Koch guitar made by Reverand
05:27 - Blend control / Louder than fuck all
05:43 - '59 Fender Stratocaster
06:46 - Duesenberg Sessionman / Piezo
09:51 - Reverend neck pickup
10:48 - Stratocaster neck pickup
11:48 - Reverend neck pickup part 2


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya a couple cool new guitars that both score very high in the “versatility category"...AND the best sounding tube spring reverb unit ever made.

here are the factory specs of the Reverb Greg Koch Gristlemaster ST

Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristle ST Features:
S-style companion to Greg Koch’s signature Gristlemaster, with single-space Fishman Fluence multi-voice pickups
Slightly oversized chambered korina body with a raised center ridge
Roasted maple neck and fingerboard retain exceptional stability, even with environmental changes
12-in. radius offers a bend-friendly foundation with sleek playability all the way up to the 22nd fret
Medium oval neck profile designed to supply players of all styles and sizes with a fast, comfortable feel
Modified electronics section includes a push-pull boost, in addition to a blend control that mixes the neck/middle pickups into your current position on the 5-way switch
World-class hardware, including Reverend’s Pin-Lock tuners and a modernized S-style Wilkinson VS100N tremolo unit

PRICE
$1699


and here are the particulars of the Duesenberg Alliance Series Session Man

SEMI-HOLLOW BODY
The classic semi-hollow construction with bent sides, arched top and back and a solid centerblock provides a unique tonal response and feedback resistance.

GRAND VINTAGE HUMBUCKERS
Fitted with two GrandVintage Humbuckers for a wide, clear and defined tone without noise.
A benchmark for classic Humbucker tone.

PIEZO PICKUP
The additional Piezo pickup inside the bridge delivers increased transparency and nuance on demand.
Blend in with the Multi-Tone control.


Here is the website specs on the Ebo Customs E-Verb

E-verb
$1,650.00
Unrivaled high-fidelity reverberation
100% vacuum tube signal path
Full control over reverb drive level, reverb tone, wet/dry mix, and output gain
Front and rear panel inputs
Wet signal mute via footswitch or front panel toggle
19”W x 9”D x 6”H

August 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 492, Tom Bukovac, "The Lazy Old River”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing with the rubs
09:45 - Hey friends / Watkins amp
10:10 - Muscle Shoals
12:10 - Cypress Moon studio
13:03 - Fame
15:58 - Fender Telecaster
16:33 - Derek and the Dominos - I Am Yours / Eric Clapton and Dwayne Allman
19:13 - Note for note wasn't planned / Jimi Hendrix
21:10 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / Talent is no longer recognized / Before A.I.


Notes
Uncle Larry reminisces about the last couple days of freedom and adventure down by the lazy old river.
Special thanks to all the sweet home Alabama friends that made everything so fun for us

August 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 490, Tom Bukovac, “Barbecue Party”

Chapters
00:00 - Picking and a plucking
05:09 - Hello, friends! / Parties / Fender Telecaster
08:30 - Garage Sale and shootout
08:43 - Fender Telecaster Maple
09:36 - '60 Fender Telecaster slabboard
11:00 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Acoustic
12:48 - '69 Gibson SG
14:43 - Gibson "Satan's SG" SG
15:43 - Playing
16:50 - Princeton amp / Fiddling with the knobs
18:05 - Lesson: C#dom7 chord open B string


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some old honk on a magical top loader and shows a few cool instruments that are about to be released from captivity

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

Greg Voros in full rock star mode on the album cover thumbnail

(Greg Voros appears courtesy of Electra Records)

August 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 488, Tom Bukovac “Old Dogs & New Tricks”

Chapters
00:00 - Fender Tele playing
02:52 - Hi, friends! / Nashville birthdays and thanks
03:34 - Eddie Shay gift - Donald Fagan MXR script logo Phaser
04:21 - Vince Gill gig
05:03 - Tour gear hostage
05:43 - Pole piece adjustment
06:57 - '57 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop after pole piece adjustment
08:55 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Burst after pole piece adjustment
10:26 - '59 Custom shootout part 2 coming out


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some old honk on a 63 Tele before school

August 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 487, “Shootout At PAF Corral”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin a 3 pickup Gibson
02:29 - Hello, friends!
03:19 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
04:00 - Best bridge pickup ever heard
05:55 - Custom bridge
06:12 - '57 Goldtop bridge
07:18 - '58 Burst bridge
08:37 - Back to the Custom
09:17 - Custom bridge
09:37 - Goldtop bridge
10:12 - Burst bridge
10:50 - Burst acoustically
11:33 - Goldtop acoustically
12:13 - Custom acoustically
12:54 - Burst acoustically
13:16 - Goldtop acoustically
13:47 - Custom acoustically / Arguing about tonewoods


Notes
Uncle Larry woke up a little bored today so he figured it would be a good time to get people all riled up arguing about tone woods again

Cue all the comments about how one of these will “sit in the mix”…even though none of us have any idea whatsoever what the actual mix might be or what song we are working on hahaaa

August 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 485, “If You Play Old Strats You MUST Watch This!!!”

Chapters
00:00 - Nick Drushel puts a wire on a Strat
01:45 - Pickguard off / A look under the hood
02:25 - The Mod


Notes
After roughly 1200 videos, I’m finally gonna try doing one of those silly clickbait video titles just to see if it works hahaaa

In this video you will learn how to reversible modify your old Strat to get a tone control on the bridge pickup WITHOUT soldering

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Nick Drushel from Glaser Instrument Repair …

I have been a huge fan of this fella since I first met him 15 or so years ago…he has fixed HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of guitars for me…he never misses

Smart boy, damn good lookin boy, and a farmland Ohio boy….hope you guys enjoy and learn

here is the link to my instructional course friends:
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

August 13th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ “I’ve Always Pictured You Wearing Pants (Part 16)”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing for a friend


Notes
RIP Bobby