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March 24th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 595, Tom Bukovac, “Spring Cleanin’”
Chapters00:00 - Playing acoustic
02:44 - Checking in...
03:36 - '36 Martin D-18
06:09 - Grabbing the '38 Martin
06:32 - '38 Marting 000-18
06:53 - Playing: 000-18
08:27 - Playing: D-18
10:26 - Comparing it to a Neumann U67 microphone
13:01 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson J50 - $6,500
13:48 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Special - $22,000
14:42 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '80 Hamer Sunburst - $3,000
16:03 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '61 Fender 400 Pedal Steel - $2,500
Notes
Uncle Larry’s champagne tastes on a beer budget once again forces him to liquidate some gear he wasn’t planning on selling
As always …local pickup ALWAYS wins here
My email is tombukovac@gmail.com
59 J-50…I got 6k in it and I am trying to make 500 bucks on it…do the math
56 LP Special …22K plus shipping …ask any vintage dealer about that price…oh and don’t forget to tell them that it’s 9.5/10 condition
1980 Hamer Sunburst, a bit heavy but it’s a tone machine…set up PERFECTLY…priced VERY affordabily 3K
61 Fender 400 pedal steel…very low mileage and no rust whatsoever $2500.00
March 16th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Piano Black”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Les Paul Custom gettin' dirty
Notes
Back home after day one of a 5 day session run at Blackbird working for producer Jamie Kenney and pop sensation Max Mcnown
Feedback by Maestro
March 10th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mr. Chewy” (#1963 Marshall JTM-45 Offset)
Chapters00:00 - '63 Marshall JTM-45
Notes
A friend of mine wanted to hear this old 63 offset JTM-45 Marshall rig, so I made him this video .
Thought you guys might get a kick out of it too…this amp sounds so fuggin’ cool to me.
I can’t believe how chewy and gummy it is …such a unique sounding rig
March 9th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 589, Tom Bukovac, “Buddhism Made Easy”
Chapters00:00 - Raunch
01:33 - Hello, class! / Radio stations through the Watkins Scout / Chilling out
02:52 - Feeling like a dirty whore / Jamie French - The Hunter & Edge of Seventeen
06:37 - Hypochondria / CT scan and bloodwork
12:19 - Steely Dan body of work / Bodhisattva
15:09 - Acoustic change out and tuning
16:30 - Lesson: Steely Dan - Bodhisattva chords
20:28 - Drummer friend channel / Pedal steel
Notes
Uncle Larry plays some post test results rock and roll for ya on a lovely old Gibson solid body.
March 2nd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Bukysattva”
Chapters00:00 - Playing loop Steely Dan - Bodhisattva
Notes
the shine in your Japan…the sparkle in your China
March 1st, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 587.5 Tom Bukovac, “The Missing Piece Part 2”
Chapters00:00 - Playing the '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (new)
02:16 - Intonation part 2 / Bridge and studs
03:31 - Stabbed finger
04:11 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (original)
05:30 - Summary
05:55 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom P90 J.T.
07:01 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (new)
09:18 - Checking acoustic properties / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (new)
09:55 - Checking acoustic properties / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (original)
10:15 - Checking acoustic properties / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (new)
10:30 - Checking acoustic properties / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special (original)
10:39 - Checking acoustic properties / '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom P90 J.T. Ebony board
11:05 - It's the little things that make Rock n' Roll
Notes
Uncle Larry takes a victory lap on the old chopper 56 after beating it fully into submission ….damn this thing is pretty fuggin cool kids
March 1st, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 587, Tom Bukovac, “The Missing Piece”
Chapters00:00 - Guess, hello, friends
00:56 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:00 - Stash of parts
07:38 - Marshall amps / Dumble amps
13:02 - Fender vs Gibson guitars / Gibson L5
15:40 - Soul Power series
17:35 - Jizzboy / Pickup height / Tuning
21:34 - Playing / Intonation...
Notes
In today’s episode, Larry’s big reveal gets completely ruined by the discovery of a missing part …
but rest assured friends, he will live to fight another day …
until next time my friends
February 14th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 576, Tom Bukovac, “100% Pure Unobtainium...1963 Marshall JTM-45 Offset"
Chapters00:00 - One of the first 20 JTM45 amps that Jim Marshall made
06:00 - Good morning / Playing Marshall JTM45
09:00 - Analysis / Playing
10:11 - 4x12 Basketweave cab
12:52 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90/Firebird chopper
Notes
Uncle Larry, fresh out of bed, shows the class one of the rarest most collectible amps on planet Earth…
do you guys know what "JTM" in JTM-45 stands for?
in the video, i talk about the cabs being 2x10"s, but they are actually 2x12" cabinets
in my defense, i have been so infatuated with this head that i have paid very little attention to these cabinets
February 12th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 575, Tom Bukovac, “Community”
Chapters00:00 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquose
05:10 - "What is the point...to leave it alone?"
07:30 - Carfax for guitars
10:00 - "Most heinous chop job?" / '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
12:20 - Preamps in acoustics / Van Halen / Brent Mason Telecaster
16:23 - Fiberglass / Carbon fiber splines
23:04 - Neck sets
26:41 - Groove Master bridge and innovations at Glaser
30:00 - Tom Murphy / Tom Bukovac innovation on the hush about a Stratocaster
Notes
Uncle Larry visits with the boys from Music City Bridge to discuss a very cool 1965 Stratocaster that found it’s way to it’s current owner through a very real and very organic network of people working together simply trying to help each other out.
After 30 plus years of living in Nashville, I can tell you that there is a very strong sense of community here, and we are all very thankful for that.
This guitar was originally consigned at Music City Vintage for a LOT of money due to the rarity of the ocean turquoise custom color.
I saw it there and immediately fell in love with it, and decided to feature it in one of my videos thinking that someone out there with way more money than I have might be interested in it.
My dear friend Matt Swanson saw that video and said that he would buy the guitar, but ONLY if the store was cool with having the guitar inspected by the guys at Vintage Verified to MAKE SURE that the finish is original.
You may remember me telling you about Vintage Verified, they use spectrometry and other amazing technology to analyze finishes, plastic and metal. They can tell if a guitar is straight or not, which is very important when you are spending THAT kind of dough.
Vintage Verified inspected the guitar, confirmed that it is indeed authentic. It had already been refretted once, but it was not a great fret job, so they suggested that the guitar be refretted again properly.
Matt agreed, so it was sent over to Glaser Instrument Repair so that Nick Drushel could give it to the bad ass fret job that the guitar deserves.
This whole thing is a great example of how the guitar community in this town works…there are so many great people and great resources here.
It’s truly amazing and I am THRILLED to be a small part of this great big beautiful karmic wheel .
Hope you enjoy the video friends
It stars :
Joe Glaser
Nick Drushel
Josh Rawlings
February 11th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 574, Tom Bukovac, “Tuxedo Black”
Chapters00:00 - Salud / Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom setup
20:07 - Tuning
20:23 - Playing Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom
23:02 - Playing '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
24:05 - Playing Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom,
24:41 - Playing P90 / Playing '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
Notes
Homeskoolin’ Volume 574, Tom Bukovac, “Tuxedo Black”
February 6th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 573, Tom Bukovac, “P-90 Orgy”
Chapters00:00 - Rockin' out the '61 Gibson SG P90s
01:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
03:01 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
04:42 - '61 Gibson SG
05:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
06:13 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
07:06 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special acoustically
07:40 - '61 Gibson SG acoustically
08:30 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom acoustically
08:56 - "Staple pickup is a bit different"
09:53 - Public access to my financial records
14:08 - Shootouts
14:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquoise
Notes
Uncle Larry unleashes some retro P-90 madness in a trio of some of the finest guitars ever made during the golden era of the greatest guitar company in the history of mankind.
and totally unrelated to guitars...but equally fascinating...this is a fucking AWESOME documentary, VERY well done and very insightful.
Good way to spend an hour, you will CERTAINLY learn something here my friends.
February 4th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 572, Tom Bukovac, “The 9.5 And Up Club”
Chapters00:00 - Hello Homeskoolers' / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:52 - Playing Gibson Les Paul Special acoustically
04:21 - Fender Vibra Amp
04:36 - Playing Gibson Les Paul Special through amp
10:26 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale ('69 Fender Telecaster & parts bass)
Notes
Good evening friends …just wanted to show you a recent arrival to the endless carousel that we call “The Homeskoolin’ Shipping & Receiving Department”
The Lord works in mysterious ways …I just sold two of these 50s LP Specials over the past couple months, and yet another one shows up on my doorstep
Special thanks to my new friend Dale Cross for smuggling this fine one owner specimen across state lines
I’ll figure out what I have into that 69 bigsby tele …somewhere in the 9K range friends …and that restored 68 Tele bass is gonna be 2500
Let me know if anyone is interested
January 29th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 567, Tom Bukovac, “Grinder”
Chapters00:00 - Playing the best pickup ever owned
05:27 - "Hear an ebony board"
05:56 - How's everyone doing? / '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
06:50 - Fuck you Steve Cutler and retraction
07:17 - Lesson: Lush-ass chord [7 9 6 8 0 0]
08:56 - The Castle recording studio
09:22 - Lesson: B6sus -> C6maj7
10:40 - What a Gibson PAF should sound like
11:21 - Gibson Firebird III selling guitar
13:24 - Buying a Fender Telecaster / Lightweight guitars
14:58 - Sold a bunch of gear
15:22 - Lesson: Sliding down sixths / Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Notes
Uncle Larry grinds up some fresh PAF for you to put on your tone salad
January 20th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 564, Tom Bukovac, “Goodbye Goldtop Hat”
Chapters00:00 - Playing somber tunes
05:24 - Hello, friends / Getting ready for storm / Michael Buble
07:27 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
08:29 - Lesson: Em (1 x 5 5 0 3) -> A7 (x 0 4 5 0 2)
09:41 - Guitar is set up perfectly allows expression to the highest
10:37 - Steven Wilson
12:19 - Jim Irsay gig
14:13 - Playing
16:35 - Jim Irsay gig footage
Notes
Uncle Larry refects on a day of sessioneering and discusses the ins and outs of preparing for an ensuing winter storm with young lads to take care of….all whilst channeling Mingus and Lester, filtered through a very English lens…that then gets squeezed through the heart of Cleveland through a blonde Bassman….
and God bless Jimmy Irsay…miss you every day buddy
TAGS
January 19th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 562, Tom Bukovac, “Carandolet In The Wind”
Chapters00:00 - Playing a strange Les Paul
00:58 - Hello, dear friends / Carondelet Pickups
02:25 - Carondelet bridge
02:55 - '59 PAF bridge
03:51 - Carondelet bridge
04:18 - Gibson ES-335 PAF bridge
05:02 - Carondelet bridge
05:39 - Pickup height / It all sounds great
06:40 - Sometimes mismatched coils inside pickup
07:48 - Just listen to midrange / '59 PAF
08:21 - ES-335 PAF
08:45 - Carondelet (scooped) / Thoughts
10:00 - Carondelet neck pickup / NFL
Notes
Uncle Larry tries out some lovely new PAF style pickups that his dear friend Owen Barry brought him to try.
Check out this site friends
https://www.carondeletpickups.com/
…and totally unrelated, I think this might be the hardest I have ever laughed at an Instagram clip in my entire life :
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTq5hP...
and happy birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King....even though today is actually not your birthday
December 27th, 2025
Homeskoolin Volume 548, “Tube Amps Are Dead”
Chapters00:00 - Playing through the '62 Vox AC15
03:10 - Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
06:13 - Amp volume
07:32 - Volume control
08:53 - NFL / Parker Edmonson
Notes
Can you tell I grew up on Skynyrd?
Uncle Larry takes a stroll through the tonal offerings of one of the best sounding amps I have ever played through in my entire life …this fawn 62 Vox AC-15 I just recently acquired.
My god man
I just wish you all could be in the room to hear this shit
I also cannot tell you what a kick I get out of all these RIDICULOUS videos that people are putting up talking about how tube amps are dead ….not in this town they’re not
Hope yall had a great Christmas
Here’s that fella I mentioned …this is quite the rabbit hole friends..dude can fix anything
Doing the Charleston and driving my 1928 D...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbvHYNvXZV4
December 21st, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 547, Tom Bukovac, “Patent Sticker Shoes”
Chapters00:00 - Hello friends / Look-alike son / Pickups (PAF)
04:42 - Driving for Mr. Larry / '62 Vox Fawn AC15 2x12 Candy Panel
06:03 - Sold '57 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop and '58 Gibson Les Paul Burst / Mortgage
08:37 - PAF sticker
13:22 - AC15
14:41 - Chili soup / NFL / Caved bridge / Tuning
16:00 - Playing / Fender amp
Notes
Uncle Larry opens the neck pickup tomb of his recently acquired 63 335 and releases some bomb shell news to the Homeskoolin community.
And COMPLETELY unrelated, I’ve been on this planet for a pretty long time friends…and this is one of the most fucked things I have ever seen.
I can’t tell how pissed off this makes me
This poor woman
Savannah acid attack: Woman severely burne...
December 13th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 541, Tom Bukovac, “Kalamazoo Reflections”
Chapters00:00 - '61 Gibson SG Les Paul
05:52 - Mike Bloomfield about Sunburst Sustain
07:29 - Greg Voros and Julio pickguard for ES-335 / Greg Voros expertise
11:39 - Alan Parker project / Dan Auerbach
24:10 - Playing
29:19 - Compare it to the best bridge pickup ('59 Gibson Les Paul Custom)
Notes
Uncle Larry restrings his dear beloved son Marshall’s lovely old chopper 61 SG/LP and reflects upon decades of wins and losses for the greatest guitar making company in the history of life on this planet.
For your amusement, here's an actual comment i got on this channel a couple days ago from a YouTuber called "620photo" after i posted a free video of me playing my 36 ES-150 with that glorious woody sounding Chuck Christian pickup.
"I used to get excited for these long videos. Where I knew he was gonna play for five or six minutes and talk for 20. Personally, I don't come here to hear him play, even though he is amazing. I come here for his great words of wisdom and great stories. I got excited to see a 25 minute video just to find out it's 15 minutes of playing jazz crap"
welcome to my world friends....i mean, seriously...how do you even respond to something in this "IQ range"?
well... anyway...it is true that 99% of the people that watch this channel are super cool...this fella is clearly a "one percenter"...
so, if you are indeed learning/growing/or just plain being entertained by all the bizarre things that take place on this channel, you might consider placing a little gratuity in the corporate tip jar....all proceeds go directly to Tom Bukovac...(not Uncle Larry)
Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
If you want to see some cool Homeskoolin merch go here friends...nice comfy t shirts with some cool new designs.
https://humbuckermerch.com
December 12th, 2025
Homeskoolin' Volume 540, Tom Bukovac, "Perfect Match"
Chapters00:00 - All over the fretboard
03:51 - Hello, friends! / Late Friday night
04:20 - Son's '61 Gibson SG Special
05:34 - Jedd and Guthrie record
06:02 - '52 Gibson Les Paul P90 Goldtop / Finding the magic pickup
Notes
Thank you to everyone who helped make this crazy little dream of putting an old mini humbuck in the bridge of my sweet old featherweight 52 goldie a reality
Nick Drushel
Bubba Sarley
Dave Hinson
Greg Voros
Peter Scajcsik
I TRULY appreciate all of you