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February 6th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 275, Tom Bukovac, “You Go On TV With Hair Like That?”
Chapters00:00 - Strumming some Heavenly tunes
03:15 - Hello, friends! / That Pedal Show / Episode 275
04:23 - Gibson Doubleneck and some sounds
05:06 - Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
06:52 - Toby Keith, RIP
10:00 - Rick Beato video
10:22 - Epiphone rabbit hole
11:22 - Lesson: Cool lick / Gibson Doubleneck sounds
12:09 - Movies: Mighty Wind & Best In Show
13:25 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ever get nervous? / Don't read music
15:23 - Nervous about getting sick on stage / In charge of a gig and something going wrong
16:50 - Andy Gellison rework of Doubleneck
17:30 - Mortified at past recordings at all?
Notes
bed head Larry plays ya' a little early morning blues and pays tribute to a dear old departed friend
tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958…amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modelers...
and now for some fucking GENIUS comedy...
September 27th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 245, Tom Bukovac, "Chops Vs Feel"
Chapters00:00 - 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
July 30th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 232, Tom Bukovac, "Ice Breaker Blues"
Chapters00:00 - That playing that hits you right there
03:39 - Hello, friends! / Early morning Larry
04:00 - Lesson: Old Larry trick with a lot of Soul (2 chord progression)
06:30 - Thank yous
08:45 - Robert Keeley - Nobel Screamer / Halo
09:20 - Guitar nerd chat / Support your pedal friends
12:15 - Goodbye to Donnie Baker
12:55 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Jim Irsay Boston gig
13:45 - Peter Wolfe
14:24 - Selling gear? Buying?
15:45 - Car shopping with motorhead Scank
16:40 - '61 Fender Telecaster / Callaham stainless steel compensated saddles
17:51 - Telecasters happening in the '60s
19:20 - Slab board (Brazilian fretboard)
19:45 - Super low pickup height / Selector
20:20 - Mud cap and playing it as a bass / Playing
22:12 - 1970 Monte Carlo
Notes
Uncle Larry answers some VCB and talks about his favorite "soundcheck song".
Here is some CLASSIC Donnie Baker for anyone who doesn't know....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrDXm-iTEWs
rest in peace brother
if you guys feel led to throw something in the jar...
my PayPal address is tombukovac@gmail.com
May 9th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 214, Tom Bukovac, "The Viking Scale"
Chapters00:00 - Jamming on some strings
01:13 - Demonstration of ashtray (faraday cage) on a guitar (with and without)
02:00 - Hello / Box of Rock rehousing / Greg Voros coffee
03:08 - Speed playing around
03:28 - Lesson: "The Viking Scale"
04:12 - "Original Ace Hendrix Strap"
04:35 - '54 Esquire / Playing
05:45 - Ashtray cover back on comparison
05:58 - Pedals (Simulate ashtray cover / Snare rattle)
06:44 - Joe Glaser & Music City Bridge cool idea
07:15 - Tele bridge pickup in guitar demo
08:16 - Steel guitar playing / Waylon Jennings
09:13 - "Learn how to fix a Wurlitzer"
09:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ebo comedic timing
10:00 - Grammar helping a viewer / Session players humor and getting serious
11:45 - Bohemian Grove
13:22 - Double slide / Learning new tricks
14:17 - Lesson: New trick / Doubling track
16:37 - The Gear Page and the ODR-1 / Social Media is not cool
Notes
Uncle Larry filets and pan fries the VCB and plunks around on a nice old slab of golden age Fullerton Fender.
April 12th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “TV Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Kelly Clarkson show taping (behind the scenes)
02:51 - Sound of the room
Notes
On the job site
Doing one song with Caitlyn Smith for the Kelly Clarkson show that airs May 11th
March 31st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Special Episode, “Uncle Larry's Hearing Test”
Chapters00:00 - Pedals, pedals, and more pedals (Duelist, Memory Man, etc.)
04:30 - XTS pedal tester
07:18 - Test setup
10:32 - Test starts / Klon
12:18 - Ibanez - Mostortion
13:22 - Nobels - ODR-1
14:30 - Ibanez - Tube Screamer
14:39 - Klon
16:15 - Analog Man - King of Tone
16:48 - Nobels - ODR-1
18:07 - Redo / Ibanez - Tube Screamer
18:29 - Klon
18:39 - Stand outs / Nobels - ODR-1
18:50 - Ibanez - Tube Screamer
19:07 - Analog Man - King of Tone
19:25 - Results of old pedal test
20:40 - More modern pedals / Test setup
22:35 - MXR - Timmy / Brighter hands (Ford Thurston)
23:49 - KingTone - HeavyHand
25:05 - Pedaltrain - Nightlight Distortion
25:25 - Comparison: HeavyHand vs. Nightlight / Cars - Dangerous Type
27:50 - Strymon - Sunset / Randy Rhoads - Crazy Train
30:36 - Browne Amplification - Atom / Atom vs. Nightlight
32:15 - Results of new pedal test
33:45 - Nobels vs. Nobels / Differences
38:10 - Clean sound
38:40 - Marshall - Bluesbreaker
39:17 - Roger Mayer - Voodoo-1 / Michael Landau
40:32 - Nobels vs. Nobels test setup
41:11 - Nobels mini (4)
41:43 - Nobels (2) / Mini (4) vs. (2)
42:45 - Nobels (1)
43:08 - Nobels (2)
43:26 - Nobels (3)
44:11 - Swapped pots
44:30 - (3) vs. (1)
45:00 - Mini (4) vs. (1)
46:00 - Roger Mayer - Voodoo-1 (palate cleanser) / Runthrough test
47:15 - Pedal runthrough
50:28 - Results of the Nobels / Runthrough again with matched volume
Notes
Uncle Larry doing a blind pedal shootout where it is absolutely impossible to “listen with your eyes” like people sometimes do....special thank you to all the sweet friends who helped put this video together....credit list below.
Starring
Ryan Nixon and Brett Moore from guitareffectspedals.com
https://www.guitareffectspedals.com
And:
Barry O Neal and Greg Walton from XTS pedalboards
https://xacttone.com/info/
March 16th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 201, Tom Bukovac, "Pedalmania!!"
Chapters00:00 - Some raunchy guitar
01:45 - Hi, friends! / Many videos and thanks
03:20 - Gear review demo / Pedal nuisance
05:30 - Empress - Compressor / Greer - Black Mountain / Eastside Music Supply - Brown Amplification Atom / Coppersound Killswitch
08:00 - Base sound (amp and reverb)
09:00 - Brown Amplification Atom
10:15 - Black Mountain Crunch Drive / Lightspeed
13:20 - Proud of this channel and Positive energy
13:55 - Roger Mayer Voodoo
14:30 - Compressor
17:10 - Killswitch
Notes
Uncle Larry makes an exception to his long standing rule of not doing gear demos on his channel....by the way...it's Friday in my mind.
November 13th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The First Night We Fell In Love”
Chapters00:00 - Empress ParaEQ Deluxe pedal showcase
Notes
Here’s a long form video strictly for the true tone freak weirdos out there.
Don’t even bother watching this if you are one of those guys that plays through a modeling amp instead of a real tube amp because it’s “good enough” and “no one can tell the difference anyway”
Taking you back to October 11 2022 here….the first time i ever heard the magical new Empress Para EQ pedal.
Picture me sitting in my kitchen late one night with a pretty stout buzz on, trying out a bunch of weird bass pedals with my buddy Renn (who has perfect hearing) tweaking the controls and Ford on the camera, when i said “hey dudes, we should check out this new empress pedal the guy sent me”
As you can see here we were all immediately taken by it’s expensive sound.
Through an iphone mic, you might need headphones to really hear the subtle differences this thing gives you, but trust me, in the room it is hardly subtle.
Thank you for all the kind words about the recent videos.
You guys are awesome
November 3rd, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “New Pedal Alert”
Chapters00:00 - Amazing sounding, tranquil playing
02:56 - Hello, kids!
03:00 - Mysterious pedal / Empress ParaEQ MKII Deluxe
04:50 - Demonstration
Notes
If you record guitars, go buy this
October 21st, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 169, Tom Bukovac, “The Recycler”
Chapters00:00 - Slow melodic playing
04:00 - Hello, class! / '67 Dick Butkus card
04:45 - Amazing Dawgs band
06:30 - ToneQuest
07:38 - Mysterious prototype pedal / Gamechanger gear
12:10 - VCB / "What goes through your head?" (Melodies)
15:36 - Just music
16:30 - "Time for another CD" / Trip The Witch
17:31 - Duesenberg guitar / Lesson: B-Bender
Notes
Uncle Larry evokes some haunting memories of distant Homeskoolin’ melodies that flitter about in the chilly October wind like laughing ghosts.
…and answers some VCB
you guys can donate to Homeskoolin’ anytime you want…a good portion of the proceeds go to the fine people at Annheuser Busch LLC
Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
...and did you guys know Larry made a solo album a while back?
it's called “Plexi Soul” and you can can find it right here: https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album...
...and did you know that Larry made an instrumental record with Dean Deleo from Stone Temple Pilots called "Trip The Witch"?
you can find that here: https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/alb...
...and did you know that comfy Homeskoolin' merch of all types is available?
just go here to see it....https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...
September 29th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Big Fish In A Big Pond”
Chapters00:00 - Recording pedal steel in the studio
06:47 - Drum playing and lesson
Notes
A brief chat with two of the baddest cats to ever put on a pair of headphones….Paul Franklin and Victor Indrizzo.
September 28th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Pedal Board Cam”
Chapters00:00 - Footage: Pedalboard cam
04:30 - Guitar playing / Heart - Even It Up
10:12 - Ann Wilson greetings / Ann Wilson - Black Wing
17:00 - Ann Wilson - Greed
20:30 - Heart - Magic Man
26:45 - Tom solo / Heart - Crazy On You
33:25 - The Who - Rain On Me
39:15 - Band intro / Heart - Barracuda
44:30 - Heart - Straight On
50:10 - Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
Notes
Ann Wilson live, Sunday September 25th in Houston Texas….opening for Jeff Beck and The ZZ Tops…
In case you were ever wondering what pedal changes Larry makes on what songs, here ya go As my dear friend Joe Vitale once said watching me on a session….”Buko, it looks like you’re trying to put out a fire”
Hope you enjoy
September 21st, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Small Miracle”
Chapters00:00 - Session gear and Marshalls
Notes
When something virtually impossible happens to you, you just HAVE to share it with your friends right?
August 8th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 157, Tom Bukovac, “Taken By Fierce Bliss”
Chapters00:00 - Soaring intro playing
02:38 - Hello, everyone! / Home again and Germany
03:48 - Wacken, Germany show
07:23 - Uli Jon Roth
09:45 - Eleanor Jane thanks
10:51 - Change setlist?
11:38 - Lesson (song - Greed) / Power of music
13:30 - Transport gear? / Pedalboard
Notes
Back in the homeland after a long long journey, Larry recalls some of the highs and lows of the last few crazy days…the Session Man Abroad if you will….if you must….
Very sincere thank you to all of you for supporting the show…Uncle Larry’s small but mighty army is slowly approaching 70,000 members….and believe me, i know how hard it is to make the commitment of clicking on a video of an old guy teaching guitar when there are so many “shorts” on youtube of hot girls wearing yoga pants.
I appreciate all the kind words and all the kind donations…i truly hope that you all are learning things and that these videos help shine some light on the madness of the music business.
Mostly i hope they inspire all you people out there to accomplish the nearly impossible dream all musicians share….the dream where we ask the universe to provide us “a living” solely from playing an instrument.
Heres the tip jar links if you want to donate
Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
July 8th, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Session Update “Everybody Loves Danny”
Chapters00:00 - Back stage gear tour
04:00 - Danny Dugmore
Notes
Day two of a three day odyssey….special guests, our beloved Bryan Sutton and the legendary Dan Dugmore…check out his credits on allmusic.com kids…a true session man.
July 1st, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Volume 155, Tom Bukovac, “Bubba’s Big Jam”
Chapters00:00 - Some jammin playing
01:23 - Intro...Hello, class! / Thanks
03:01 - Special "Fuck Off to that guy"
03:32 - Viewer appreciation
04:16 - Getting sentimental / Joe Walsh / Greg Sarley
06:41 - Big Jam Distortion
07:56 - Pre Rocked Pedals
08:25 - Big Jam pedal demonstration
10:53 - Turning up the gain
11:24 - "into hair band guitar players?"
12:23 - Rainbow Room
12:45 - More of the Big Jam
13:30 - Playing an open ringing string with finger picking
Notes
A little tribute to the guy who got me into all this shit…
Gregor Sarlija…
Which turned into Greg Sarley at Ellis Island…
Which turned into Bubba P on prospect ave in the 70s
The progenator of the Multivox Big Jam Distortion pedal
If you are enjoying this insanity please hit the tip jar
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Venmo @Tom-Bukovac-1
Oh, and there’s trivia too: Name the asshead that came up with this famous quote
“Did you ever notice how all of Tom’s “dear friends” are selling something”
June 22nd, 2022
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Every Bachelor’s Dream Kitchen”
Chapters00:00 - Tour cancelled / Behind the Homeskoolin' show
01:15 - Loop for students to try to do something with
Notes
See, the thing that women don’t realize is that this is exactly what most men REALLY want their kitchen to look like. Take a stab at this loop kids….trickier than it seems for just two chords.
TAGS
December 1st, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 117, Tom Bukovac, “What??? He’s Talking About GEAR????”
Chapters00:00 - Hello, class!
00:16 - Pedal browsing
00:51 - Pedalboard
02:29 - Playing
04:35 - Beer trouble
05:09 - Dean Cadillac
06:20 - Nobles overdrive shootout explanation
07:38 - Clean sound
08:40 - Original overdrive
09:22 - Newer overdrive
10:09 - Back to original
10:21 - Back to newer
10:34 - Notes
11:03 - One more time with original
11:15 - One more time with newer
11:50 - Conclusion
Notes
A rare dissertation from your Uncle Larry about the ups and downs of life in the mild distortion lane.
Disclaimer…this video is intended for amusement only…i COMPLETELY understand that any gear comparison demo done with an iphone microphone is a ridiculous waste of time….no user serviceable parts inside….if swallowed, get medical help immediately or contact a poison control center…objects in the rear view may be larger than they appear.
Unrelated….just WAIT until you guys see how cool the two new Plexi Soul shirts are that our resident genius Ryan Conover designed….Ryan is responsible for all the previous HS t shirt designs (except the very first one which was designed by my dear friend Eric Crilli)….i think you guys are gonna dig it the most
October 28th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Update…PLEASE read the video description below!
Chapters00:00 - Mini pedalboard build
Bandcamp links:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul-homeskoolin-edition
Notes
As soon as i know the link to the bandcamp website where the album will be posted for sale, i will pin it on the comments for this video.
Dearest Nathan from Duesenberg proposed a brilliant idea. In an effort to include EVERYONE….we are gonna do it this way. Everyone who buys both copies of the record will automatically be entered into a drawing that will most likely happen on Christmas morning….the winner will receive a new Duesenberg Session Man guitar.
I want this to be a two part contest type deal…I'm thinking part one is the drawing where EVERYONE who buys both versions of the record can win….part two will be for all the players out there…where we will give away an Ebo Customs amp to whoever wins the playing portion.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND!!!!
This is all still being put together and nothing is carved in stone here. I will present all the final details about the contest situation as soon as they are officially cemented I swear.
I want to sincerely thank my dear friends at XTS pedalboards here in Nashville for throwing this killer little fly board together for me on VERY short notice…these guys are the absolute greatest and i appreciate them so much.
Stay tuned for the link to my silly record guys…thank you SO MUCH for your continued support of the channel.
I can’t express how much i cherish the heartfelt comments many of you have sent about how i have helped so many of you get through covid with these lessons…it means the world to me and i hope you all know that.
Rock on brothers
October 5th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 113, Tom Bukovac, “Planet TD1”
Chapters00:00 - Bedtime quiet playing
02:41 - What's up, guys / Intro
03:15 - Trip The Witch - Planet TD-1 explanation
03:41 - Planet TD-1 lesson (Key G minor)
06:00 - Further explanation / Plasma Pedal
07:10 - Bending in general
08:17 - Gilmour playing / P90s
08:50 - Jam riff / loop lesson / Chord explanations
13:09 - "Boomer" bending / Shake it off
14:03 - Putting power into bending / Push fingers together
14:51 - Hillbilly outro playing
15:44 - Link Wray - Rumble playing
Notes
A not so brief discussion about bending and a couple tunes you can learn if you’re muy bored.
Thank you guys so much for the flood of positive feedback about the Trip The Witch record….it means the world to Dean and myself.
Stay tuned for a my solo record which is coming VERY soon….in two formats…one with my annoying solos, and one with space for YOUR annoying solos.
You guys are awesome, thanks for the continued support….and to the 11 people who religiously watch every video i put up and still thumbs down it, suck a dick.
Homeskoolin’ merch available at www.guitarhouse.net
Paypal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1