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June 7th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Oh, Hey Man..."
Chapters00:00 - Intro to Robert Baker
04:20 - Fender Esquire
06:00 - Potientiometer codes
Notes
Uncle Larry gets a visit from a friend and well known YouTuber, dearest Robert Baker….who just happened to move here to the great country of Nashville .....a place that is completely isolated in it's own economic and social bubble.... and thusly absolutely impervious to any of the "economic woes" that may happen to occasionally devastate the rest of the United States at any given time.
Welcome my son….welcome….to…the machine….
...and if anyone wants to see ol' Uncle Larry plunkin' it waaaaaay back in 1996 on a major television broadcast check this out.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6D23KvsN8
if anyone is interested in purchasing dear Robert's '58 Esquire for 15K with nice tweed case email me at tombukovac@gmail.com
June 7th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Field Trip, “The Jeff Senn Guitar Laboratory”
Chapters00:00 - Intro to Jeff Senn / Weight
01:10 - Gig bag stains the guitar / Synthetic materials interaction
02:30 - John Suhr
03:00 - Tom's Senn Strat backstory / DiMarzio Virtual Vintage / Maple neck
04:43 - Headstock story & backstory of meeting
06:30 - Relic'd guitars
09:15 - Wear pattern and cartoonish looks
14:45 - Building the guitar
15:40 - Maple neck into rosewood fretboard / headstock
21:00 - Amount of Senn guitars
21:47 - Pickups in the guitar / Ilitch
24:15 - The reveal / Lollar Blackface / '64s
28:10 - Eric Johnson / The Gear Page / Myths - hear it, it is true
31:27 - Single 12" combo amp and switching wiring on speaker / Speaker on side
34:40 - Sound is only 1 thing in a guitar / Professional athlete analogy and finding differences in equipment
35:35 - Finding inspiration
36:25 - Pool cue & tool analogies
39:45 - How do I get a Jeff Senn guitar?
43:00 - Tour of shop and gear
47:45 - Jeff Senn bridge for Silvertone / Continued tour
Notes
Larry takes a trip to visit his dear old friend Jeff Senn.
June 6th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 226, Tom Bukovac, "Strat Tuesday"
Chapters00:00 - Intro cover
00:40 - Hello, class! / The Stratocaster
04:23 - Booker T. Jones / Playing by ear vs. knowing chords
05:25 - J.D. Simo / Wah-wah
07:40 - Setup / Jeff Senn pickups? / Suhr silent system
09:18 - Jeff Senn - Bridge pickup
09:45 - Bridge on a Strat will cut your face off
11:16 - '62 Strat - Bridge pickup / Vince Gill
12:43 - '63 Strat - Bridge pickup
13:35 - Senn Strat - Bridge pickup part II
14:03 - '62 Strat - Bridge pickup part II
14:37 - '63 Strat - Bridge pickup part II
15:05 - '63 Strat - Neck pickup
15:40 - '62 Strat - Neck pickup
16:23 - Senn Strat - Neck pickup
17:00 - Lesson: Bob Schmidty lick
17:58 - '63 Strat - Neck pickup part II
18:31 - 3-way switch
19:00 - '63 Strat - Middle pickup
20:00 - Out of hundreds of pre-CBS Strats - "this is the best"
20:34 - Senn Strat - Middle pickup
21:05 - Trigger Hippy & Senn Strat story
22:40 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Expound on Chuck Berry
23:47 - Plexi Soul part II? Guthrie project, then Dean project
24:30 - Tone is heavy... / National New Yorker thanks and donations
25:17 - Recipe for a good comment? / "Hey Tom!"
26:03 - Flatwounds vs. Roundwound & raunch / Dan Auerbach / Pre-aged strings
28:25 - Favorite album cover art
30:00 - Marshall's hiss? / Some old 100W Marshall heads are quiet
31:18 - Blind tests
32:19 - Tape hiss...love it
32:30 - Sound wizard
32:50 - Lesson: Capistan reverb sound / Firebird video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztsptU_XIPk
34:48 - Wynonna Judd memories & Dave Letterman
Notes
Uncle Larry cracks open the VCB and gives you a tour of all 3 pickups.
June 5th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Ye Olde Tyme Chopper Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Some ole time Blues fiddlin'
Notes
Uncle Larry has a go at a totally chopped 62 Epi Crestwood straight into his old Gretsch 6161.
you guys might get a kick outta dis...
1998
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws6D23KvsN8
June 5th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 225, Tom Bukovac, "Deuce & A Cawtahh"
Chapters00:00 - Full body guitar, ZZ Top-esque playing
04:48 - "Good tone is heavy and hard to carry" / Summer camp / Thanks for 20 million views
06:15 - Epiphone amps / Smashing reverb tank & hot swap guitar
07:30 - Sticky shirt and wearing out the guitar
08:00 - Analog tape hiss
08:50 - Magic Sam & raunchy guitar
10:03 - Chuck Berry raunchiness
11:00 - Lesson: Rhythym percussive thing & picking / Blues playing
14:30 - Love for the Firebird
14:40 - Steely Dan singing / Believe in what you sing, it's great
16:16 - "Night Bob" roady / Becker
17:10 - Keep up the good work / Guitar comparison comments / Doubleneck
19:40 - Blind guitar test discussion / Listening with your eyes
21:50 - Donald Fagen pronounces "Oregon"
22:10 - Early '60s Epiphone Zephyr amp
23:30 - 1940 National New Yorker (Memphis Minnie)
Notes
Uncle Larry shows you how to do a long forgotten ancient technique of picking the guitar.
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 225 free guitar lessons...despite Dominic Hudson's best efforts to deter them.
You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1
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
and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to 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/
June 3rd, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 224, Tom Bukovac, "OJ Test Results"
Chapters00:00 - Slow intro playing
02:10 - Class! / Blind contest and Les Paul Burst
04:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / First video edit?
04:28 - Steely Dan, Gretsch, and the love for them, or dislike / "Don't Take Me Alive"
10:00 - Modes, jazz, mill hunky
10:40 - Yahct Rock / Christopher Cross
14:30 - Reverb and Steely Dan bone-dry guitars
15:00 - Steely Dan - Chain Lightning / Your Gold Teeth II
19:18 - Raunchy ass shit / Chain Lightning
21:30 - Results: Guitar A = Gibson ES-1235, Guitar B = Gibson ES-335, Guitar C = Gibson Les Paul Custom, Guitar D = Gibson SG (PAF), Guitar E = Gibson Les Paul (PAF)
Notes
Uncle Larry goes off a typical early morning rant.
June 2nd, 2023
Homeskoolin' Bonus "Shoot Out At Kalamazoo Corral"
Chapters00:00 - Intro bends / Hello, friends!
00:30 - Prepared show / 5 guitars and which sounds best?
01:15 - Intro to guitars / Listening with eyes
03:13 - Gibson ES-335
03:49 - Gibson Les Paul Custom
04:45 - Gibson SG (PAF)
05:49 - Gibson Les Paul (PAF)
07:05 - Gibson ES-1235 (PAF)
08:38 - Blind test / Guitar A
09:00 - Guitar B
09:20 - Guitar C
09:49 - Guitar D
10:05 - Guitar E
Notes
Which one of these five classic Gibsons sounds the best to YOU?
1963 ES-335 TDC
1969 LP Custom
1961 SG Standard
1958 Les Paul Standard
1958 EMS-1235 hollow body double neck
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 222 free guitar lessons...despite Dominic Hudson's best efforts to deter them.
You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1
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
and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to 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/
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June 2nd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Field Trip To The Brand New Gruhn Guitar Factory
Chapters00:00 - Tour of a new George Gruhn factory
Notes
June 2nd 2023
Uncle Larry visits and gets a comprehensive tour of the brand new Gruhn guitar factory in downtown Lebanon TN.
The brainchild of George Gruhn, Greg Voros and Eric Newell....this factory is building some fine affordable acoustic guitars, based on the design of the original Tacoma guitars that George helped pioneer years ago.
Today's video stars of course our beloved Homeskoolin' friend Greg “Old World” Voros, AND my dear old session buddy friend Jim “Moose” Brown.
Moose and I have logged many long session days (and several long extremely debaucherous non-session nights) together over the years....he's a damned fine piano player, a damned fine guitar player, and one of the funniest dudes i have ever known.
Moose toured with Seger.....(yeah BOB Seger)... for years and he co-wrote a little tune you mighta heard called "It's 5 o'clock Somewhere", by Jimmy Buffet & Alan Jackson.
It has been said that ever since that little song came along, old Moose has been "shittin' in tall cotton" (as they say in the south)....I'm not sure I know exactly what that means, but i think it's a good thing.
Thanks to the fine lads at the new factory for showing us around...sweet guys that clearly know what the hell they are doing.
Jay Myer: plant manager, former Martin rep for 20 years....Jay designed and built the first Martin "Sinker acoustics.
AJ Hancock: head luthier...total bad ass as you can see here.
hope you guys enjoy
June 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Studio Update, “Atmos Man”
Chapters00:00 - Recording a solo for a song
09:20 - Gear, gear and more gear
Notes
June 1st 2023....at an overdub session with my dear old friend, engineer Mills Logan....who happens to reside in a house i used to own many years ago.
Working on a track for a band called Mister Vertigo from Boston.
https://www.facebook.com/mistervertigomusik/
Camera work by Grant Morgan.
Tone courtesy of a '63 Gibson ES-335 in a very "cheerful cherry" finish....an exemplary old chunk of lightweight and perfectly balanced Kalamazoo... built during the often talked about "Golden Era of guitar manufacturing" which took place in the United States from 1935 to 1965
Distortion courtesy of a Gerald Ford era (1973) Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff....which Uncle Larry considers to be an absolute MUST have for any guitarist who takes playing the instrument seriously.
a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 222 free guitar lessons...despite Dominic Hudson's best efforts to deter them.
You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1
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
and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to 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/
June 1st, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 223, Tom Bukovac, "10,000 Hour Blues"
Chapters00:00 - Some intro noodling
04:48 - Hello, class! / Thanks
05:30 - '61 Gretsch White Falcon - incredible guitar / New tail piece
09:18 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / 10,000 hrs. of playing
11:10 - Black Mountain Slide / Ziggy
12:25 - Guitar House shirts
12:47 - Phrasing flows and background track
13:10 - Glorious feedback
13:35 - Movie soundtracks and computer software
14:23 - Steely Dan
17:11 - Modes and scales
17:33 - Lesson: 2 chord loop / Playing over it
20:40 - Lesson: 2 coolest notes in passage
Notes
Larry does the real math and figures out that 10,000 hours is actually just the cover charge that gets you in the door...so you can actually begin learning....