December 28th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Local Family Owned Sustainable Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Mesmerizing playing


Notes
A brief look at some of the things possible with an old Teisco made Silvertone TG-1 guitar with the built in .00000000000000000001 watt amp.

Thank you dear Homeskoolers for tuning in and saying such nice things to Larry.

Thank you for choosing to watch THESE videos when you are just one click away from watching a myriad of OTHER videos on youtube… videos of extremely scantily clad women “playing” guitars or pianos in that grey area blurred world of “youtube music porn”…

“Men of culture, we meet again”

Heres a bunch of drop D slide licks you can steal for free….sorry im not wearing a dress.

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December 27th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Sunday Night Freak Out

Chapters
00:00 - Amazing playing


Notes
A little joyous late night woodshedding after winning a grand on Dallas tonite haha….as usual, i just try to get lost and explore some new territory. Once in a while when i get lucky while practicing i feel like i stumble onto some shit i’ve never done before. Maybe it’s all an illusion.

Thanks for supporting the channel friends….i can’t tell you how much the kind words mean to me. I SINCERELY appreciate the paypal donations and the positive reviews of Trip The Witch and Plexi Soul records.

Hope you guys have a great week

This was a 64 firebird V through a 68 50 watt plexi that used to belong to the great Paul Allen.

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December 24th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Happy Holidays From Your Uncle Larry

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful "Silent Night" rendition


Notes
A very sincere holiday wish to all my dear Homeskoolers….it’s been damn near two years now that you guys have been putting up with old Uncle Larry…he truly appreciates it

I cannot wait to open presents with the precious little ones tomorrow.

One day ill show you guys the brand new black 1979 les paul deluxe i got for Christmas in 1980 when i was 12 years old. My whole family chipped in to come up with the 500 bucks it took to purchase it.

I actually still have it to this day, which is a small miracle considering how “frequently” your old Uncle Larry “liquidates” his gear.

Merry Christmas to all!

December 22nd, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “George F. Root”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice beautiful, slow version of song


Notes
A little Homeskoolin style adaptation of “Battle Cry Of Freedom”….or “Rally Round The Flag”…a song that actually was used by BOTH sides during the Civil War at various times….as a songwriter, that’s when you know you got a hit right there.
I learned of this song as a wee lad through a couple heroes of mine...Tom Britt and Ry Cooder.

Check out www.guitarhouse.net kids Its all there

New t shirts, plexi soul cd’s, you name it!!

December 19th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 121, Tom Bukovac, “Birthday Rock”

Chapters
00:00 - Scorching intro playing!
02:11 - Happy Sunday, class! / Titans
02:45 - Marshall cab / '58 Les Paul
03:10 - T-shirts
03:54 - 53rd Birthday tomorrow (Happy Birthday Tom!)
04:19 - Paul Davids response (YouTube Link) / Homeskoolers
05:24 - Vintage guitar freaks / guitarhq.com
07:35 - Henning Vahlbruch pedals
07:56 - Plexi Soul CDs
08:36 - Viewer Comment Bin / NFL thoughts
09:10 - '58 Les Paul
09:53 - P-Bass loop, guitar lesson


Notes
Uncle Larry is gonna be 53 tomorrow kids….
Todays distortion tone courtesy of an old Multivox Big Jam Distortion that my dear old pal Bubba sent me…slapback by Henning Vahlbruch.

New t shirts designed by Ryan Conover…our resident graphic design genius….thank you sir Check out www.guitarhq.com for more AMAZING and accurate vintage guitar info than you could ever handle.

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December 14th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 120, Tom Bukovac, “Song For Kentucky”

Chapters
00:00 - Feel-good acoustic playing
02:02 - Hello, class!
03:29 - Cowboy chords / A chord techniques
04:30 - "Smash Finger" technique
06:08 - "Use Me" interesting changes
07:46 - "Neutered" chord


Notes
Just a little tune born out of my incredible sadness for the poor folks in Kentucky that lost their entire towns to the tornadoes last friday night.

Please check out all the Red Cross donation sites.

Also a brief late night chat on “smash finger” A chords and “neutered” B chords….

You guys are awesome…thanks for watching this little channel…hope you are learning a thing or two

December 14th, 2021

Homeskoolin' Bonus Jam, "Uncle Larry Went Down To Texas"

Chapters
00:00 - Great Blues jam


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One thing Mama always told me, "Be careful who you cut heads with son"......your poor Uncle in a bloody back alley knife fight with Grissom and KWS in Austin....fuckin' great players and great dudes.

Thanks to brother Bill Burcham for the videography....God damn it was loud as hell on that stage wasn't it?

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December 7th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 119, Tom Bukovac, “Four Forty-Something”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic playing
01:58 - Hello, class! / Martin guitar
02:59 - Castle Recording Studio
03:54 - Liz Phair records
05:00 - Glory play along
06:34 - Explanation / Lesson
07:44 - Chords lesson
08:14 - Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My playing
09:03 - '38 000-18
09:11 - Thanks / NFL


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Hello class….a brief dissertation on the absolute genius of the 1:30 long 1993 song “Glory” by Liz Phair….

Thank you for the continued support of the channel…..lots of cool new merch coming soon

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December 6th, 2021

Homeskoolin Monday Night Bonus “Slow The Hell Down Boy…..”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic picking


Notes
“That ain’t music dammit!”

On monday nights, while I’m watching the game (the game which happened to end up just right for “some” bettors) i like to sit on the couch and plunk on an old acoustic….and sometimes it gets a little weird

December 6th, 2021

Homeskoolin Volume 118, Tom Bukovac, “You Can Make The Mountains Ring”

Chapters
00:00 - Get Together play along
01:41 - Talk about a period piece
03:33 - Opening riff lesson
04:37 - Couple of chords / Verse
04:51 - Riff fill lesson
05:37 - Chorus lesson
05:51 - Sounds like "Booger"
07:11 - Cool structure of the song
07:41 - Drum and bass breakdown / Solo
08:17 - Play along / Breakdown / High chords
08:57 - "Listen to what the flower people say" / Chords
09:31 - Beatles voicing
10:05 - Who played on it?
10:38 - Shameless self promotion
11:24 - Duesenberg 12 string / Outro playing


Notes
A brief chat on one of the most perfect records ever constructed.

Homeskoolin merch available at www.guitarhouse.net
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