August 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Signature Shootout Addendum”

Chapters
00:00 - Duesenberg Sessionman
01:55 - Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristle ST
02:47 - Paul Reed Smith Prototype
04:35 - Duesenberg Sessionman
05:30 - Reverend Greg Koch Signature Gristle ST
06:05 - Acoustic shootout / Reverend
06:27 - Duesenberg
06:40 - PRS
07:00 - '59 Fender Stratocaster acoustically


Notes
Uncle Larry throws another guitar into the new guitar comparison mix

The new PRS with no truss rod

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 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 494, Tom Bukovac, “Raising the Bar(re)”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin'
01:18 - Hello, friends! / Tuning
02:14 - Lesson: Bar chords / Forms
06:00 - Yes - Tempus Fugit
07:26 - Back to the lesson
07:49 - Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash


Notes
I always wondered why they put the extra “re”on barre chord in guitar books…are they just trying to be fancy?

Just a quick message to show you the sheer importance of knowing barre chords if you wanna be a legit garage rocker

August 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 493, Tom Bukovac, "The Big Let Down"

Chapters
00:00 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:10 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Special


Notes
Today friends, your dear Uncle Larry proves the old adage that "you gotta have the right parts for the job".....

i knew it was too damned good to be true when I found what I THOUGHT was the right bridge for this '59 tv specula in an old parts drawer
it's ok friends, you win some, you lose some

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 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 491, Tom Bukovac, “Cups And Cakes”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro to bench / Spinal Tap moment / '60 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:08 - Bridge going to put on guitar
05:00 - Born at the wrong time / Making things easier / Would you really go back?
09:42 - Putting strings and bridge on
21:05 - Greg Voros string changing contest story / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry brings a whipped old 1960 LP Junior Into the 21st century of tuning and brings up a question that we must TRULY soul search to answer.

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 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 489, Tom Bukovac, “80…The New 50”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing
04:35 - Hello, friends! / Gruhn's birthday party
07:00 - Gift from Vince Gill
08:42 - Gretsch 6120 / Controls
11:37 - Pickguard thoughts
12:36 - Watkins Scout amp
14:05 - Music City Vintage
15:54 - Video of George Gruhn's birthday


Notes
Uncle Larry reminisces about a truly special evening where a very special guy was celebrated at the home of another very special guy…AND gives ya a tour through some archaic and arcane electronics

At one point in this video I mistakenly referred to the old circa 1962 Watkins amp as a Joker model…it’s actually a Scout

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