October 10th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 348, Tom Bukovac, “The Age Of Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Old Folk, Country type songs
04:27 - Hello, friends!
05:22 - Age of guitar / Jedd Hughes channeling Grady Martin
06:48 - Worst gig of life (Underdog) / Unprepared nervousness, shakiness
09:06 - No more experiemental gigs (phones)
10:37 - Rare cut
11:06 - Stage neurosis
11:33 Great book - Fender the Sound Heard Around the World (book)
12:15 - Update / Grammy nomination for Album Engineering
13:00 - Smokestack (Paul Moak studio)
13:57 - '53 Blackguard Fender Telecaster / Compensated saddles / Lost saddles
15:45 - Lesson: Cool lick (Key A: V back to the I) / Playing and singing
19:42 - Lesson: Cool chords
20:50 - In studio drumming


Notes
Uncle Larry catches us up on his last week of internet delinquency

Let’s say a few prayers for the folks down in Florida ok friends?

October 9th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Collector’s Edition Bagels”

Chapters
00:00 - Promotion for collector CD


Notes
Uncle Larry just signed 1000 new collector edition CD’s

they will be available any minute now at this site:
https://bakedalaskarecords.com

Thank you guys for supporting the channel and our music
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October 7th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Civil War Boogie”

Chapters
00:00 - Patriotic loopin' and singin'
04:23 - PSA: Randall Bramlett & Riverside Revival / Underdog
05:45 - Gecko and music on the turntable


Notes
A quick PSA (preceded by some caterwaulin hillbilly from Cleveland)

…with apologies to Ry Cooder

October 7th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 347, Tom Bukovac, “Water Damage”

Chapters
00:00 - Heavy strumming
02:17 - Hello, friends!
03:00 - Heartbroke message to those in the disaster
04:47 - Morgan Wallen work / How the sessions work
06:21 - Getting a demo copied live
08:36 - 2019 Martin acoustic
10:01 - Budget brand stuff?
11:10 - Thanks to the small, mighty community


Notes
Words can’t describe how much my heart goes out to anyone out there who is dealing with this colossal flooding nightmare …what a fucking mess.

October 7th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Neck Set Saturday”

Chapters
00:00 - Greg Voros intro about neck setting
02:46 - Telecaster lookover


Notes
A little hodge podge fun to get you through a rainy Saturday afternoon

Firstly, the first Homeskoolin’ video in the history of the channel that I had absolutely nothing to do with ….but I think is fuggin awesome.
Greg Voros and Nathan Golliher performing the impossible on a ‘47 Martin

A neck set so good you don’t even need glue…wow

Followed by a look at this sweet old 53 blackguard that recently floated across Uncle Larry’s transom

And then lastly a few string bends that the kids who invented the term “boomer bends” can stick directly up their ass pipe…

Have a great weekend friends

October 2nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Day Four”

Chapters
00:00 - In the studio gear mess
01:20 - '53 Fender Blackguard Telecaster
02:35 - Collision Devices - Black Hold Symmetry / Ebo E-Verb


Notes
You studio guys out there know what a mess can be created after 4 days of recording

If you suffer from Agearophobia you might want to skip this video

October 2nd, 2024

Homeskoolin' Bonus "Led Boots"

Chapters
00:00 - Tom Boots '55 Gibson Les Paul Jr.
03:16 - Hello friends / '55 Gibson Les Paul Jr.
04:00 - In tune with Music City Bridge Studfinder
04:18 - Cars / Low E string and Tweed Deluxe
05:47 - Comparison with Gibson SG Special P90
07:00 - Gibson SG Special
07:52 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Special
08:25 - Thomas Boots Jr. / Thunky and chunky / On 10 and The Who - Pinball Wizard


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class a piece of Nebraska history.
R.I.P. Thomas Boots

September 25th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 346, Tom Bukovac, “18 Strings And A Dozen Roses”

Chapters
00:00 - Feeding back through the doubleneck
02:45 - What's up
05:23 - Thanks for playing / Greco
05:51 - Greco Doubleneck / Sympathetic ring
06:37 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / New house / WiFi
09:26 - Blackbird Studios and Lauren Watkins
09:53 - New guitars
10:14 - Nice chord progressions
10:48 - Fuckstick, dickweed comment with a throat punch / Confrontation via keyboard warriors / Restraint in playing
14:55 - Finding a good balance and not jacking on guitar all day
17:03 - NGD (New Guitar Day) '54 Les Paul Jr. with Gibson GA5 amp / '53 Fender Blackguard
18:29 - Richard Smith - Fender the Sound Heard Around the World (book)
20:57 - Paul Simon / Writing the book of the shit I could never say


Notes
Unclectric Larryland


I’ve been told that the new Gwen Stefani record is out friends…it’s chock full of Cleveland guitars…let me know if it’s any good

September 24th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 345, Tom Bukovac, “Hitchhike From Saginaw”

Chapters
00:00 - Plunking, looping, and soloing
06:10 - Hard to stop looper
06:19 - Fucking amazing Reggae
06:55 - "Everything's hard" / Amazing playing cont. / Blackbird Studios / Singing and playing Alex Harvey Band Cheek To Cheek
08:21 - Lesson: Simon and Garfunkel - America / Yes
09:40 - Lights out / Complaining about lighting in free videos
10:30 - Amp guessing game
12:07 - Tweed Deluxe / Thanks for gifts
13:00 - Marshall Plexi / Good people getting ahead
14:06 - Lesson: A little finger work
15:15 - Lesson: Harmonies - Steely Dan - Led Zeppelin
16:05 - Play that sound all night / New room vs kitchen
17:12 - Lesson: That guy got the lick wrong / Fast pull-offs
19:56 - PayPal thanks / Rental house? / Thanks for the help / Dave Grohl scandal mention / Dating apps and advice
24:25 - Listen to America by Simon and Garfunkel / Vocal Harmonies, counter-rhythms
25:45 - Yes - America (version)
25:53 - Lesson: Yes - America part / Creamy center of songs, sweet little moments
27:31 - "Slightly different than the original" / Doing covers
28:28 - Giveaway


Notes
Uncle Larry gets in the weeds after a long day of sessioneering with some stream of consciousness music and speech

September 23rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 344, Tom Bukovac, “Rock And Roll Mountain”

Chapters
00:00 - Bringing out those tones
04:23 - Hi friends!
05:17 - More tones
05:54 - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
06:27 - Wings of Pegasus crusade
08:50 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / East Lake Ohio bar / Surfside Jack drawing
10:17 - Thanks / 5 minutes to sell guitar / "How long does it take to know if it has it or not?"
14:15 - Not my first PA head (Paul Kossoff)
14:41 - Break off toothpick / Rickenbacker
16:20 - Marshall Basketweave cab
16:49 - "Would you just use modeling gear?" / "Kemper, it's good enough"
19:00 - Drunk emails?
19:43 - Placid Blue Strat
20:22 - NFL games


Notes
Uncle Larry gets into some knee deep VCB on a fall Monday

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