November 3rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 732, Tom Bukovac, “Home Improvement”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Loop


Notes
The last time I wore this Hermamos Gutierrez shirt Nicky G looked at it and said “is that Bob Villa?”...

in Homeskoolin' Volume 732, we find Uncle Larry spins out on his son’s 61 Les Paul, building a simple loop live in front of the class

no sessions today til later today friends...

oh by the way, it's ok if you wanna skip through the playing on this to get to the talking part....

November 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 731, Tom Bukovac, “Music Is So Much Better Now”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Arpeggio loop (Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa)
07:09 - Hello, friends! / Dan Auerbach studio / NFL
08:50 - Cat Stevens is a badd motherfucker
10:45 - Brett Papa course
11:34 - Cat Stevens - First Cut Is the Deepest (Rod Stewart, Sheryl Crow)


Notes
Uncle Larry busts a classic off the great music tree of the 70s tree after a long day of sessioneering.

November 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Not Vintage, But Very Rare Indeed”

Chapters
00:00 - Yuengling label


Notes
As a guy who has personally hand opened about 5 thousand 12 packs …I can tell you first hand how rare this is.

November 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 730, Tom Bukovac, “The Guy With The Head Cut Off”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:09 -"Last chord...sad face" / Jim Brown NFL / Post Halloween
05:08 - "Saddest guitar in the world"
05:54 - Lesson: Cool chord [6 8 7 5 8 x]
06:49 - "Studio 54 scene?" / Old man in a young man body
08:55 - "Two cups?  / Coffee and bong water."
09:35 - Son's cooking story
12:50 - Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas hit (Tom Bukovac - Guitar)
13:51 - Farfisa Wah (Wha-Wha / Volume)
15:19 - Playing
15:59 - Lesson: Cat Stevens - Trouble
17:46 - "What movie to watch?" / Movie: "4 Good Days"


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a super chill Halloween evening, while gazing out the window at the beautiful trees covered in gorgeous yellow and brown leaves ….did Uncle Larry ever tell ya that he LOVES the fall??

The thumbnail of this video is a picture of my dear son Marshall who was standing by the front door last night in full character, perfectly still, while the poor little trick or treaters walked up to get their candy…

and then he would suddenly lunge at them yelling “whuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!” and they would damn near soil their costumes

Creepy as hell…he loved it

and totally unrelated, this is my new favorite Youtube channel....oh my god this shit cracks me up...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a9BWyldepJc

October 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 729, Tom Bukovac, “Nice To Be Glazed”

Chapters
00:00 - The garage


Notes
Well here it is friends…the garage where it all began way back in 2020…

We had a little Halloween trick or treat get together at that house tonite and I got to hang out with my dear family and some cherished friends…
Jaime French, (amazing comedian and YouTube superstar) ‪@jaimefrenchofficial‬
and sweet Nathan Golliher (singer/songwriter and amazing luthier at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN)

Happy Halloween to all the Homeskoolers

October 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Halloween Bonus, “Easy Rider”

Chapters
00:00 - Selling ebike


Notes
Our dear Marshall gives us a tour of a bad ass 2025 79 Bike Falcon Pro that he is currently offering for sale

These bikes are 4k new, this particular bike has 2.5k in upgrades, so 6500 total invested.

It has 2500 miles on it , he is offering it for 2800 USD local pickup

Speed can be tuned via an app…the top speed is 73 MPH, and it is currently tuned to a top speed of 58 MPH and can be tuned as low as you want all the way down to 1 MPH

email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

October 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “I Did NOT See This Coming”

Chapters
00:00 - Farfisa Wah (Wha-Wha / Volume)


Notes
Hello friends , you may have wondered to yourself at some point in the past ….”hmm…ya know, it doesn’t seem like Uncle Larry plays much wah”
and you’re absolutely right …because honestly I have never found a wah pedal I truly loved, and believe me friends, I have tried and owned hundreds of them.
all different kinds…old ones, new ones, cheap ones, boutique ones…you name it i have probably tried it.

So I bought this old 70s Farfisa "Wha Wha Volume" pedal recently in a package deal.
I had never heard one before …I didn’t even know this pedal existed until I saw it a couple days ago.

i was not AT ALL expecting it to be very good.

well i just plugged it in a minute ago for the first time, and honestly i was just hoping that the thing worked ok…I would have been happy with that

i sure as hell had NO EARTHLY IDEA it was gonna be the fucking coolest sounding wah I have ever plugged in to...i mean what in the fuck ????
the moral of this story? sometimes life surprises you my friends

Oh, and check the creepy ass mask I was tormenting my poor kids with last night hahaa...
it scared the shit out of them...they kept saying "jesus dad, get the hell out of here"

October 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 728, Tom Bukovac, “Fuzz Off”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / '70 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
02:04 - Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi / J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
03:18 - Gretsch Expandafuzz / Farfisa Wah
04:08 - Mini pedals and love for them (Nobels)
04:50 - Playing '73 Big Muff
09:18 - Weird-ass Gretsch pedal / Fix?  :|
12:48 - Getting into the minis
13:24 - "Mod" mini (tremolo, phaser, vibe)
14:44 - "Reverb" mini (spring, plate, hall)
16:01 - "Delay" mini (tape, analog, digital)
18:11 - "Chorus" mini (chorus1, chorus2, flange)


Notes
Happy fuzzy Friday my dear friends …let me please extend the clammy hand of gratitude once again to those who have stuck around and supported my free channel for all these years …

You’ve stuck around through divorces, the life threatening illnesses, the face cancer and all the other insane ups and downs on this rollercoaster ride through the endless twists and turns of the modern day music business.

We CLEARLY know that making a living in the music business in the 20’s (the two thousand and 20’s I mean) is not easy friends….yet here we are.

Special thanks to my friends at Nobels for sending a very sweet and kind gift box.

Thanks to Ray for the cool pedals.

Thanks to Yann for fixing all the broken shit.

Thanks to my sweet little boys for being the fucking greatest sweetest coolest kids on earth.

Thanks to my dear friend Johnny for being the best bookie a man could ever ask for over the last 20 plus years.

October 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 727, Tom Bukovac, “The Great Clam Bake”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: TV Yellow Junior
02:54 - Hello, everybody / "Acoustic guitar thing?"
03:44 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Junior / Tuning and Studfinder Bridge
05:21 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Who am I working for?"
05:45 - "Have you almost quit the music business?" / Vince Gill answer / Starting guitar
09:36 - "Biggest clam on stage?" / Loretta Lynn story
12:30 - "Worst clam ever saw?" / Bryan Adams story
14:51 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '65 Gibson ES-330


Notes
Uncle Larry gets into some VCB and offers a beautiful old 65 ES-330 for sale for an extremely fair price

October 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Boy’s Got Good Hands”

Chapters
00:00 - Music City Vintage / Fender Telecaster
00:50 - '56 Gibson Melody Maker
01:05 - '56 Gibson ES-335
01:53 - Fender Esquire Telecaster
02:55 - '65 Fender Stratocaster
04:12 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow



Notes
Uncle Larry does a quick check up of today’s inventory at Music City Vintage guitars in Nashville TN

young Ben Sparaco shows us around a little…the boy’s got good hands ya’ know…

Special thanks to Evan and Gerald for helping me out with the old 59 TV Junior today