August 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 674, Tom Bukovac, “Full Nelson”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Tele clone
05:14 - Hello, class!
05:41 - Bruce Nelson guitar from Dean DeLeo's tech


Notes
Uncle Larry tries out a killer brand new guitar that was made for him by a California luthier named Bruce Nelson

A very unique instrument with a couple key tweaks from the traditional fare

Insanely lightweight and easy to play, and very easy to listen to

Beautiful job Bruce , thank you so much for putting your heart in it bro

…and a VERY special thank you to my brother Dean DeLeo for hooking us up

What a time to be alive friends

August 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 673, Tom Bukovac, “A Couple Cardinal Rules Of Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Reverb magic
04:04 - Anyway / Back to home
05:23 - Lesson: Starting guitar again...long chords / Reconnect
06:33 - NFL coming
08:00 - Lesson: Out of the game a little...jump back in
09:00 - Tile business / Music City Saddles on the Jeff Senn Guitar / Collison Devices, Black Hole Semetry
10:04 - Movie: Warrior
11:25 - Lucky in life...selling guitars / '57 Strat incoming
13:26 - 'Tom Bukovac' video search / Broken cardinal rules
14:36 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Bend up and down on certain strings
15:39 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Bend with fingers together for more power
16:56 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Sometimes the thumb is nessa!
24:36 - Things you think about on your death bed / Thanks


Notes
There’s not a lot of things in the world of guitar that I would say a person should ALWAYS ALWAYS do, but there’s a few…

Thanks again for all the kind words of support and donations to the channel friend

It helps more than you know

Today’s amplification courtesy of Vox Unlimited

August 3rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Grounded”

Chapters
00:00 - Going over the GTO


Notes
Poor Marshy got himself grounded by his dear mom and dad for some careless behavior on his E-bike the other day …

not allowed to ride for 2 weeks…BUT if he goes a good deed, like wash one of dad’s old cars for example…it can knock a day off

Friends, I cannot tell you how ELATED I am to be back among the living …I am not yet what you would call “100 percent”, but I have come a HELLUVA long way from multiple days of dry heaving every 20 minutes in some uncomfortable hotel room in London

Thank you guys again for all the support, well wishes, and donations to the channel

It REALLY MEANS A LOT to this broken down old guitar slinger from the Great Lakes area


Details for the car guys only :
1967 GTO Convertible in Signet Gold with black interior

52k original miles

I am the 4th owner

Car is original and numbers matching …I have all paperwork, original window sticker and all PHS docs

400 V8 with Hurst Dual Gate (his/her) shifter

Spent most of its life in the Ft Collins Co area


Ps…I know I’m showing the plate number in the video, I do not give a fuck

August 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 672, Tom Bukovac, “Health Is Wealth”

Chapters
00:00 - Starship trooper doing what he does
01:26 - Hello friends / Medical intervention in London (stomach illness)


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya slice of his recent life , and it ain’t pretty friends

SO many people I want to thank from the absolute bottom of my very soul for completely saving my ass and otherwise in this past week friends …

Brandon Hood
Jake Hill
Gordon Mote
Bruce Bouton
Mark Hill
Joe Glaser
Leo Ellis
Chris Mchugh
Michael Buble
Kris Donegan
Justin Niebank
Tony Cull
Bob Wootton
Barrie Cadogan
Sarah Buxton
Dann Huff
Jedd Hughes
Nicky G
Ebo
The people at Wellington Hospital in London
Ty and Karysa Myers
Jaime French

and probably even more that I am forgetting at the moment …

all the bloody details are all in the video friends…and the reality of it is probably even worse than i am depicting it…but I’m trying to keep the show PG rated

Friends, I am sooo glad to be back in the states I cannot even tell you in words …even though the heat and humidity here is so absurd that one can only find it comical ….it’s embarrassing to even step outside and admit the fact that I even live here …that also explains the completely ridiculous fan noise from my AC unit in this video

and for you numbers people out there, when i left for London I was 6’2” 235 pounds…today I am 6’ 2” 220

Big love to all you Homeskoolers

Onward and Upward

July 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Have You Ever Larry?”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
03:18 - Old home


Notes
Uncle Larry tries his hand at one of the best songs ever written …a classic Mutt Lange production featuring Bryan Adams..on an old rattle trap made by the Fred Gretsch Company

This one goes out to Mason , I sure hope you bought that guitar bro

July 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 671, Tom Bukovac, “Heavy Benchin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing those old rockin' blues
01:55 - Hello friends
02:26 - '72 Gibson Les Paul Recording
06:22 - '59 Epiphone Cornet


Notes
Fresh off the round two relapse of his mystery stomach illness , Uncle Larry is absolutely THRILLED beyond words just to feel good enough to get into some heavy guitar repair at the old work bench.

I really don’t think it was that new parasite that’s going around that got me friends , because I researched that and i did NOT experience the “hallmark symptom” of that illness at all.

But Lord Knows…I’m just glad to be up and around , although still a bit weak and sore.

I’ll be back to my old jaded pissed off self in no time my dear Homeskoolers, just in time for a little trip to Abbey Road.

Thanks so much for the kind comments in the recent videos, it really cheered me up when i was able to read through those …you guys really are sweethearts.

Totally unrelated, if anyone out there on the west coast has a totally straight no monkey business 67 or 68 Marshall Plexi head, dear friend of mine, who happens to be a legendary rock star, is hunting one

It’s just gotta be right folks…no changed trannies, no extra holes, no silliness.
I don’t think he cares if it’s a 50 or 100…
Let me know what ya got people

July 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 670, Tom Bukovac, “General Mills”

Chapters
00:00 - In the studio in the house Tom used to own and guitar track


Notes
Sweet Mills Logan shows us around and gives us some good recording advice

July 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 669, Tom Bukovac, “The J-Zinger”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
00:40 - High production lighting in the station command headquarters facility research kitchen / Rock 'n' Roll stuff vs Acoustic
04:28 - New gig
06:19 - Brett Papa and Dweezil Zappa / Mystery Pedal - Warm Audio
07:57 - Neil Giraldo (Pat Benatar guitarist)
09:06 - Zing pick (The J-Zinger)
12:37 - Dead Ringer
14:08 - Neil Giraldo - Pat Benatar - Tropico - Painted Desert
17:02 - '64 Gibson J-200
17:45 - Abbey Road studio and staying home


Notes
Uncle Larry tells the class about a cool new device that one of the class members made

He wants to call it the “J-Zinger” because his name is John.
He mounts a thick ass bass string along the edge of the pick that produces a really cool array of sounds depending on how you strike it or swipe it.

Just be nice and send this sweet guy 20 bucks and he will make you a cool pick and send it to ya in the mail. You can tell he puts his heart into this shit, that’s good enough for me.

It’s a good thing to do for everyone friends .

Here’s his email
johniam2020@aol.com

July 14th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus , “12 String Dreams”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Overhauled Rickenbacker


Notes
My dear friend Leo Ellis (aka Lidor) demonstrates the power of a properly tweaked mid 60s Rickenbacker 360-12

It takes a lot of time and patience to try to make a guitar out of one of these , but the results are worth the pain my friends

July 13th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Song For Long John Baldry”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Jazzmaster


Notes
I wanted to see if I could work out this while arrangement in less than 15 minutes and record it in one take

This is the result

If anyone has any cool lyrics for this please let me know