June 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 656, Tom Bukovac, “Experimental Doink”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello
01:33 - Fender Telecaster and putting on flatwound 9's on it
03:35 - Music City Bridge Groove Master telly saddles
04:13 - Capo / Going to 9's and the super doink
12:45 - Guild S-200 Thunderbird
13:51 - Testing out for the first time
14:42 - Email about the "Uncle Larry Freeze" / Busting balls
22:33 - Plugging it in / Slamming it on table / Tuning
24:00 - Could not hate this any more than I do


Notes
Uncle Larry forges fearlessly ahead in the quest to experiment with new sounds.

June 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 655, Tom Bukovac, “Classic Rock Clams”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: The Allman Brothers - Melissa
01:10 - Hello, friends! / Guild S-200 Thunderbird
02:30 - Movie theatre with Keith Urban / Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul documentary
07:25 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Marcus King Blues collab / Led Zeppelin Dancin' Days / Dan Auerbach and Rolling Stone
10:18 - Capo
11:07 - Lesson: Capo up high
12:18 - Tapping on an acoustic guitar? / Everything is part of the sound
15:26 - The Allman Brothers - Melissa how whack the pocket is on the acoustic
17:19 - The piano intro clam / YouTube channel about Classic Rock clams
18:35 - Another The Allman Brothers clam
20:14 - Dan Auerbach leaves mistakes on records


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about re-discovering the sheer beauty of going to a movie theater…instead of the living room recliner….and he unleashes a super fresh idea for what COULD BE the dopest YouTube channel yet

June 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 654, Tom Bukovac, “Roselarry and Thyme”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair
03:17 - House band concerts and Paul Simon
05:09 - "Can't believe I am not cancelled yet."
06:31 - Vince Gill update / Having to pee onstage
07:42 - Playing: "Ooo, that's cool" / Timeless, iconic hit song that never was
09:29 - The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' / Instant universe
14:44 - '64 Gibson J-50 "Saddest guitar of all time"
14:52 - Lesson: Paul Simon riff (Scarborough Fair)
17:00 - Strumming with your thumb


Notes
Uncle Larry gets all folky with ya…and a little hippie too

…and like I said …centuries of wars fought and kingdoms won and lost over birds this hot …

• The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin...

June 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 653, Tom Bukovac, “Poverty Caps and Persian Rugs”

Chapters
00:00 - Missed car show with cool '58 Chevrolet Impala and wagon
03:15 - Greg Voros home shop and refret / Sound
05:12 - Tangs too loose / Joe Glaser reslot
06:54 - "What fret wire?"
10:00 - "What do you like about the guitar [Gibson Les Paul Junior]?"
10:53 - '78 Dean V
14:22 - Dream guitar?


Notes
Your dear old uncle burned a half a tank of gas blazing through some absolutely breathtaking rural scenery in this great state of Tennessee in a finely tuned 67 GTO today friends.

I ended up visiting my dear friend Greg Voros from Gruhn Guitars, who gave us a great lesson on refretting old guitars….and i also got to hang with dear Jack Ruch and sweet Sid while I was there.

You know those special days where you are just happy to be alive ?

June 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Third World Chords”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Steely Dan on keyboard
01:29 - "Coolest harmonic Bridge ever recorded"
02:00 - "What's going on there?" (C#maj7 -> Gmin#5 -> Cmin7 -> Dmin7 ->G#5b9 -> Ebmaj7 -> Ebmaj6 -> C#maj7 -> C#maj9 -> Bbmin -> Fmin -> Gb9#5 -> Cdom9 -> Fmin)
03:13 - Verse (Abmaj7 -> C#min -> Cmin7 -> C#maj7 -> Fmin -> Bbmin7 -> Cmin7 -> Fmin)


Notes
If you don’t like Steely Dan you can suck a dick

Like a lot of Fagen and Becker’s work, just a HEAVILY altered blues …replete with 2,5,1 turnaround…although you barely recognize it within the lush harmonic scenery

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 652, Tom Bukovac, “Bare Knuckles Chording”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Soft tune
03:48 - Helloooo / Triple sessioneering
04:50 - "Why the G chord" / Whole tone Bluegrass lick / Showing passion in sessions
05:55 - Playing: '44 Gibson J45 Banner Head
07:17 - "Should learn to flatpick"
07:31 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Eq'ing guitars
08:24 - "Instead of vintage guitars?"
08:38 - 13s on an acoustic pulling off the neck
10:00 - Lesson: Boom chuck perfectly / A with high E string
12:09 - Lession: "What are those chords?" "What tuning?" / Cascading A G D
14:13 - Martin Shadetop?
15:22 - Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul (Documentary Tom Bukovac did some music on)
16:47 - Lesson: Cool harmonics / Ugly hand chords
18:54 - Lesson: Figuring out the intro to this video [3 x 0 2 0 3] -> [2 x 2 2 0 2] -> [0 x 5 6 3 0] -> [x 0 7 6 9 0] - [4 x 6 4 4 0]


Notes
Uncle Larry answers some great VCB and shows you some chords that are guaranteed to pull a tendon or two…right after getting home from 9 hours of sessioneering.

Happy birthday dear Kris “Sandals” Donegan

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 651, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh 013’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Catchy tune on the Martin D-28 Herringbone
03:12 - Hello, friends / Triple day sessioneering
04:53 - "I eat the song" / "Takes a little longer to get there than I used to"
07:09 - Christmas songs
08:30 - Trifecta record
09:37 - Show: Widows Bay / Western movie: Rust
10:10 - Playing: Martin Herringbone
11:50 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow
14:50 - "You don't need them all"
15:57 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (rear-shifted)


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the boundless possibilities of some new strings on a sweet old 30’s Martin.

June 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 650, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Southern Jumbo”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Special
08:32 - Hello, friends / '58 Gibson Les Paul Special
09:34 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '48 Gibson Southern Jumbo


Notes
Email me if you wanna take a swing at this magnificent 48 SJ at tombukovac@gmail.com

guitar is ready to go , all the work already done

13.5k

Local pickup and inspection preferred

Special thanks to dearest Greg Voros for ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING the refret on this 58 LP Special …wow

June 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 649, Tom Bukovac, “Tape Op”

Chapters
00:00 - Tour of Gold Pacific studio / Words of wisdom from Kaitlyn Prieboy


Notes
This video started out as a quick studio update, and gradually turned into a bit of an interview of one of the sweetest kindest human beings that has ever walked on this planet, Kaitlyn Prieboy, tape op to the stars.

As you can clearly see in this video, just an absolute salt of the earth person who is TRULY great at her crazy ass job…and truly loves what she does.

For several years now, she has been right there with your dear old Uncle Larry…through all the highs and all the lows …on so many sessions and so many records…in the heat of battle.

June 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “S**t That Works (Volume 2)”

Chapters
00:00 - Can opener, insecticide, Dad's day cards, Ella Langley, Insecticide


Notes
In an ongoing quest to separate quality from bullshit …Uncle Larry brings you episode two of “Shit That Works”