September 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus , “Aftermath Of A Dream”

Chapters
00:00 - Ziggy Art Studio prints / Morning music
04:07 - What's up, friends / Guitar Party rehearsal - Nicki G
05:07 - Playing: Delay



Notes
If you want to check out the print to commemorate the 500th episode:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com

If you want to come see the show Saturday night at 3rd and Lindsley:
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-att...

September 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 499, Tom Bukovac, “Nature’s Fifths”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' it
08:04 - Good morning people / Having a guitar that in tune
09:36 - Doing different things with harmonics
10:50 - Saturday night gig / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
11:22 - "What is that white box?" / Step-down transformer
11:53 - "Bashing vintage guitars?" / Lamborghini guitars / Expensive ES-335 / Class war
16:40 - T.A.L.K.
17:48 - Percussive palm mute / Ibanez Smashbox / Korn Heavy Metal tones


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the cosmos on a 60 junior that is particularly compliant about being in tune

September 9th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Farm To Table”

Chapters
00:00 - Exploring the galaxy
06:29 - Well, hello, friends / The Guitar Party at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville
07:13 - John Fogerty BMI tribute
08:47 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom 3 to 2 pickup wiring
09:40 - Boss Preamp Waza BP-1w


Notes
Uncle Larry invites you all to a gig this Saturday night at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville

September 8th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 498, Tom Bukovac, “There’s A Bathroom On The Right”

Chapters
00:00 - Getting heavy
05:20 - God, that's loud / NFL
06:44 - Playing and honoring John Fogerty
08:22 - Billy Gibbons guest
08:43 - Ziggy Art Studio new 500th episode poster
10:27 - Lesson: The smear; Fogerty down a whole step; Fortunate Son / Bad Moon Rising


Notes
Oh, and by the way, don’t go round tonite …cuz it’s bound to take yo’ life…
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com

September 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “The Great Gear Parade”

Chapters
00:00 - Gear tour in Blackbird Studios
02:50 - Amp room
06:10 - Rack gear and microphones / Recording gear
07:43 - Pedal gear and guitars
09:00 - Most underrated and overrated piece of gear


Notes
Blackbird Studio in Nashville TN

Ain’t NOBODY got more gear any place in this world

Special guest dear Mikey Simmons

September 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 497, Tom Bukovac, “Feels Like Cleveland”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away
01:06 - Hello, friends / Early mornings
01:54 - P90 shootout forgotten guitars / '79 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
02:55 - '79 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe bridge
03:35 - '61 Gibson SG Special / All time favorite live gig guitar
04:12 - '61 SG bridge
04:55 - Vince Gill tour
05:26 - '61 SG bridge - turning the volume down bridge
07:09 - '63 Firebird V bridge
07:53 - '61 SG bridge
08:09 - '79 Deluxe / Mini-humbucker different than Firebird pickup / Toaster top pickup
09:33 - Rick Beato show with David Gilmore
11:34 - NFL starting / Hot tub
12:40 - "What makes a man, a man?" / 2 propane tanks and avoid a fat wallet
13:54 - "What amps are you using in the studio?" / Marshall
15:12 - Shootout comments / '65 Firebird I bridge
16:13 - '61 SG bridge


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you some of the different sounds available in the “smaller sized” pickups

September 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 496, Tom Bukovac, “P-90 Miles Per Hour”

Chapters
00:00 - Taking a strum into Rock
01:56 - Hello, friends! / T.A.L.K.
02:47 - '59 Gibson TV Special Double Cut / Clear coat on the headstock
04:43 - P90 shootout
05:31 - Double Cut bridge
06:17 - '65 Gibson Firebird I bridge
07:17 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Special Single Cut bridge
08:25 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop bridge
09:13 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom bridge
10:04 - '60 Gibson Les Paul Junior bridge
10:55 - '60 Junior acoustically
11:15 - '52 Goldtop acoustically
11:38 - '58 Single acoustically
11:56 - '65 Firebird acoustically
12:11 - '55 Custom acoustically
12:27 - '59 Double acoustically
12:55 - '58 Single acoustically
13:32 - There's really magical shit in these guitars
14:35 - '58 Single bridge
14:58 - '52 Goldtop bridge
15:07 - '60 Junior bridge
15:28 - '65 Firebird bridge
15:50 - '55 Custom bridge
16:32 - '58 Single bridge


Notes
Uncle Larry gets balls deep into some old Kalamazoo and shows you several variations of nature’s single coil, the Gibson P-90

i totally forgot to include my 61 SG special in the mix....this might call for a recount

here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tabs....
if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

the guy behind the guy's PayPal address is:
tombukovac @gmail.com

the guy behind the guy's venmo address is:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

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

August 15th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 486, “Everything You Need To Know About The Line 6 M9”

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to the M9
03:39 - Playing into M9
04:38 - Lesson: Operation / Reverb
06:45 - Lesson: Delays
09:36 - Lesson: Modulations
10:03 - Dimension D
10:58 - Vibrato
11:34 - Phaser / Mutron 3 / MXR script logo
13:09 - Bass Octaver
13:31 - Lesson: Secret of Boost/Comp
14:15 - Wahs / Q-Filter / Expression
16:00 - Ring Modulator
17:00 - Fuzz


Notes
Retro Modeling for the ages right here friends...15 years of dust build up.

Uncle Larry takes you back to the early days of modeling with an in depth look at the only digital modeling device that he ever thought was any good.

just a few tricks and slightly inside stuff that I figured out after fuckin' with this thing for the last 10-15 years.

i apologize that you can't really see the readout screen on the M9 because of the camera angle....
but hey, free video right?

and totally unrelated, you might wanna say a little prayer for our psycho stalker friend Gus.
The poor fella was publicly humiliated badly right in front of his own micro-congregation of negativity spreading haters yesterday....caught RED HANDED flat out lying about the 1000 bucks he supposedly "donated" to me a while back....sweet mother, what a f**kin' scumbag


and here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tabs....
if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

the guy behind the guy's PayPal address is:
tombukovac @gmail.com

the guy behind the guy's venmo address is:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

August 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 485, “If You Play Old Strats You MUST Watch This!!!”

Chapters
00:00 - Nick Drushel puts a wire on a Strat
01:45 - Pickguard off / A look under the hood
02:25 - The Mod


Notes
After roughly 1200 videos, I’m finally gonna try doing one of those silly clickbait video titles just to see if it works hahaaa

In this video you will learn how to reversible modify your old Strat to get a tone control on the bridge pickup WITHOUT soldering

Ladies and Gentlemen, meet Nick Drushel from Glaser Instrument Repair …

I have been a huge fan of this fella since I first met him 15 or so years ago…he has fixed HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of guitars for me…he never misses

Smart boy, damn good lookin boy, and a farmland Ohio boy….hope you guys enjoy and learn

here is the link to my instructional course friends:
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

August 13th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ “Everything You REALLY Should Know About A Stock Old Marshall Plexi”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro to Marshall amps / Tremolo
01:56 - Input channels
03:07 - Controls
04:00 - Best way to set them up / Volume as EQ, Bass off, Presense sounds like Zeppelin
05:54 - Playing / Making it chimey
06:56 - Awakening the beast / Getting punchy
08:15 - AC/DC-land
09:13 - Turning it up / High to Low Input
10:37 - Bass channel with Tremolo
12:10 - Switching to the other amp
14:14 - Darker on the Bass channel
15:22 - Juicing it up a bit / In the room feeling
16:25 - Not putting pedals in front / Printed circuit boards
17:27 - What does Plexi mean? / Plexi to aluminum / Harshness with some
19:03 - Spinal Tap amp - Marshall JMP with master volume


Notes
Uncle Larry gets all British on ya' with an in depth look at not-so-arguably the finest guitar amplifier ever made by the humans beings on this particular planet

Those 1968 era Marshalls with the plexiglass front and back panels


Dutton Surrey Suffolk Ipswich Charring Cross Foxhall Unity Works on the Thames

God i wish you guys could hear this shit in the room...as soon as the iPhone compressor kicks on all amps sound the same


here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tabs....

if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...


if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

the guy behind the guy's PayPal address is:
tombukovac @gmail.com

the guy behind the guy's venmo address is:
@Tom-Bukovac-1