January 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 560, Tom Bukovac, “The Island Of Tweed Deluxes”

Chapters
00:00 - 3 Original Tweed Deluxe amp shootout


Notes
Uncle Larry sets up three old original tweed deluxes so that the class can decide which one sounds the best.

January 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Arts & Crafts “How To Make A Rickenbacker Into A Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Rickenbacker secret


Notes
Day 3 of tracking Morgan Wallen at Blackbird Studios in Nashville TN

Uncle Larry gives away one of his main recording secrets…
It’s ok, he’s almost done with them anyway.

January 13th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 559, Tom Bukovac “Deer Creek Symphony”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic playing
03:34 - Hello friends / NFL
04:33 - Lesson: Trick to sound Open Tuning
06:33 - Morgan Wallen / Vincent Gillis and astouding guitars
08:44 - "What's your best acoustic?" [to Vince Gill]
10:15 - Bannerhead and Bryan Sutton
11:49 - John McBride - Blackbird Studios trying out microphone
13:37 - Gibson Southern Jumbo - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
15:27 - NFL
16:19 - Tweed Deluxe - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
17:45 - Grateful Dead - Bob Weir


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a fun day of sessioneering… and discusses some of the finer points of “acoustical” guitars

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January 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Special “Gordon Mote On The Hammond B-3 Organ”

Chapters
00:00 - Gordon Mote gives his wisdom on Fame Muscle Shoals organ
02:12 - Lesson: Hollow sound in organ / Whistle / Percussion
06:30 - Tone generators and tubes / Old Russian tubes / "Going to Hell in a hand basket"
16:39 - Gordon Mote channel and the 4 note channel


Notes
When we were down in the muscular shoals last week we had a little time to kill one day, so of course I asked Uncle Gordon to get into some juicy detail about the inner workings of my alltime favorite instrument, the Hammond B-3

Hope you guys enjoy

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January 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 558, Tom Bukovac, “Fear Of Changing Strings”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic Magic
03:45 - Uncle Larry checking in / Talladega Nights
04:35 - Martin acoustic and never changing the strings
12:36 - New D'Addario string, creasing the bridge / Launching some Gibsons?


Notes
Asking for a friend here , you know that feeling when you love a guitar SO MUCH just the way it is, that you are terrified to change the completely knackered worn out old strings , because you’re deathly afraid it’s gonna totally kill the whole vibe of the guitar?

I have never changed the strings on this magical little 38 OOO-18 the whole time I have had it for that very reason …but tonight friends??

Tonight that all changed

The old strings just wouldn’t tune up anymore, so I had no choice .

In retrospect I’m glad I did …the new strings reminded me of why I fell in love with this guitar in the first place …sure they are a tiny bit bright right now, but after a couple weeks of passing it around to people on sessions that will all be sorted out

January 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 557, Tom Bukovac, “The Singing River”

Chapters
00:00 - Multi-bending beauty
01:10 - Hello, friends! / Natchez Trace (Indian road) / NFL gift
03:51 - Trip to Muscle Shoals / Beautiful voice - Thomas "Tommy" Edwards
05:30 - Lynyrd Skynyrd / Artimus Pyle timing / "Time for a book?" Bohemian Grove
08:20 - "Raconteur"
10:15 - John Oates guitar / Hearing / Old Mom Bukovac
15:18 - Hearing aids
16:55 - Thomas "Tommy" Edwards snippet


Notes
Uncle Larry recounts his recent experience in the ancient magnetism of the “Singing River” and a place that the Native Americans thought had a magical power…Muscle Shoals Alabama

I don’t travel much these days …I’ve been everywhere ten times over in this life and i NEVER condone the horrors of traveling to anyone else because i personally LOATHE traveling with every fiber of my being…but if you’ve never been there friends, you need to go.

There is just something about that place that is truly remarkable....neither i or anyone else i know can put it into words.

and TOTALLY unrelated....Kiwi is working on my 65 impala that i have owned for over 20 years

January 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus , “The Third Floor”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson ES-335
02:44 - Gibson Banner Head
06:35 - Back to the ES-335


Notes
One of my favorite places on this planet is the legendary third floor of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN…the repair department.

I filmed this little video Monday before I left for Muscle Shoals, and I thought you guts might dig it .

There’s about 8 repair guys up there that work full time keeping the Gruhn inventory moving along.

This team of guys are truly world class titans of guitar repair…Greg Voros, Tony Nagy, Phil Jones, Tom Stadler, Joel, Peter, David, Julio Pinho and Nathan Golliher and a couple others I don’t know as well….but you have seen most of these guys in my previous videos.

The collective brain trust, the repair gear and the general level of high end instruments you will see up there on that magical third floor is nothing short of amazing.

Much like making it to the NFL, the guys that work up there all know how good you gotta be to even get that job in the first place …and you can tell they all respect the job and each other’s skills
….
Interesting side note, young Nathan Golliher can also imitate all of the other repair guys perfectly ..and he also does George, and me …he’s like the Rich Little of the bunch.

Im this video , Julio Pinho shows us the amazing work he has been doing on my 59 factory mono es-355…and Nathan Golliher shows us the “trifecta” he just completed on my 44 banner head j-45

I never fail to appreciate the resources we have in this amazing city of Nashville…still in my opinion the best city in America …and I’ve been here for 34 years.

Where else on earth are THIS many talented musical minds all collected together?

January 8th, 2026

New CLIFFS single out today friends!!!

Chapters
00:00 - Update


Notes
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January 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Yeah…I’ve Always Heard He’s Quite Difficult To Work With…”

Chapters
00:00 - In the studio


Notes
Uncle Larry in the heat of battle on tracking session in the Shoals.

January 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 556, Tom Bukovac & John Oates “One On One”

Chapters
00:00 - John Oates story of selling guitar
01:35 - Interview with John
03:44 - "First moment you knew were a rockstar?"
06:00 - "Oates and Hall?" / USA for Africa signatures
08:19 - Waylon Jennings, "Fuck this shit!"
08:35 - Ray Charles speaks
09:57 - A.I.?
12:35 - Dan Auerbach
14:20 - "Smash or Trash"
16:54 - Badass pedalboard influence
18:30 - John Oates update / 3rd & Lindsley
20:46 - Deep Hall & Oates cut? "Had I Known You Better Then"
21:54 - What's the song you would erase?
22:18 - Setting up a guitar


Notes
A brief interview with one of the coolest dudes I have ever known in this wild and crazy business of music….the legendary John Oates.

As you can clearly see here, just a lovely laid back fella, with a great sense of humor and a shitload of talent.
What’s not to love?

Hope you kids enjoy watching this as much as I enjoyed chatting it up with him

Check his website for tour details friends

January 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 555, Tom Bukovac, “Romeo & Julietta”

Chapters
00:00 - Mental purge / Duesenberg Julietta
10:00 - Yes
20:44 - Tuning the "Tuners of Death"


Notes
Uncle Larry restrings a very cool and rather obscure model from the Duesenberg line up…the Julietta…in the same intoxicating candy apple red finish that the Tony Stark helmet came in.

this friends...the fucking BEST Yes documentary piece ever...holy shit
• Yes Fragile Documentary - The Story of Fra...

and this....there's NO WAY that anyone could ever sound this good live and "un-fixed" is there??....are they REALLY singing these harmonies live?
and whoever mixed the audio on this should have won a Nobel Peace Prize.
• Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (1971)

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January 3rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Very Modern Drummer”

Chapters
00:00 - Jamming with the boy


Notes
Just a little clip of me and my dear boy sweet Leo making up a jam earlier today.

He just turned 10 a couple weeks ago… it’s so crazy to see how far he has come since he learned his first drum beat last December…
the progress has just been so incredible to witness.

such a natural…hell they both are….they both have “the ear”

I am noticing how he is starting to really get the super loose wrist thing together, his hands are getting way faster …super fun stuff friends

January 3rd, 2026

Sign in Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Good Clean Saturday Fun”

Chapters
00:00 - Pontiac GTO and new carburetor
03:00 - Boys vacation / Playing acoustic bass
06:24 - Camco drums / Fender amp / Leslie Keyboards / Fishman


Notes
Uncle Larry is happy to have his dear boys back home and having a great time on this lovely Saturday whilst waiting for the games to begin!

January 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Flavor Capsule Paradise”

Chapters
00:00 - Beer fridge and battery caddie


Notes
A very heartfelt thanks to the dear lads at Easy Eye studios for sending over this lovely beer cooler today that stands about 7 ft tall and weighs 300 pounds…basically about the size of an average NFL offensive tackle ..

Their kind holiday gesture really got me in the feels …I truly appreciate it friends

Here’s to another great year…comin right up!

January 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 554, Tom Bukovac, “Blues For Woodrow Wilson”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro to Universal Audio
02:33 - Woodrow
05:28 - Astra
07:56 - Ibanez CS9


Notes
Uncle Larry tries out a few pedals that the boys at Universal Audio were kind enough to send along....

The Woodrow and the Astra

and…Larry also shows us a lovely matching pair of ember red Gibson Firebirds from the golden era of Kalamazoo.

Hope everyone is feeling good about the beginning of 2026 so far..I know I certainly am

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January 2nd, 2026

Bachelor Cooking With Uncle Larry (episode 6)

Chapters
00:00 - Chicken Noodle Soup recipe
01:45 - '70s Ernie Ball acoustic bass
05:40 - Back to cooking


Notes
Uncle Larry revisits his exquisite recipe for homemade chicken soup to start this glorious new year…AND shows you one of the coolest acoustic basses that his ever graced this beautiful planet

And if you’ve never heard of Pinkard and Bowden, well here ya go friends

You’re welcome

• Pinkard & Bowden Live in Savannah in the 90s

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January 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 553, Tom Bukovac, “There Are Really Only Three Chords”

Chapters
00:00 - Happy New Year / Young man's game
02:17 - Playing
02:47 - Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne (Old Long Since)
04:24 - Only 3 chords when you think about it
05:00 - Auld Lang Syne on guitar / Guy Lombardo
05:52 - Master Lesson: Auld Lang Syne


Notes
Happy new year friends …as 2026 begins I think it’s time we talk about the fact that the further along the road of TRULY understanding harmony that we get, one thing becomes more and more clear….there are REALLY only three chords…and everything else is really just a variant of those three chords…I actually think of them as the three “tensions” more than the three chords …as in the way that each one of the three pulls at the melody emotionally speaking

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December 31st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Happy New Year Boys And Girls

Chapters
00:00 - Happy New Year


Notes
Thank you all for stickin’ with your dear old Uncle Larry all these years friends

December 31st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 552, Tom Bukovac, “Flame Thrower”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
01:48 - Most out-of-tune 12-string on Rod Stuart - Every Picture Tells a Story
05:50 - Shows about old shipwrecks / U.S.S. Indianapolis
08:00 - Not a thrillseeker
09:24 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Genesis
10:51 - Lynyrd Skynyrd seminal album
12:05 - Backseat of car / Joke about "AC-15 Channel"
12:48 - Lifelong Fender guy going to humbuckers
13:24 - AC-15 Channel / Nice head of hair
14:36 - Blondie documentary / Hall of Fame
16:20 - Cocaine brings out the worst in people
16:40 - Happy New Year's / Resolution


Notes
Uncle Larry saddles up on his beloved mid 70s Guild 12 string that can mow down an enemy listener from 200 yards with pure tone

Have I ever told you guys about this nimrod David Ferrera, who calls himself “Carlos Who”? I think I did but I can’t remember…anyway here he is…
• Dec. 30 Tom Bukovac Fake Nice Guy #music #...

He constantly sends group emails to myself, Tim Pierce, Pete Thorn, Rhett Shull and a bunch of other guitar players talking about how he can outplay all of us…and he always wants to “challenge” us all to some kind of ridiculous “guitar duel”….i swear i am not making this shit up.

He already admitted to us all that he is a few sandwiches short of a picnic in the head, and when he has these “flare ups” he gets very combative …

David…honey, take a fuckin pill and chill the fuck out ferchrissakes…no one is out to get you …calm the fuck down man

December 30th, 2025

The AC-15 Channel Volume 551, Tom Bukovac, “Back Seat Psychology”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away into melody
03:18 - Hello, friends
03:47 - Lesson: The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
05:17 - The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (Pop record crafting)
07:22 - '63 Gibson ES-335
08:42 - You can tell what kind of person's mind by the messyness of backseat of their car
10:20 - NFL
12:12 - Revisiting The Pretenders album


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about “big mo”…and various and sundry other items, whilst simultaneously coaxing tones out of an “exceptionally fine condition” (as George Gruhn would say) 1963 Gibson ES-335 being amplified by a particularly pleasing sounding early Vox amplifier.