June 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 464, Tom Bukovac, “Hillbilly Swamp”

Chapters
00:00 - Country swing
01:56 - Hey friends! Chicken pickin' in
02:37 - Thanks
03:35 - 80s Ibanez Roadstar for sale
07:00 - Liza Jane / Jedd Hughes
07:42 - Brent Mason solo amazement / Video setup / Bounce / Hybrid picking
10:26 - Lesson: Bouncing fingers on the neck
13:12 - Demonstration of bouncing
14:03 - Lesson: Accents
19:38 - Video Lesson: Liza Jane solo


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya how to play some rhythm guitar

Brent Mason shows ya how to play a fuggin bad ass lick

June 17th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 463, Tom Bukovac, “The Birth Of Fuzz”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking
03:14 - Homeskoolers! Remember me?
04:50 - History lesson on Nashville, Music City
09:00 - Marty Robbins - Don't Worry / First fuzz sound recorded - Grady Martin and the Danelectro story
11:53 - '56 Danelectro 6 string bass
15:52 - Guitar factoids / Elvis Presley
19:26 - Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, "that voice" in headphones


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in after a long hiatus with a pretty cool piece of Nashville history to show ya…

A 1956 Danelectro 6 string baritone guitar that was owned by Grady Martin and used on the first ever recorded example of “fuzz guitar”

June 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 462, Tom Bukovac, “Tubetorial”

Chapters
00:00 - Pedal steel guitar rig
01:48 - Tubes


Notes
If you don’t care at all about those glass things that get real hot in the back of your amp, then PLEASE click off this video

If you DO care, then listen to Ebo wax rhapsodic about the drug of choice for all real amp nerds…the new old stock vacuum tube

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June 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Double Shot …”Backstage Pass”

Chapters
00:00 - Read the descriptions!


Notes
A little backstage clip shot by the immortal Dan Friszell of Uncle Larry trying to survive a knife fight with a cold blooded killer from Australia named Jedd.

June 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update…”Lamby’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Update from the road


Notes
Just a quick note from the editor regarding the upcoming guitar instructional course that dear Uncle Larry has been slaving away over for the last two years roughly

Well guess what friends…we are set to launch in about a week

PLEASE register your email at

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to receive half off the initial price of the course

roughly 8 hours of extra strength Larry…with backing tracks, expensive camera angles and fancy tabs

Basically what I am saying is that you guys about to get an ASS FULL of Uncle Larry

June 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Florence Alabama Music Enterprises”

Chapters
00:00 - Muscle Shoals


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you on a trip through the hallowed halls of Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama

June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Roy D Mercer Theater”

Chapters
00:00 - Eddie Dunlap playing
06:30 - Drumming


Notes
You know you’re in a pretty good band when the pedal steel player and the keyboard player on the gig are better guitar players than most lead guitar players in other bands

Meet Eddie Dunlap , pedal steeler to the stars

a 35 year old man with the soul of an 80 year old

Not to mention a crucial drum lesson from Billy Thomas

June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “Savannah Banana”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking in a hotel
01:48 - Lesson: Lick you should know
02:38 - Savannah Georgia with Vince Gill update
04:07 - Greg Koch
05:15 - June 6th course technical difficulties
05:54 - Road hacks (shampoo, etc.)


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from his hotel room with his phone sitting on the desk propped up by a banana…pretty high tech huh?

You do know that you are never supposed to bring a banana on a fishing boat right?

June 3rd, 2025

If interested please email tiagocastro1974@gmail.com Local Nashville sales would be preferred and price can be negotiated

Chapters
00:00 - '69 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with '68 appointments
02:31 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
05:19 - Marshall Basketweave cabs


Notes
If interested please email tiagocastro1974@gmail.com

Local Nashville sales would be preferred and price can be negotiated

June 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Potato In The Exhaust Pipe…”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the Rickenbacker feedback
03:07 - Rickenbacker neck pickup
03:17 - Rickenbacker bridge pickup
04:16 - Making videos about mistakes / Maximumlarry.com/course
05:47 - Studio view with a cool Gibson guitar with a mod


Notes
…has been removed my dear friends ….

full range tone capacity achieved…

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Let’s GO people

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June 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 461, Tom Bukovac, “Vintage Kitchen Equipment”

Chapters
00:00 - "Uncle Larry" / Locked string change on Rickenbacker
01:55 - Paleboard fretboard / Keith Urban / Greg Koch and language
05:45 - Rickenbacker part nicknames (toaster pickups, oven knobs)


Notes
Uncle Larry explains the ancient correlation between old guitar parts and kitchen equipment…whilst fixing up a 58 capri that was once a member of the pale young boys club….

The email sign up link is fixed!!

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June 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 460, Tom Bukovac, “Ghost In The Machine”

Chapters
00:00 - Jazzy intro
00:37 - Creepiest amp ever heard
04:10 - Hello / Coolest guitar
04:25 - '36 Gibson ES-50 Charlie Christian pickup
05:29 - Red felt end strings / Charlie Christian
06:52 - Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
07:40 - Lesson: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
09:40 - Course possible delay due technical glitch
10:45 - '58 Rickenbaker Capri - Autmn Glo
12:09 - Cut the cap off bridge pickup
13:56 - Dann Huff and Keith Urban
14:30 - Mellow version of yourself


Notes
Uncle Larry traverses joyfully across several styles of adult guitarisms on a 1936 ES-150….only to wind up on some old hillbilly music

editors note:
the guy i bought it from told me they are Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing 12 strings

June 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 459, Tom Bukovac, "The Bubble"

Chapters
00:00 - Country swinging
01:48 - Hello StringLocker / Home is ultimate hotel / Being on the road
04:46 - Bringing kids out on the road
07:37 - Dann Huff record / Keith Urban / Miles of Ass
09:27 - 3rd & Lindsley
10:18 - '64 Guild Dwayne Eddie
16:00 - Robert Keeley is a sweet guy
18:26 - YouTube wormhole / Vietnam Turning Point
19:51 - Madeline Kahn
21:00 - Guitar parts work good together


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on the weeks events and shows the Homeskoolers some recent kills from "The Great Blood Soaked Guitar Finding Orgy of 2025"

i do realize that the link to sign up for the email course has been broken for a few days, we are working on it, please stand by

here is the link to the amazing new Dann Huff record...
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/collec...

here is the link to the Nick Govrik record release show that will also feature Guthrie, Jedd and myself on June 27th at Third and Lindsley....it is almost sold out
https://www.vividseats.com/nick-govri...


it is rumoured that Uncle Larry might get up and play a couple tunes with Greg Koch at the Analog Room in Nashville on June 4th, but these rumours cannot be confirmed nor denied

May 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 458, Tom Bukovac, “Pool Party”

Chapters
00:00 - Pool party
04:18 - Guitar game '70s Fender Stratocaster
09:50 - Duesenberg Sessionman


Notes
As an old man, I like to surround with supremely talented wunderkind such as the fella in this video, young Stephen Kovach from the great state of Arizona, who happens to be one of the amazing guitar players in CLIFFS.

Also starring my dear son Leo and our dear babysitter Miss Melissa

May 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Cool Pedal Review With Special Guest

Chapters
00:00 - Demostration of pedal
05:38 - Box of random screws
06:00 - Octa PSI Transfigurating Fuzz


Notes
My beloved 12 year old Marshall shows us the future of music through the lens of the amazing new Keeley “Octa PSA Transfigurating Fuzz” with a built in harmonizer

This thing will shake your pants loose friends

Who's hands does it remind you of at 2:58 into this video?

May 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 457, Tom Bukovac, "Does Wood REALLY Matter?"

Chapters
00:00 - Fishing out calming notes
03:20 - Old Homeskoolin' picks
04:11 - Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120
05:02 - Volume pedal swells
05:40 - Skyline Motel
06:10 - Lesson: Waterfall guitar part
09:00 - Got a 'car guy' for the Hellcat with special TN black plates
09:45 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Titles of videos, school newspaper, Creative Writing, Math
12:17 - JC-120
12:30 - Gibson Les Paul -> Duesenberg Sessionman
14:18 - Morgan Wallen records and different mixes (Wood, 808, etc.)
16:00 - Maximumlarry.com
16:30 - Ghost story / Haunted guitar
17:09 - 3 50's Gibson Les Paul acoustic shootout
17:26 - '55 Custom
17:53 - '58 Special
18:18 - '52 Goldtop
19:00 - Lesson: E F G A B C D E


Notes
I was just thinking to myself...what would be the funniest most bullshit clickbait video title i could possibly think of...

here's a cool old track...the legendary Richard Bennett on acoustic...Uncle Larry on electrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPyzrdsKhe0

May 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Crystal City”

Chapters
00:00 - Late night playing


Notes
Uncle Larry serves up a late night smoothie of icy frosted glass and frozen shimmering crystals on a solid state platter

May 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 456, Tom Bukovac, “Days Of Wine And Neurosis”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing and singing / Shed and recording
09:27 - Apologizing to repair guys / Repair to guitars that ruins it
12:39 - Tall frets


Notes
Happy Memorial Day dear Homeskoolers…this video covers a topic that is constantly bubbling just beneath the surface at all times, but is rarely discussed…the great neurosis that paralyzes all guitar players

May 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ " A Somewhat Reluctant Garage Sale Of Sorts"

Chapters
00:00 - Climbing all over those chords
05:39 - Video comment, "...string squeaks"
06:20 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
07:56 - D28 acoustic guitar
10:37 - Strymon El Capistan


Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you would like either of these devices

6750 for the d28
240 for the strymon…I’ll even sign it for ya if ya want haha


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May 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 455, Tom Bukovac, “The Wide Wide River Of Tuning”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson P90 harmonics
06:09 - Pedalboard laboratory


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you some licks and some gear


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