July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Thank You Letter”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues playing
03:24 - What's up, friends! / Tal/Buk show thank you
05:02 - Packages sent to the Bukovac Office catching up
06:00 - Thank yous


Notes
This video says it all for me right now

July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ PSA “3 Things To Tell Ya”

Chapters
00:00 - Stomp tune
00:03 - Brand new t-shirts
00:55 - Tal Wilkenfeld and Tom Bukovac show
01:19 - Reverend "Gristleblower"


Notes
Hello dear friends

A few things to tell u real quick today

1) If you want a bitchin new t shirt go here
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

2) you wanna see the most unrehearsed cover band in the history of music tomorrow night go here
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

3) if you wanna support a great guitar player who happens to be a fuckin really sweet guy check out Greg Koch

July 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 475, Tom Bukovac, "Just South Of Hell"

Chapters
00:00 - Mamas Papas / Bon Jovi / Boston / Yes medley
00:24 - It's hot!
01:13 - Mick Ronson Wah
02:47 - '75 Guild G212 12-string / Guild F412
04:08 - Bent finger
04:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
05:27 - Jeff Senn
08:30 - GTO
09:19 - Friday night gig


Notes
Lord it's hot

I think its the first time in history that the humidity has actually exceeded 100 percent

The Guild is sold

Here is the link to the new t shirts!
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

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

July 13th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 474, Tom Bukovac, “Hybrid And Lonesome”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing from the heart on '74 12-string
02:55 - Top of the pop
03:34 - Hi friends / Road update / Playing
07:27 - Stream of unconsciousness / Paying to record a song
09:02 - More lessons about hybrid picking
12:33 - Picking out individual notes


Notes
This one goes out to my dear friend Eddy Dunlap…the amazing pedal steel player in my current band

Pop a top for old uncle Larry friends

Here’s the link to my guitar course
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “20 Finger Discount”

Chapters
00:00 - Professional playing


Notes
so, if you’re impressed by the keyboard room….just wait til you see the whole house!

here’s a little document displaying the mind numbing touch and talent over there on stage right

The legendary John Jarvis (piano) and Moose Brown (B-3)

I’m absolutely mesmerized by these guys every night, it’s literally amazing to watch and listen to

these cats are as pro as it gets

Team work makes the dream work friends

July 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Time Capsule, “Recently Unearthed 43 Year Old Recording Of Uncle Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing at the age of 13


Notes
Even I forgot that when I was 13, i sounded like the worst southern rock bar band guitar player that ever got signed and had their first record tank.

Well kids, that’s why we practice so much

This was 40-50k hours ago

Here’s the link if you wanna learn some shit
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Ruben And The Retrofret Jets”

Chapters
00:00 - Bigsby "Larry" guitar


Notes
Uncle Larry prowls the streets of the Big Apple..lookin at some cool guitars…and then later we’re gonna come around at 12 with some Puerto Rican girls just dyin’ to meet you

Special thanks to Ruben Alvarado for showing me a good time at Retrofret guitars

July 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “Sweet Tysons Virginia”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking away in hotel Virginia
03:00 - Hello, friends! / Vince Gill update / New t-shirts coming
04:58 - '30s Gibson C1
06:08 - GTO
08:49 - Lesson: Cool chord - very pleasing C chord


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from the road

just wait til you guys see this new Homeskoolin t shirt fast ball that is about to come across your plate…all you gotta do is swing your bat and it’s an instant home run friends

July 9th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 473, Tom Bukovac, "Chopper Time"

Chapters
00:00 - Big reveal Fender Telecaster Bass
09:16 - Music City Bridge / Glaser Instruments / Baked Alaska
17:52 - Gretsch Space Control Bridge


Notes
Part 1- Uncle Larry shows the class one of the more hideous chop jobs that you may ever happen across in this lifetime

Part 2- Uncle Larry visits with Joe Glaser and Josh Rawlings at Baked Alaska/Music City Bridge headquarters


here is the link to the new Maximum Larry guitar instructional course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...


If you wanna check out Dann’s record go here
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/

July 6th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 472, Tom Bukovac, “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Body”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing P90s
02:53 - What's up, friends!
05:42 - Lesson / Quiz: Prog Rock lick
06:17 - Prog Rocker?
06:44 - Course, tablature, good stuff
07:37 - Joe Walsh and ham radio
08:47 - Soulful Strat Lake Placid Blue
09:38 - Nick Govrik record
10:53 - Reading music?  Not at all / Jo Dee Messina Christmas album (A Joyfull Noise)
14:09 - '60 Gibson ES-330 / Vs ES-335 nothing alike / Hollowbody vs Solidbody
15:50 - Ted Nugent and being able to do what he did


Notes
Uncle Larry walks ya through some late Sunday night VCB on a 60 es-330

If you wanna take the plunge on the new Uncle Larry guitar instructional course here is the link...
you will learn so much shit that even your wife will be like "damn, that sounds good honey"
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 5th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 471, Tom Bukovac, “The Rocket’s Red Glarry”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice mellow playing from Trip The Witch
03:40 - Good Morning / 4th of the July
07:00 - '65 Fender Stratocaster - Lake Placid Blue
07:41 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Nick Govrik
08:50 - David Letterman and the Yellow Strat / Sid McGinnis / Wynonna Judd
10:28 - Sid McGinnis story
11:25 - Star Licks videos / Guitar Heaven
12:47 - Brett Papa comment
16:06 - Thank you / Fresh outlook on life
20:00 - Trip The Witch number
22:09 - Lesson: Bb -> Gmin -> Eb -> Bb / Scale
23:24 - Blues sounds like shit over that / Why? / Relative Minor
26:20 - Lesson: Trip The Witch - Planet TD1 (Gmin -> F6 -> Ebmaj7)


Notes
Hope everyone had a great 4th…we sure did …lots of family and friends

‘Merica…fuck yeah….

Thank you guys for all the continued support and kindness…I truly appreciate it

Here is the link to the course I worked my fucking ASS off on
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 4th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 470, Tom Bukovac, “1776”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing that Country
00:45 - Hey friends all the way to Zimbabwe
02:35 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
03:17 - Ever so lightly holding the pick
05:54 - Blues Junior amps?
06:45 - Tweed 410 / Blues DeVille
07:30 - Boss GE-7 Equalizer / EQ after the drives
08:30 - Thanks
10:12 - All that matters - Right-hand pocket
12:06 - Joe Walsh playing and amps choice
14:12 - Side Fills
15:19 - Course
17:19 - Inner peace / Clarity of life
19:15 - '64 SJ-200
19:30 - Tuned-down Rickenbacker
22:00 - Don't blow your fuckin' fingers off


Notes
Uncle Larry gets heavy into some current day VCB

I was gonna call this episode “carnival of pain” but I changed it to “1776”…it’s a little more snappy and upbeat

Here’s the link to my new course that just came out a couple days ago
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

Pictured in the thumbnail photo …the amazing band from the last two weeks of recording over at Vince Gill’s studio

From left to right
Matt “Hazmatt” Rausch (engineer)
Jedd Hughes (guitar)
Fred Eltringham (drums)
Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass)
Yours Truly
John Jarvis (keys)
Jim “Moose” Brown (keys)
Boss Man
Paul Franklin (pedal steel)
Justin Niebank (engineer)

July 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 469, Tom Bukovac, “Class A”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing that Tele
09:49 - Hey guys! / Update
10:10 - '63 JMI Vox AC30
12:54 - Vox - "Normal Channel"
13:26 - Vox - "Vibe Channel"
14:38 - All the amps you ever need
16:03 - Course thanks / Vince Gill thanks


Notes
Uncle Larry expounds on his lifelong appreciation for one of the finest valve amplifiers ever conceived by the human mind....

also, if you want to check out the new Maximum Larry instructional guitar course you can see it here....
8 hours of Uncle Larry mayhem from several camera angles, all professionally tabbed out.
this shit will keep you busy the rest of your life

https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 468, Tom Bukovac, “Hillbilly With A Hellcat”

Chapters
00:00 - Honky Tonk playing
06:13 - Thank you for course
08:17 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / The trashy side of comments and retort
11:28 - Real Country players / Paul Franklin
13:33 - The tuning of the Pedal Steel / Buddy Emmens, etc.
15:33 - Lesson: Steel kick
17:45 - Brett Papa course


Notes
ENDLESS thank you’s to everyone out there who took the plunge and bought the course

I am SO HAPPY that you guys dig it

Here’s the link
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Course Sign Up Details”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing / Course update


Notes
Uncle Larry explains a few details about the email sign up process for the Maximum Larry extreme guitar instructional course that drops in a couple hours

Here is the link where you can buy the course…8 hours of Uncle Larry mayhem
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

June 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 466, Tom Bukovac “Don’t Rock The Jukebox In My Mind”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing the weather blues
02:05 - Hey, friends! / Benson Gallagher
03:45 - Vincent Gill
05:32 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
06:36 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - You Got Me Floatin'
07:20 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Wait Until Tomorrow / Medley
10:29 - Playing: Blues
11:10 - Playing: Doors - Love Me Two Times / Medley
21:40 - Guessing game / Country playing


Notes
Uncle Larry gets way in the weeds…

riding a stream of unconsciousness….

a musical run-on sentence that carries on without a comma

turn it on Salvador Dali Llama

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “One More Time For Nicky G”

Chapters
00:00 - Nick Govrik music
02:34 - Uncle Larry coming at ya
04:01 - 3rd & Lindsley
04:40 - Gibson ES-355
05:21 - Reproduction pickguard
06:01 - Playing
09:55 - Sign off


Notes
Happy Sunday friends, come on down and see us Friday night June 27th at 3rd and Lindsley for the album release party for my dear friend Nick Govrik's new record "One More Time For The Man'....produced by yours truly, and featuring a cavalcade of guests.

Guthrie, Jedd and myself will all be playing in the backing band…it should be some good clean fun for everyone involved.

Here's the link if you wanna check it out…made with a lot of love by two old hillbillies who have been friends for a long time
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

also, go to this site to check out the amazing new Dann Huff record "When Words Aren't Enough"
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/produc...

and PLEASE don't forget about signing for my new course that should be out in about a week or so...
go to maximumlarry.com/course add your email to the list, which will allow you to get half off the price of the course.

and then, on July 18th, also at 3rd and Lindsley, check out Tal Kin Buk....a little collaboration gig between myself and Tal Wilkenfeld, also with some great special guests

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam, “A Century Of Progress”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on something special


Notes
If ever there was a true life example of the old saying “man, this old guitar has some songs in it” this is it my friends

I fell head over heels for this old chopped up mid 30’s Gibson C-1 Century Of Progress model right before I left town at a music store

It was too much money, so I made an offer while I was out on the road and they accepted…

my buddy picked it up for me so it was here at my house when I get home from this weekend of road gigs at 5am Sunday morning

In the first 10 minutes this little ditty appeared

Wow, what an inspiring little guitar

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “How To Pick Like An English Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Groove playing
01:07 - Hey friends from a hotel room and update / Dwayne guitar
04:34 - Lesson: 4 note claw picking
05:53 - Chirping while finger-picking
07:20 - Sign up for Maximumlarry
08:18 - Meeting some Homeskoolers


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from Augusta Georgia…a couple hours before soundcheck

PLEASE sign up your email for my instructional course
You will get a discount on your purchase!

Maximumlarry.com/course

Here’s a link to the Tal Wilkenfeld show on July 18th friends
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

Here’s a link for the June 27th Nick Govrik record release party with myself, Jedd and Guthrie
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

If you wanna check out the new Nick Govrik’s new album that i produced you can get it here friends
Some really good songs, made with a lot of love
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Macon Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - The Story of Dwayne Allman's GoldTop
03:45 - Acoustic A/Gmaj7...
04:45 - Vince Gill playing the Les Paul
07:06 - More background story
07:25 - Actual playing
07:52 - Tom playing Lynryd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special on the Dwayne's Goldtop


Notes
Hello dear Homeskoolers…dearest Richard Brent, the fella that’s shown at the beginning of this video, was kind enough to bring over the iconic 57 Goldtop that Duane Allman used to plunk on to our soundcheck today .

The guitar is usually on display at the Allman brothers museum in Macon GA, which was about a mile from the old venue we played at apparently.

What a cool old guitar, it’s certainly been through a lot in its life…lots of changes and many owners…but all you gotta do is plug it in and hear it through an amplifier to quickly understand that it’s charm is pretty undeniable.

A nice lightweight guitar with a fairly shallow neck profile, that sports a FANTASTIC sounding pair of PAF’s that are extremely balanced with rich sounding midrange.

What’s not to love?

Special thanks to Steve Harlamert

Here’s a link to some website history on the guitar