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October 27th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 725, Tom Bukovac, “Bone Yard”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:35 - Hello, friends
03:29 - "What does the acronym VCB stand for?" / (Viewer Comment Bin) / NFL
06:43 - Extremely loyal followers
08:25 - Cheap people
10:00 - "Make sure you generous to deserved people"
12:34 - Matt Swanson (Dumble Amplifiers) story
13:43 - Book about Martin guitars
15:23 - Lesson: Cool chords (A13) [x 0 4 0 2 2] / (Em9) [0 1 1 0 3 2]
17:27 - Blake Shelton? / Boys slang
Notes
Uncle Larry dips a toe into some shallow VCB before an honest day’s work
October 23rd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 723, Tom Bukovac, “Tube Amps Are Dead…..Not”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Strumming the Gibson and Martin
02:00 - Howya doing out there? / NFL
04:21 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Love doing nothing
04:57 - "Ever retire?" / Sliding
05:58 - Larry Bird was a badd ass
06:20 - "That was cool [lick]"
07:07 - Stringlocker / Homeskoolin' Bay
08:00 - Gibson J-35 / V-neck
10:36 - "Total dick comment" / Learning without YouTube
16:27 - Joe Bonamassa modeling amp / Buy an old Fender Deluxe Reverb
18:57 - "Tund Down, Tune Out"
Notes
Uncle Larry Bird plays the same riff on two different 30’s flat tops built by fairly well known manufacturers…and gets into some heavy VCB….
October 8th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 717, Tom Bukovac, “Triple Ply Ebony With Blocks Gold Hardware Ebony Dream”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Strumming the acoustic
01:21 - Lesson: Hard one Ab5bmaj7 [4 6 5 5 3 x]
02:24 - Lesson: Hendrix something with low 5th
04:08 - "Trapped in Nashville" event
07:35 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Martin Herringbone
09:25 - National New Yorker thanks
09:36 - Lesson: Copying the riff, make it cool
11:05 - "Eb sound better?" - Yeah
12:20 - Lesson: Guitar secondary job is keeping that motor going
14:52 - Herringbone changing sounds
16:55 - "Any new guitars?"
20:12 - '68 Marshall Superbass / Selling Plexis
Notes
Uncle Larry selflessly offers yet another video for the class on a busy week day morning.
The 0-4 Bucs plus 8.5 at Dallas (2-2)
September 29th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 709, Tom Bukovac, “J-50 Ways To Leave Your Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Amped acoustic
03:29 - Hello friends / Gambling / NFL
05:03 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Gibson J-50
07:08 - Session update / Ella Langley
08:32 - Kelsey Ballerini / Playing music for kids
10:13 - Lesson: Most difficult Bbmaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 5]
10:29 - Co-producing a record / Naomi Carmen
12:30 - Interesting Songs: Jimi Hendrix - Foxey Lady ("fucking mess drum fill") / Beatles - The Word / Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
17:30 - Sly and the Family Stone
20:42 - Brett Papa course
23:00 - Lesson: Coolest chord change (Paul McCartney - Ram On)
Notes
Uncle Larry catches up with the Homeskoolers after a fairly large chunk of dead air on the channel
If anyone wants a cool old acoustic let me know ….1960 Gibson J-50 with replacement bridge and a dead straight neck for 5k
and this time I WILL PERSONALLY cover the shipping to anywhere domestic US
It’s nice to mix things up a bit ain’t it ?
I like where the saddle is on this one …the intonation is quite good …solid guitar here friends
September 23rd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 708, Tom Bukovac, “Rule, Britania!”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Gibson Firebird
01:55 - Checking in / Vox AC15 and Firebird
03:07 - "Sympathetic howl" in the amp / Playing
04:15 - Thanks / Andy Partridge / CMA Awards nomination
06:28 - Ella Langley #1 song for running
07:22 - Special thanks
08:25 - Vox amp thing (magical chime)
09:15 - Lesson: Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
10:11 - Lesson: XTC - Humble Daisy
13:42 - New sessions / Playing
17:17 - Tune Down, Tune Out / Sitting on the Sand / New restaurant
Notes
Uncle Larry explores the unique classic chime of an early AC15 twin twelve
September 22nd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Nonsuch”
Chapters00:00 - Strat part
02:20 - Firebird part
04:43 - Bass part
07:05 - Firebird part II (money shot)
Notes
Uncle Larry builds a loop part by part for one of his all time favorite Andy Partridge masterpieces that sadly nobody knows…
Give it a minute to develop friends
It’s kind of a slow burn
Two tracks of rhythm , a bass…and then the money shot
“Humble Daisy
Form a chain to hold all battleships in check
Humble Daisy
Knit a ladder down to nature's sunken wreck”
My favorite Andy quote….
“I like chords with a bit of dissonance and pungency, they’re not afraid to kick their legs out and let you know they’re alive”
and…i want to say a very special thank you to a guy named Joe Maggelet for being a totally honest upstanding human being
September 7th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 703, Tom Bukovac “P-90 West”
Chapters00:00 - Playing those things called chords
02:26 - Uncle-est Larry / Middle pickup heaven on the Firebird / Playing: Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
04:01 - Party, get-together fun / Labor Day session
07:30 - Lesson: The boink and up-picking
09:52 - Weird non-reverse Gibson Firebird
10:45 - Fernandes Sustainer / Demonstration of the Sustainer
13:48 - Fender Stratocaster
17:33 - Fernder Stratocaster / Million sounds in a Strat
Notes
Uncle Larry explores the glorious belching pukey tone of two old p-90s in the middle position…
The output of the guitar’s magnetic vibrations are being amplified by a narrow panel tweed Harvard
Special thanks to sweet Jaime French for a super fun evening last night
August 28th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 694, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustica”
Chapters00:00 - Acoustic shootout / '38 Martin 000-18
01:48 - '44 Gibson J-45 Banner Head
02:53 - '39 Martin Herringbone
04:42 - Lot's of prep on the Homeskoolin' show / Dan Auerbach / Mower
05:44 - New riff / 000-18
06:36 - Banner Head
09:02 - Herringbone
10:51 - 000-18
12:51 - Lesson: Tune for the part your playing
14:48 - Banner Head
15:41 - Herringbone
Notes
Uncle Larry compares three old acoustics on a shitty sounding iPhone mic on his way out the door to a session
One has new strings so it’s kinda unfair, but hey, what the hell else are we gonna do?
There is also a lovely guitar/weed eater duet at the end of this that I think you guys might enjoy
This might also be a helpful insight into the “tuning for whatever key you are playing in” thing that people rarely discuss…and more importantly a good illustration of “the crease”
Let us know in the comments which one moves you the most
August 27th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 693, Tom Bukovac, “X’s and OOO’s”
Chapters00:00 - "Sitting on the Sand" / Hi, friends / Update / Dolly Parton
04:00 - Anyone want to do a delivery from Nashville to Maryland?
05:35 - Guild Thunderbird / Little mystery in life is good
07:33 - XTS (XAct Tone Solutions) / "Coxman"
11:28 - '38 Martin 000-18
13:02 - Cutting the string in the wrong place / Tuning / Playing
16:08 - Phil X
Notes
Uncle Larry restrings one of his favorite old acoustics while running his mouth about the current events of the day
August 18th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 684, Tom Bukovac, “Life 360”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
03:21 - "Pepe, did you get the brush?" / Doing 3 sessions
05:20 - '39 Martin Herringbone / 13 year old boy and tracking Life 360
09:24 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '38 Gibson ES-150 - Charlie Christian
Notes
Uncle Larry discusses the pros and cons of the delicate subject of using technology to spy on your children’s every move …and offers one of the coolest guitars ever for sale …all in one episode.
if you are interested in this guitar email me at tombukovac@gmail.com
NOTE TO ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS:
since i'm not making any dough whatsoever on this deal i reserve the right to swap the original guard on this guitar over to the one i am keeping....don't worry, the repro guard on my other one looks super cool.
August 5th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 675, Tom Bukovac, “Bone Density”
Chapters00:00 - Plucking around on acoustic
03:21 - Checkin in / Sickness recovery
04:36 - Martin Herringbone / Playing
05:05 - Lesson: EbMaj7 [X 1 1 0 3 3] / Thumb thing / Thanks
06:41 - "Punches out the sound" / "Deer Creek" viewer
07:51 - Hate on vintage guitars / Tube amps come around again
10:30 - Lesson: Picking notes out of a chord from piano playing
12:42 - Movie: Warrior
13:04 - Guitar Dreams in Scotland
13:49 - "Cool Chord" find
14:30 - AC/DC Rig Rundown - Trace Foster (Dear friend of Tom Bukovac)
17:00 - Lesson: Work on thumb on Low F with Open G
Notes
Uncle Larry goes off script with pure improv and absolutely nothing to talk about
Hell he didn’t have any VCB to answer
Hope everyone is great out there…I SINCERELY appreciate all the kind words and donations friends , more than you know
July 12th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 665, Tom Bukovac, “Six String Steinway”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Exploring a different route
02:17 - "Got a million ideas that can come at you" / Greg Voros guitar class at Gruhn's / Show: I Shouldn't Be Alive
04:28 - Martin Herringbone / "Tumbleweed City" off the new album
05:30 - Lesson: Tumbleweed City (Amin7 -> pick inside a strum C/G -> Gmin -> Gmin6 -> F)
07:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Cleaning the cluttered house and real organization
10:52 - Cleveland friend troubles
13:11 - Neil Giraldo
15:21 - "What key is your favorite?" - B is home base
16:18 - "What are the most important speakers made?" - Celestion / Vox Silver Dog / EV
Notes
Uncle Larry delves into some titillating VCB on a steamy Sunday afternoon, whilst coaxing ancient tones out of woods from trees that were probably cut down before Prohibition was even a glimmer in Andy Volstead’s eye.
June 19th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 651, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh 013’s”
Chapters00:00 - 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 17th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 648, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”
Chapters00:00 - Hello, friends / Losing that piano feeling / '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone / Tommy Hambridge
05:03 - Hellcat / Jedd Hughes, Guthrie Trapp, Tom Bukovac - Trifecta
07:34 - The piano is back / New Country artist
11:17 - Les Paul Special and other guitars
Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya his beat up old Bone in front of God and everybody
Touched by an uncle …
Hope you guys are all groovy
June 7th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 642, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustophrenia”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: Martin D-28 Herringbone
01:55 - Hello friends / Pepe / Fender Mustang
03:00 - Ice Road Truckers / Chef movie
06:24 - CMA Festival?
07:09 - Slip on banana peel?
08:21 - Lesson: "Zeps" or "String squeaks"
10:10 - "They don't know what they don't know" / Learning lessons and crushing dreams
12:22 - Moving out of depression to positiveness
13:43 - Coffee / Selling guitars high / A.I. photo changing
Notes
Uncle Larry shreds on his 39 bone, a guitar which suffers from acute schizophrenia.
June 6th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 641, Tom Bukovac, “Beluga-Grass Festival”
Chapters00:00 - Playing
01:51 - What's up / "What the fuck's that chord Larry?"
02:40 - Love anything depressing
03:23 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Positive Downbeat Mentality"
04:06 - Beluga cat channel / Son wheelie
05:08 - "Should do a video with Bubba"
05:42 - Lesson: Alternative voicing
07:05 - "Would Jerry Reed...have a YouTube channel?"
08:15 - Negative Vince Gill video comments / Spoonfed vs. hard work
11:30 - Correction of video / Joan Jett / Playing: '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone
14:29 - Beluga cat
14:58 - Peter Frampton studio and coffee / Richard Landis
17:46 - Fun movie fact (Vanishing Point)
18:47 - Bekka Bramlett
Notes
Uncle Larry talks about many many things in a typical morning Homeskoolin’ ramble.
The French movie I was trying to think of was “Irreversible”…still to this day the darkest movie I have ever seen
The Richard Landis movie was called “Greetings”
Thank the Good Lord for the google
June 2nd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Guitar You Can Grow Old With”
Chapters00:00 - 000-18 for sale
Notes
Here’s a sweet one for you guys
A nice straight 1942 Martin OOO-18 that my dear friend Brandon Hood owns
All there except a non original case
20k plus shipping
If you wanna take a shot at this one email me at tombukovac@gmail.com and I’ll hook you up with Brandon
May 15th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 626, Tom Bukovac, “Power Tools”
Chapters00:00 - Playing the shit out that guitar
11:34 - Ah, hello, friends!
12:12 - Lesson: Cool lick (Dmaj -> Amaj -> Emaj) / Bending octaves
15:12 - Lesson: Led Zeppelin - No Quarter
Notes
Uncle Larry fresh home from a day of sessioneering heats up the tubes of a crusty old Fullerton tweed kicker box with an old flamethrowin' razor from the golden age of Kalamazoo....a belligerent old six string sawzall from Parsons Street....a tuxedo black triple ply P-90 billy club bruiser.... ebony and blocks from a fly over midwestern ghetto...a blue handle pebble case Honduran hog brawler from McCarty's Michigan....
ya know...if you guys are indeed enjoying this shit PLEASE throw a little somethin' in the tip jar....it certainly helps keep the spirits up here at corporate...you mustn't forget i have NEVER ONCE asked you guys to subscribe or to smash that like button..
paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
May 15th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 625, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”
Chapters00:00 - Playing acoustic
03:34 - Hello, friends / Brandon Hood / Video lighting
06:45 - Dee Dickerson buys a guitar / People want a guitar more than me
08:57 - "What is the tape for?"
09:30 - Old man rant about truths
12:32 - "I don't have dandruff"
13:20 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone)
Notes
Uncle Larry explains why people are smarter today
May 6th, 2026
Homeskoolin' Volume 618, Little Tommy Bukovac, "Wipe Out"
Chapters00:00 - Best sounding acoustic
06:06 - Hello friends
06:39 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone) / Different sounds
09:00 - Jedd, Guthrie album is finished
10:00 - Son is natural born guitar player
11:00 - eBike wreck
11:30 - Back to the acoustic sound / eBike wreck
13:53 - Martin Bone sounds / Selling off other gear / Playing
15:38 - Park Guitars and purchase
16:12 - Jamie French and video
17:00 - Lesson: Check out these chords
17:43 - Martin 000-18 comparison
18:40 - Martin D-28
19:00 - Lesson: Bbmaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 x ] / Ebmaj7 [x 1 1 0 3 3]
19:46 - Wipeout
Notes
Unbelievably, his friend Benny just HAPPENED to be filming when it happened.
Hope you enjoy this somewhat intimate look at the best acoustic guitar I have ever personally owned.
For the last couple days these creepy ass black vultures have been hanging around my house ...the neighbors dog is barking at them...hope they get the message that they should move on