October 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 722, Tom Bukovac, “Slabs And Banners”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:26 - Hi, friends / Lesson:Dmaj7 [0 0 4 6 7 5] NFL
03:47 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / More playing and less talking / Old men eat breakfast together
06:30 - "What pick Larry?" / Strings
07:10 - Larry Bird (basketball player) stories
09:20 - Producers are looking for the musicians to play amazing on their own
11:30 - '43 Gibson Banner Head J-45
12:40 - "Where's StringLocker!?"
13:22 - "Princeton Reverb with a 12?"
14:16 - Wood resonating and staying in tune / Wood and actual sound of guitar :|
16:32 - "Scarves and volume swells" / The Guitarist Way: "Play what you like and bash everyone else"
18:10 - '60 Fender Precision Bass


Notes
Uncle Larry answers some poignant VCB and shows the class some wartime wood p**sy, from
the glory days of Kalamazoo and some early Fullerton slab board madness…

October 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Telescopic End Pin”

Chapters
00:00 - Badd ass bass from early 50's
01:00 - "Crazy ass pickup"
01:28 - Brown knobs
02:25 - "i" on the Gibson
03:10 - Discussion


Notes
Greg Voros and Tony Nagy from Gruhn Guitars show the class a really cool and rare old bass…the Gibson EB-1…introduced in 1953 and designed to be able to be held upright and played like a stand up bass with the use of it’s revolutionary telescopic end pin.

I did a little googlin' after we made this video and it turns out I was correct about this being Gibson’s direct answer to the Precision bass that was introduced two years earlier…which was the first fretted electric bass ever made (thus the name “precision” bass)
See friends, Uncle Larry doesn’t ALWAYS talk out his ass.
There were just over 500 of these made in its initial run from 53 to 58.

Here's what the google said about this cool instrument from the era when the greatest guitar company in the history of mankind was simply pissing greatness.

"The first production fretted electric bass built by Gibson was the Gibson EB-1, originally introduced in 1953 (initially called simply the "Electric Bass" before being renamed the EB-1 in 1958).

Key Details of the Gibson EB-1
• Release Year: 1953 (designed as Gibson's direct answer to Fender's 1951 Precision Bass).
• Body Style: Solid mahogany shaped like a miniature violin or upright double bass, complete with painted "fake" f-holes and pinstriping.
• Scale Length: Short-scale 30.5 inches.
• Neck & Fretboard: Set mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard featuring frets and dot inlays.
• Special Feature: Included a retractable endpin so musicians could play it upright like an acoustic double bass or horizontally like a standard guitar.
• Pickup: A single neck-position sidewinder/single-coil pickup designed by Walter Fuller and Seth Lover.
• Production: Only 105 units were made during its initial launch year in 1953."

October 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “A Taste Of Cleveland”

Chapters
00:00 - Pignose 30/60
00:58 - Gibson Falcon
01:06 - Kallamazoo Reverb 12
01:27 - Orange Crush Bass 100


Notes
Stuff from the back of the truck

October 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 717, Tom Bukovac, “Triple Ply Ebony With Blocks Gold Hardware Ebony Dream”

Chapters
00:00 - 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 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Nonsuch”

Chapters
00:00 - 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 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 697, Tom Bukovac, “What’s The Frequency Larry?”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Mello into singing
01:20 - Hey friends! / Tuesday Gone rendition
02:29 - Checking in / Brett Papa update
02:51 - Harmony Sovereign / Jimmy Burkett
04:16 - Harmony Bass guitar / Stratotone Jupiter
05:56 - Dedication to Brooks Thomas / Gibson Firebird
07:05 - Frequencies used at a concert / Know your frequencies
09:57 - Boss GE-10 (Graphic 10-band EQ) and demonstration of frequencies
14:40 - Thank you / Gus, Jizzboy
15:39 - "Tune Down, Tune Out"


Notes
Sure it’s important to know the notes on the fretboard, but it’s equally important to know your frequencies friends

April 28th, 2026

Boneskoolin’ Volume 611, Tom Bukovac, “Lipstick Swamper”

Chapters
00:00 - Drink cooler / Loula / Getting bored
03:00 - '50s Danelectro U-2
04:15 - Muscle Shoals / Gun Runner hotel / Using guitars on recordings
07:40 - Ella Langley
11:19 - '30's Martins
14:20 - Playing
18:29 - Guild S-200 T-Bird
21:39 - Rick Beato and Peter Frampton interview / Playing into the Beatles


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on yet another busy week, fresh home from "the Shoals", as the music business insiders say, whilst restringing a tastefully chopped late 50's Danelectro U-2.

Sorry for the blur in this 100 percent absolutely free video friends...as you can already tell, the phone camera was in cinematic mode by accident.... i'll be sure to fire the camera guy.

Check out The Band Loula…great singers with a very cool vibe...sweetheart people...i really enjoyed working with them.

and totally unrelated, check this vid out friends....fucking FASCINATING

April 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 603, Tom Bukovac, “Easter Lamia”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Genesis - The Lamia
03:06 - Electro-Harmonix Little Muff
03:54 - '59 Fender Tweed Bassman (40W)
04:20 - Blackface and Tweed together, 3rd voice appears
09:45 - Playing: The Doors - Love Two Times
10:30 - Old pedals tone sucking bypass / Comparing plugging in / New pedals
12:00 - Playing: The Doors - Touch Me
14:00 - Playing: The Doors - Riders on the Storm (loop)
16:00 - Update / Being able to read music
19:00 - Jizzboy


Notes
Uncle Larry sends out a little progressive Easter love for his beloved Homeskoolers with one of Steve Hackett’s most memorable solos…”The Lamia”… from the record that all real Genesis fans just refers to as “The Lamb”

Here’s those cool amp baffles friends :
https://www.speightbaffle.com/products

check out some cool Homeskoolin merch friends
https://humbuckermerch.com/

and i KNOW you guys appreciate a fun Easter egg hunt…so if anyone out there wants to beat the Competition , there might be a certain guitar about to go up on the block …Orange you glad I told you?

It’s not at all like the guitar that dave Mustang played in megadeth in 1968, so don’t start thinking that it is

i keep thinking of a number somewhere between 7400 and 7600 …if you want to guess what that number is email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

and here is the link to the course that is now selling for half its original price friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

April 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Long Distance Go-Around”

Chapters
00:00 - Fender go-around belt


Notes
Uncle Larry and friends turns the class on to one of the rarest items to ever come from the corporate suits at post CBS Fender…the Fender Go-Around guitar waist belt

February 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “1959 Tone”

Chapters
00:00 - '59 Fender Bassman (fixed by Eric "Ebo" Borash)
02:55 - Playing the Bassman and '59 Gibson ES-355
04:45 - In the studio with some talent, Ella Langley


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class a 1959 tweed fender bassman 4x10 he recently acquired that was refurbished by Eric “Ebo” Borash at www.ebocustoms.com

Showcased here with a 1959 factory mono Gibson ES-355, not a bad little combo

Sorry I ain’t been around lately friends , been really busy raising kids and working.

Did a super fun session yesterday at RCA Studio A with Ella Langley

I am very proud of her, she is absolutely killing it.

her song “Choosin’ Texas” is number one in the country right now in all genres…so happy for her, she deserves it. A true talent.

Aaron Sterling is the fine drummist featured at the end of the video

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

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

and this…

https://www.google.com/search?q=pinka...

December 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 538, Tom Bukovac, "Grady's Blues"

Chapters
00:00 - Melody from the soul
06:49 - Fun sound to play 8| / Instruments making a big entrance in a song
09:42 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / '56 Gibson Les Paul Custom neck pickup P90 (staple pickups)
11:39 - Ella Langley song / "Accounts"
12:44 - Slovenian props
13:10 - "Listen to where the instrument wants to go"
13:59 - "Harmonic Swirl"
14:36 - Huey Lewis and the News


Notes
Uncle Larry takes an early morning ride on Grady Martin's old 50's Danelectro 6 string bass.

just imagine being about 30 years old and being in a band THIS successful and THIS fucking tight....
these motherfuckers had the world by the balls
Huey Lewis and the News - I Want A New Dru...

December 8th, 2025

Homeskoolin, “A Fun Christmas Time Gear Lover’s Special Holiday Bonus Video Spectacular”

Chapters
00:00 - The Cave tour
00:43 - Gear tour (synth, bass, drums, steel)
00:53 - Uncle Larry's rig and new pedalboard
01:21 - '70 Marshall Superbass
02:23 - Diamond Compressor
02:29 - Donald Fagan's MXR Phaser
02:50 - Mick Ronson Wah
03:00 - Full pedalboard
03:15 - Guitars
03:42 - Amps
04:00 - Addendum / All acoustic guitars


Notes
Uncle Larry gives a brief tour of a cool studio called “The Cave” in Nashville TN…it is one of the sub studios of the bigger entity called “East Iris Studios” which were formerly called “House Of Blues”

If you feel like these free videos are somehow enriching your brief existience on this constantly changing planet , please don’t be shy about visiting the tip jar and sending a little holiday cheer to old Uncle Larry

Friends, i SINCERELY appreciate each and every donation, and I am extremely thankful for all the sweet comments/messages and stories you guys share with me…I am truly thankful for all of you …basically everyone EXCEPT that soul-less fat ass Deercreek ….and that talent-free imbecile Combsie…and that brain dead wanker Jizzboy

If you wanna use PayPal it’s
Tombukovac@gmail.com

If you wanna use Venmo it’s
@Tom-Bukovac-1

December 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 534, Tom Bukovac, “Osmondmosis”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
06:38 - Hello, friends! / Marie Osmond and Vince Gill recording
07:51 - Lesson: Only using 2 chords / Outline the chord
09:43 - Products (straps, capos)
11:32 - Lesson: The Claw to grab notes
12:43 - Lesson: Cool Major 7s
14:32 - Major operation on the Goldtop / Mini humbucker put in
15:22 - '70 Marshall Superbass and Marshall Straight Cab / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale


Notes
Uncle Larry recaps a busy session day and plays ya some deep cut stratospheric blues on a 52 goldie through an embarrassingly clean 1970 super bass 100

If you ever wondered if Marie Osmond was a cool person or not, I can tell you for sure without a doubt that she is..

2 more days left to get the course for 179 bucks friends and here are the details
Grab the Course for a BIG 40% Off: https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
Make sure to use coupon code 2025BF for the discount!

December 1st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Discounted Course Runs Through This Friday Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Gaining up a 355
00:58 - Hey friends! / NFL
02:13 - Course
02:31 - Marshall Superbass 100W / Ear sensitivity
03:56 - '59 Gibson ES-335 / Offset bridge



Notes
Uncle Larry takes a ride on a temporarily guardless 59 355 and shows off a frustratingly clean 70 super bass 100 that obviously never took a rough ride in the back of a lorry

Here are the details for the upcoming Black Friday sale of the guitar course my friends:
Grab the Course for a BIG 40% Off: https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
Make sure to use coupon code 2025BF for the discount!

July 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 477, Tom Bukovac, “Mona Lisa’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Ole time Rag
08:24 - Hello, friends! / Schedule from Gill gig
09:17 - '56 Danelectro Bass
10:24 - Old car show? / Hellcat
12:00 - Derek & The Dominos - Layla (Eric Clapton)
14:15 - Derek & The Dominos - I Am Yours
16:00 - Lesson: I Am Yours
18:35 - Jimmy Gordon


Notes
Just checkin in with my Homeskoolers after getting home from a weekend run with Little Vinnie's Traveling Circus

This summer has literally flown by my friends

Seems like just yesterday we were firing up the first rehearsals for this gig...
and now this upcoming weekend is the final run for our little ensemble…

and just take a guess what fine city will be hosting our final out of town show....

if you guessed Cleveland Ohio, you were correct.
how fitting right?

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

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/

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”

May 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ “A Complete Guide To Overdrive Pedals That Actually Work”

Chapters
00:00 - Shredding
03:28 - Howya doing?
03:49 - Harmonic Minor
04:40 - Shortcomings of the Kramer
06:55 - What makes a pedal sound like a pedal
14:08 - Boss SD-2 Dual Overdrive, Blues Driver, etc.
15:47 - Boss EQ-10
18:16 - Gruhn's shopping and finding a bass
18:53 - Fender Precision Bass
19:13 - "Rare"
19:52 - Jazz bass vs Precision
21:16 - Hellcat


Notes
Uncle Larry demonstrates how he won the Cleveland Ohio "Guitar Wars Contest" in 1987...
and dips his foot in the water of talking about gear…at the risk of pissing off all the tube screamer and klon lovers