August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Sweet Little Gal From Kalamazoo”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson Les Paul Custom - Marshall half stack


Notes
I thought it only fitting that Uncle Larry’s third and final post of the day be the beloved 59 Black Booty Beauty roaring through Dudley Craven’s masterpiece that he created in an old Ham Radio shack in Hanwell.

oh and by the way, have you heard the news?? tube amps are dead

August 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 683, Tom Bukovac, “School’s In”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Stratocaster
08:24 - "Good wang bar on this thing" / Life of Larry is not glamorous
13:16 - Jamie French gig
14:24 - Done with pedal steel (Uncle Larry's Garage Sale)
15:00 - Neil Giraldo / 100W Marshall
16:53 - '57 Fender Stratocaster
17:21 - Son's game and fun / Movie: Final Destination
19:08 - Passing of cousin Jay Cook
21:03 - Playing: Police
22:55 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Custom


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses guitar and a life spent as a solo dad in the kitchen and the laundry room all day trying to keep two sweet young boys fed and clothed …two boys who NEVER hang up their towels….no matter how many fucking times I tell them

Guitars by Fender and Gibson…amp by Fender…

RIP Jay Cooke…my dear cousin and an absolutely wonderful guy

and please , if you guys are TRULY getting something useful or interesting out of these videos PLEASE throw something in the tip jar …every little bit helps friends….it costs me 100 bucks roll out of bed in the morning ferchrissakes

PayPal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

and check out my dear friend Kris's new Rig Rundown vid friends....he's a great dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3oZLt2MZEU

August 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 677, Tom Bukovac, “Student Driver”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Gibson Firebird raunch
06:00 - Hello, class! / Son steering the vehicle moment
08:22 - Wheelin' and dealin' vintage guitar / '52 Goldie (Gibson Les Paul) / Life update
16:25 - Lesson: Cool chord D/C [x 3 4 0 6 x]
18:26 - Gibson Firebird


Notes
Uncle Larry shares a magical moment that EVERY single dad out there can relate to…amidst some ferocious p-90 attacks through some old fender tweed

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 676, Tom Bukovac, “Full Sale”

Chapters
00:00 - Preface video for Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
04:00 - '65 Gibson SG
05:19 - '52 Gibson Les Paul
07:08 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
08:25 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
09:54 - '63 Fender Jazzmaster
11:30 - '65 Fender Telecaster
13:08 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235
15:19 - '72 Gibson Les Paul Professional
16:08 - '65 Rickenbacker 360 12-string


Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com but ONLY IF you are seriously interested in any of these guitars friends…

you KNOW my prices will be fair

what usually happens in these types of scenarios is that there will be a buyer who wants a few of the items in a package deal, so im definitely prepared to talk turkey and make some deals with anyone in that mindset

…and even more importantly, you know that I wouldn’t even HAVE these guitars in the first place if they weren’t some bad motherfuckers

Thank you for watching friends

August 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 672, Tom Bukovac, “Health Is Wealth”

Chapters
00:00 - Starship trooper doing what he does
01:26 - Hello friends / Medical intervention in London (stomach illness)


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya slice of his recent life , and it ain’t pretty friends

SO many people I want to thank from the absolute bottom of my very soul for completely saving my ass and otherwise in this past week friends …

Brandon Hood
Jake Hill
Gordon Mote
Bruce Bouton
Mark Hill
Joe Glaser
Leo Ellis
Chris Mchugh
Michael Buble
Kris Donegan
Justin Niebank
Tony Cull
Bob Wootton
Barrie Cadogan
Sarah Buxton
Dann Huff
Jedd Hughes
Nicky G
Ebo
The people at Wellington Hospital in London
Ty and Karysa Myers
Jaime French

and probably even more that I am forgetting at the moment …

all the bloody details are all in the video friends…and the reality of it is probably even worse than i am depicting it…but I’m trying to keep the show PG rated

Friends, I am sooo glad to be back in the states I cannot even tell you in words …even though the heat and humidity here is so absurd that one can only find it comical ….it’s embarrassing to even step outside and admit the fact that I even live here …that also explains the completely ridiculous fan noise from my AC unit in this video

and for you numbers people out there, when i left for London I was 6’2” 235 pounds…today I am 6’ 2” 220

Big love to all you Homeskoolers

Onward and Upward

July 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 671, Tom Bukovac, “Heavy Benchin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing those old rockin' blues
01:55 - Hello friends
02:26 - '72 Gibson Les Paul Recording
06:22 - '59 Epiphone Cornet


Notes
Fresh off the round two relapse of his mystery stomach illness , Uncle Larry is absolutely THRILLED beyond words just to feel good enough to get into some heavy guitar repair at the old work bench.

I really don’t think it was that new parasite that’s going around that got me friends , because I researched that and i did NOT experience the “hallmark symptom” of that illness at all.

But Lord Knows…I’m just glad to be up and around , although still a bit weak and sore.

I’ll be back to my old jaded pissed off self in no time my dear Homeskoolers, just in time for a little trip to Abbey Road.

Thanks so much for the kind comments in the recent videos, it really cheered me up when i was able to read through those …you guys really are sweethearts.

Totally unrelated, if anyone out there on the west coast has a totally straight no monkey business 67 or 68 Marshall Plexi head, dear friend of mine, who happens to be a legendary rock star, is hunting one

It’s just gotta be right folks…no changed trannies, no extra holes, no silliness.
I don’t think he cares if it’s a 50 or 100…
Let me know what ya got people

July 13th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 667, Tom Bukovac, “Low Impedance Leather Pants”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello friends / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '17 Gibson Explorer
02:19 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '72 Gibson Les Paul Recording
05:18 - Fretboard revival / Stringing
17:00 - Tuning / Playing


Notes
Get yourself a couple of ridiculous deals from the Uncle Larry Dog Days Of Summer Sale.

2017 Gibson Explorer with a gig bag
1500.00 USD

1972 Gibson Les Paul Recording with original case
2200.00 USD

I might even throw in some "Buk" pics or some Rolling Rock picks

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

Thanks for watching the progrum friends

June 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Pipe Bomb Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Blues on Gibson Les Paul Special


Notes
One for the night owls…just an old man in his cheap Walmart reader glasses who still loves to play that guitar

June 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 658, Tom Bukovac, “The Teenage Years”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Hot and humid
03:45 - Parenting is challenging / Phone and age dilemma
10:00 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
11:22 - Guthrie and Jedd record
12:35 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Custom
15:15 - D'Addario half rounds strings / Playing: Fender Telecaster
22:00 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Junior


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about the most difficult part of parenting whilst restringing a golden age Black Beauty.

The guitar in the thumbnail is a real photo of a real burst that sadly underwent some good old fashioned hillbilly craftsmanship and some very clever D.I.Y. “repair work”

Both of the instruments in my previous video (tweed deluxe and 63 330) sold immediately (to the same guy actually)…

Special thanks to Antonio at the Green Hills Apple Store Genius Bar for not completely ruining my afternoon today ….super sweet dude that is REALLY FUCKING GOOD at his job

June 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 653, Tom Bukovac, “Poverty Caps and Persian Rugs”

Chapters
00:00 - Missed car show with cool '58 Chevrolet Impala and wagon
03:15 - Greg Voros home shop and refret / Sound
05:12 - Tangs too loose / Joe Glaser reslot
06:54 - "What fret wire?"
10:00 - "What do you like about the guitar [Gibson Les Paul Junior]?"
10:53 - '78 Dean V
14:22 - Dream guitar?


Notes
Your dear old uncle burned a half a tank of gas blazing through some absolutely breathtaking rural scenery in this great state of Tennessee in a finely tuned 67 GTO today friends.

I ended up visiting my dear friend Greg Voros from Gruhn Guitars, who gave us a great lesson on refretting old guitars….and i also got to hang with dear Jack Ruch and sweet Sid while I was there.

You know those special days where you are just happy to be alive ?

June 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 651, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh 013’s”

Chapters
00:00 - 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 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 650, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Southern Jumbo”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Special
08:32 - Hello, friends / '58 Gibson Les Paul Special
09:34 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '48 Gibson Southern Jumbo


Notes
Email me if you wanna take a swing at this magnificent 48 SJ at tombukovac@gmail.com

guitar is ready to go , all the work already done

13.5k

Local pickup and inspection preferred

Special thanks to dearest Greg Voros for ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING the refret on this 58 LP Special …wow

June 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 639, Tom Bukovac, “The New Music”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Jazzmaster
06:21 - Hi, friends! / Pepe the dandruff boy
07:45 - Movies: The Lost Boys vs. Fight Club
08:17 - '63 Fender Jazzmaster
09:25 - "The New Wave" / Cocaine level in Nashville '80s
11:18 - Lesson: The Gallop
15:10 - Brandon Hood / Gibson Les Paul Junior


Notes
Uncle Larry kicks off today’s progrum with the lost new wave song from 1981…that he just made up 5 minutes before he rolled the camera

After a quick google I found the book…it was actually called “The New Music”…

Wow, what a distant memory…but it had a big effect on me as a kid

and TOTALLY unrelated, I somehow happened upon this old video last night , a rare rehearsal version of Nathaniel Rateliff singing an old Leon Russell tune beautifully…this was for some tribute concert we did years ago.

This version is way cooler than the “actual” version that ended up on the YouTube ..I love his voice on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEt2Gqn-gNQ

May 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 638, Tom Bukovac, “Heavy Benchin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello friends / Sparkling water / Serial 4445
03:32 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
05:52 - Music City Bridge
07:13 - Marcus King & Dan Auerbach | Behind the Scenes with Rolling Stone (link)
11:30 - Alison Krauss
12:30 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior / Brandon Hood
15:26 - Nashville guy / Setting up the guitar / Fender Stratocaster


Notes
Here’s some long form bench content for the TRUE Homeskoolers out there…this is basically the Homeskoolin’ equivalent of reading “War And Peace”…
Maybe save this one for the next time you get a cold and you’ve got a few days to just lay around on the couch and watch 10 movies in a row

What you’ll see and hear if you DO stick around ….

You’ll see Larry changing out the original bridge on a lovely old 58 LP Junior, and you’ll get to hear that guitar play TRULY in tune for the first time in its life…after 68 years of faithful rock and roll service on this glorious planet

and… you’ll take an extensive tour through 3 very strident lovely sounding original pickups on a 1957 Stratocaster …and you’ll get to hear them played right next to the original pickups on a 65 LPB Stratocaster through the same amp

Hope you enjoy friends

May 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 637, Tom Bukovac, “Good Guitar Hands”

Chapters
00:00 - Son playing the acoustic / Form 1 and Form 2 chords
06:19 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '57 Fender Stratocaster
09:30 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior


Notes
You gotta admit, the boy has BEAUTIFUL guitar hands….literally born to play …13 years old and strong as an ox.

Thanks for watching friends ..the old Hornswaggler has sure enough been at it lately…buying and selling hard friends…keeping UPS and Fed Ex in business

Thanks for all the kind comments lately about the video that just came out of Marcus King and your favorite uncle throwin down on an old Allman Brothers classic …you guys all know how I feel about Marcus, he gives me hope for the future of music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwKFn2Qlmmc

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May 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 633, Tom Bukovac, “PAF Fury”

Chapters
00:00 - It's all in the description / Cycling through some guitars
00:32 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235
00:58 - '59 Gibson ES-335
01:24 - '60 Gibson ES-335
01:51 - '61 Gibson Les Paul
02:24 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
03:00 - '64 Reissue Murphy Lab with special pickups from Spain
04:30 - '64 Reissue Murphy Lab with special pickups from Spain
05:04 - '61 Gibson Les Paul
05:25 - '59 Gibson ES-335
06:12 - '60 Gibson ES-335
06:40 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
07:17 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235
09:00 - Thoughts / Neck pickups '58 Gibson EMS 1235
10:49 - '59 Gibson ES-335 neck
11:25 - '60 Gibson ES-335 neck
11:56 - '61 Gibson Les Paul neck
12:36 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom neck
13:22 - '64 Reissue Murphy Lab with special pickups from Spain neck ("the blue thing")
15:38 - Acoustically shootout
20:50 - Princeton amp and pedalboard used


Notes
Hello friends…a small army of guitar lovers gathered tonite at Uncle Larry’s Sanctuary to drink a couple beers and reminisce about the good old days.

This episode features young Eddie Blacksmith (aka Eddie Haddad)….young Ben Brandt (aka the boy with the good “scrong”) …and Ford Thurston (aka Fordy Ounce) …as well as a fairly large cache of golden era humbuckers (and even a couple modern pickups) framed inside some delightful dry aged lightweight Honduran hog for your viewing and listening pleasure

Our dear Fordy had a pretty solid buzz on, so he elected not play and only listen to the evening’s proceedings…

Granted, it may be a little challenging at times to make out what he’s saying, but I think you’ll find his tonal observations to be pretty spot on, despite his rather “relaxed” state of consciousness.

Hope you enjoy yet another crazy day in the life of your old buddy from northeast Ohio.

May 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 630, “Real 59 Tweed Deluxe versus New Dumble Tweedle-Dee”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends! / '56 Gibson Les Paul Jr
00:45 - '59 Fender Tweed Deluxe vs. Dumble Tweedle D intro / '56 Gibson Les Paul Jr and original case
01:49 - Settings on Tweed Deluxe
02:51 - Playing: Tweed
03:53 - Turn guitar to 7 and get acoustic sound
04:25 - Music City Bridge
05:15 - Black Crowes vibe
05:31 - Setting on the Dumble Tweedle
06:07 - Playing: Tweedle
07:03 - Playing: Tweedle - normal channel
07:23 - Switching back and forth between amps


Notes
I got a feeling this one is gonna spark a helluva ruckus in the comment section friends hahaaaa

In one corner , an original 1959 fender tweed deluxe with stock trannies and Jensen speaker (value 8-10k)

In the other corner, a new Dumble Tweedle-Dee with Celestion 25w greenback (MSRP 12.5k)

May 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 628, Tom Bukovac, “The Human Tendency To Rush”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing Goldtop with Firebird pickup
05:32 - Hillo, friends / Facing the day of American life :|
08:47 - Negative Visualization
11:00 - Not a fat rockstar, just a healthy session man
12:06 - Beatles - Rubber Soul album / Weird songs
12:56 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Things Going On
13:20 - Rushing Theory (Billy Powell, Dickey Betts) - "You can hear yourself a bit better"
16:15 - Lesson: Tempo being wrong
17:08 - "Hardest thing to play with energy and put it in the pocket"
18:27 - Young gal that never played in the studio analogy
21:13 - "Why does everything have to be on the click?" / Cutting and fitting every parts


Notes
Uncle Larry, the self proclaimed Sultan Of Smear, shares his thoughts about the ancient human instinct to rush.

May 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 627, Tom Bukovac, “He’s Got A Pretty Mouth”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing and singing
02:19 - Hello, friends / Pool party
03:28 - Dean DeLeo, Trip The Witch, and getting up on stage with Stone Temple Pilots (STP)
04:18 - Deliverence movie
06:04 - '56 Gibson Les Paul TV Junior / Non-original bridge trivia
07:33 - Playing
07:55 - Looking for an original case
08:22 - Thank you / Abbey Road, Ty Myers, and looking for instruments
10:16 - Playing / Summation


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class a lovely old limed mahogany Gibson from one of the greatest years in American guitar building history…..1956

…and he discusses one of the greatest American cinematic achievements of the early 70’s….Deliverance

Special thanks to John Shanks and Noah from Carter Vintage Guitars for bending over backwards to facilitate this deal

I would never have been able to get this magnificent old guitar without the help of those two fine gentlemen…

May 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 626, Tom Bukovac, “Power Tools”

Chapters
00:00 - 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
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