September 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 710, Tom Bukovac, “Post Full Moon Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Telecaster
01:55 - Hey friends / Fall season
02:21 - Fake slapback
04:00 - Lesson: Be loose when your playing / Don't rush your part
08:00 - Chuck Berry playing
09:35 - Lesson: Emaj7 [x x 1 0 3 3]
10:04 - [video edit] / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / NFL
11:40 - "Bukollege" / New Brett Papa course
13:18 - "You'll still be miserable" (basic human condition)
15:12 - Producing days ahead
15:47 - Gambling
16:04 - Slapback?
16:21 - Favorite Roxy music song?
18:07 - Classical music / Genesis and Tony Banks
20:50 - "What Genesis should I listen to?" / Genesis - It's Gonna Get Better
23:00 - Lesson: Consistent loose / Tastey chords
25:36 - "Slab board" telecaster


Notes
One of the highlights of my last weekend was on Saturday night…picture my fat ass sitting in my hot tub staring up at the most awesome full moon I have ever seen, with an ice cold Yingy sitting right next to me on a tall chair right beside the tub.

There it was in the wide open sky totally unobstructed by any trees or anything, just surrounded by slow moving clouds …it was like nature was putting on a show just for me

If you feel like Larry is putting on a show just for you, perhaps consider visiting the corporate tip jar:
Paypal is tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

September 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 709, Tom Bukovac, “J-50 Ways To Leave Your Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - 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 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 706, Tom Bukovac, “The Devil’s Interval”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Hammer/Pull-Offs, Fingerpicking, Harmonics, Chords rich goodness
04:59 - Hello, friends! / "Guitar was out of tune" / NFL
07:27 - Fender Stratocaster (Lake Placid Blue)
07:51 - Lesson: Led Zeppelin - Friends (Open C tuning)
10:15 - Lesson: Led Zeppelin - Friends (Open G tuning)
10:50 - Lesson: "What makes that sound so creepy?" / Tritone



Notes
Uncle Larry takes a minute before the games start to teach one of the easiest, yet most effective tricks in all of rock and rolldom

September 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 705, Tom Bukovac, “Remember, Sitting In The Sand"

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Sangri-Las - Walking in the Sand
01:05 - Hey friends / "Remeber me" update / Thanks
02:21 - Trivia Quesiton: "Walking in the Sand" - Who was the 14 yro piano player.
03:30 - "Original song is not always better than the cover." / Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll / Unicorn - There's No Way Out / Tina Turner - You Better Be Good to Me
05:37 - Badfinger vs. Harry Nilsson - Without You
07:00 - Naomi Carman / Show: Chernobyl miniseries
10:00 - How they talk in the South / NFL action


Notes
You ever hear the one about the pissed off club owner that told the band that was playing there that night “now look, I don’t wanna hear any originals by you or anyone else dammit”?

Uncle Larry checks in real quick with some observations about classic rock

I did also forget to mention the Youngbloods "Get Together" as the greatest cover of all time …but you already knew that

November 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Vintage Football Flashback….Set The Controls For 1969

Chapters
00:00 - American football card video / Favorite cards
08:32 - '59 Gibson ES-355 Mono



Notes
Warning: if you are not into American football please skip this video

Uncle Larry shows you one of the most attractive sets in Topps football card history…the uber-classy 1969 set…263 total cards, notable rookie cards from this set are Larry Csonka (card # 120) and Brian Piccolo (card # 26)

If you want to check out some cool new Homeskoolin comfy t shirts go to this site friends
https://humbuckermerch.com

November 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 522, Tom Bukovac, “Offset America”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench hello friends / Cannot watch NFL Monday Night Football
01:27 - Michael Buble
02:34 - '64 Fender Jaguar
03:48 - Putting some 0.010 flats on it
08:22 - Jaguar mute (felt mute)
13:09 - Gordon Mote
15:42 - All set up and playing
17:39 - "The strangle switch"
18:16 - Jaguar vs. Jazzmaster / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry tweaks on a poor old neglected 64 lake placid blue jag with matching headstock that he has had laying around for ages

September 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 503, Tom Bukovac, “Expectations”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing slow
07:58 - Hey guys / Douchebag comment / NFL / Playing
09:43 - Weed smoking coach
10:49 - Lesson: Blazing fast cross picking sweep
12:28 - '58 Fender Telecaster
14:08 - Life lessons
18:38 - Lesson: F# -> Bmaj climb
20:36 - Brett James passed away in plane crash


Notes
In this episode he plunks on some old Fullerton magic and addresses one of the great problem that plagues all of us ….expectations

September 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 501, Tom Bukovac, “Scottish Guitar Dreams”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, hello, hello... / NFL / Guitar Party extravaganza
03:26 - Playing / Homeskooler meet / Rumbleseat Strat fix
05:31 - Guitar Party new material next time / Scotland Guitar Dreams
07:36 - Lesson: Chord [8 10 10 9 10 7] (Cmaj7 13) / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a super fun gig that happened last night , and also talks about how excited he is to be a part of next years “Guitar Dreams” experience in Scotland

The exact dates aren’t decided yet but it’s gonna be somewhere around June or August of 2026.

January 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 395, Tom Bukovac, “The Dregs Of Winter”

Chapters
00:00 - Jimi-esque Blues
04:13 - Rod Stewart? Hey, friends!
05:22 - Hey, friends part 2 / NFL / Taylor Swift / Josh Allen
07:18 - Lesson: Quick pickin lick
07:54 - Goldtop Gibson Les Paul neck pickup
08:36 - Watching NFL
09:35 - Bluesy playing / Whispering guitar / Tweed Deluxe
10:56 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Hiwatt, Sound City, Orange amps / Big Daddy Don Garlits
12:43 - Sustain, not feedback
13:07 - Good guitar through crappy amp or visa versa?
14:34 - Cliche chords and dissing guitar players for using them
14:45 - Lesson: Funk voicing
15:58 - Fun work week...
16:15 - "Guilty" on dissing common guitar voicings... / Be more decisive on your choices
17:55 - Back to Fun work week / Music business / "Old car in Country video"
20:25 - "When will you be happy with your guitar collection?" / Buying, selling guitars to get what you want
22:10 - Lesson: Picking and skipping strings
22:38 - Gibson ES-150 / ES-350 Charlie Christian
23:49 - Passion - going through life without passion
26:23 - "Cool pedal?"
27:24 - Fender Precision Bass color suggestions


Notes
Uncle Larry tries to give some comforting words about the dead zone we are now entering ….now that the season is officially over.

Brace yourself friends…for the dregs of winter

it probably should be noted that in approximately 1100 videos spanning the last five years, I have never once asked you to “like” or “hit that subscribe button”….

however, if you guys ARE in fact learning some shit from these videos and you are in fact getting some real entertainment and actual enjoyment out of them, it’s never a bad idea to hit the ol' tip jar…donations are my love language...it always helps and it is always EXTREMELY appreciated

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

here's that old hippie refin bass....i forgot it didn't have a guard...been a long time since i've seen this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm_KZSYSiGc

January 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 394, Tom Bukovac, “Electric Mistress Sunset”

Chapters
00:00 - Mellow playing
04:58 - What's Up? / Fun project Dan Auerbach / Miles Kane
08:07 - NFL games
09:00 - What pedal is this? / 70s Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
10:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Most versatile pickup? / Most versatile guitar?
12:44 - Gretsch Harmon Booster Playboy aka Jen Fuzz
14:13 - Stalker video guy
15:01 - Gangster movies / Martin Scorsese
15:32 - Lesson: Coolest chord min9 / Gm9 [x 10 8 10 10 x] -> Dm9 [x 5 3 5 5 x] -> Cm9 [x 3 1 3 3 x]
18:19 - Lesson: Em9 [0 2 5 0 3 2] variants
21:05 - '63 Fender Telecaster


Notes
Uncle Larry returns to YouTube to discuss one of his favorite chords, one of his favorite guitars, and one of his favorite old pedals with you…

Thumb nail photo taken by Uncle Larry tonite on his way home from work.

if you feel led to donate to the channel...
my paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
my venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

January 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 393, Tom Bukovac, “Bird Believer Fever"

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends! (creepy version) / NFL
02:30 - Thanks, Motor Trend
03:41 - '65 Gibson Firebird I
06:30 - Offset post bridge by Nick Drushel
09:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
09:55 - Dave Chappelle
10:23 - Lucky to have a Burst / Hard working
14:23 - Alex Harvey
15:13 - "Top 3 bands you'd watch live?" / The Cars
16:40 - "Jethro Dull"
17:11 - Strymon Brigadier
18:00 - Betting with viewers / NFL
18:55 - "Take pickguard off of Burst?"
20:02 - D'Addario NYXL / Chevrolet Monte Carlo for sale
20:49 - Peterson StoboFlip
24:54 - Tuning / Playing


Notes
this bit of comedic genius had me in tears this morning....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pGarTBJrU

January 6th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 385, Tom Bukovac, “Monday Night Humbuckin'"

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends! / NFL Detroit / Pickups / Updates


Notes
Uncle Larry strings up his dear son’s 100 dollar project guitar that he spent two days painting,
and answers some random VCB from his trusty iPad.

Special thank you to Nick D at Glaser Instruments for helping facilitate a young man’s six string dream...i appreciate it bro

here's that cool website i mentioned for looking up who played on what and searching credits...
https://www.muso.ai/

this was the original site people used to use to search credits before AI
https://www.allmusic.com/

they are both cool

December 28th, 2024

Uncle Larry’s NFL Rewind ….1966 Edition

Chapters
00:00 - Topps NFL Cards
03:46 - Spray painting guitar


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you on a tour through a really clean set of 1966 Topps Football.

132 cards of AFL only

Key card is the 2nd year Namath

and also a quick look at the latest project around the house

December 27th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 382, Tom Bukovac, “Bob Avellini Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing/Singing: Police / Learning Police
03:05 - Lesson: Police
04:00 - Iconic records
04:51 - Canary in a Coal Mine
05:33 - NFL Bears
07:08 - Biggy Small and dog "fuck off"
07:36 - MN Guitars old CS9 analog chorus pedal / Early 80s
08:48 - "Brian Honey"
08:54 - Sports Bar Blues
10:54 - Cleveland fight back attitude
12:20 - Ancient German saying / Old sayings
13:22 - Painting guitar like Van Halen
15:02 - Lesson: Tune up to pitch, not down
16:35 - Guess what Police songs
17:08 - Teisco guitar / Thank you


Notes
Uncle Larry gets heavy into the Police and some VCB.

December 17th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 377, Tom Bukovac, “5:30AM Me”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming a calming tune
01:41 - Hello, friends! / Cold in the house
03:18 - Hornet nest comments about Paul Reed Smith
04:01 - NFL and gambling
04:57 - Level of player and gear
05:46 - Jack Nicklaus golf clubs joke
06:53 - Cocaine and whores joke
07:22 - Comments about 'Mall Jazz'
07:45 - Lesson: (F# walking it up) (“The Great Gear Trap”) / (Fmaj9/G -> Dmaj9/E) / Larry Carlton
09:25 - Modelers vs. real amps / "The audience doesn't know the difference"
11:31 - Bubba and pain pills
12:10 - Boone's Farm
13:03 - Producing / Tuning and finesse the strings
16:19 - What the fuck is Gibson making the nut out of?
17:32 - The Rolling Stones stay in tune? / Jim Dickinson
18:45 - Tuning, out-of-tune, and everyone good out-of-tune
19:42 - 12-string and math for a pleasant tuning / Evertune guitar


Notes
Still dark out and Larry is already up trying to deal with the VCB.
I thought i would use a cool clickbait thumbnail that has absolutely nothing to do with the video just to draw in unsuspecting viewers.


There’s 2 parts to this video…here is part 1

Watch both parts of this …fuckin fascinating

Especially when he talks about how the Stones refused to tune any of their instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2gZyTNKikc

December 16th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 376, Tom Bukovac, “The Great Gear Trap”

Chapters
00:00 - Looping some 70s goodness
06:05 - Alright / Shitty kind of sound to sound good (poke)
07:15 - NFL
07:31 - Thanks for new camera view / Muscle memory
09:47 - Lonely Christmas and cheer
11:00 - Willie's 90th Birthday lookback / Benmont Tench, Gabe Witcher, Greg Leisz, Terence Higgins, Beck
13:25 - Drugs...never have done them...just a joke
14:10 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Jamie French
14:50 - Modeling and marketing / "Am I good enough for the gear" / Pool playing analogy
18:58 - New amp made by Paul Reed Smith / Jimi Hendrix & Duane Allman bullshit
21:35 - Cool outro



Notes
Uncle Larry glances off several cars in the VCB parking lot before finally crashing into the side of a building

December 14th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Back In Black”

Chapters
00:00 - Blackface Twin Reverb history
05:25 - NFL Cards
06:07 - Hall of Fame of blocked YouTube users


Notes
Uncle Larry provides an extremely basic primer guide for the legendary blackface Fender amps that were built between 1964-67.

To say that these amps made a “significant impact” on many types of music would be a massive understatement.

The early ones that say “Fender Electric Instruments” (1964 through mid 65) under the model name on the front panel and have no metal Fender logo on the top left of the grille cloth are particularly desired by collectors and tube amp lovers.

I also take you on a tour of the “douchebag hall of fame”….a little stroll down memory lane of the legions of teddy boys that tried to disrupt your free music education

It was heartwarming for me to see all those names again …..nice work lads

November 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin' Volume 362, Tom Bukovac, "The Return Of The Click"

Chapters
00:00 - Showing how to play a ES-335 - AMAZING
06:15 - What's up? / Tom Bukovac introduction
07:45 - Living off playing music / Playing
10:39 - ES-335 click
11:49 - Rehearsal / Nicky G
13:07 - Putting in energy / Giving a Fuck vs. Not giving a Fuck = Disgruntlement
14:06 - Dickhead comment on Guthrie channel / Lashing out
17:21 - Cheering you up for the win / Playing
18:13 - '63 Gibson ES-335 / Light bulb cherry
19:36 - NFL - Cowboys
21:22 - PAF pickup
21:50 - Lesson: Sexy slide


Notes
Uncle Larry rambles on about the mundane, the absurd and the magnificent....

If you like me, even though I'm pudgy, please throw something in the tip jar friends

Paypal is Tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

November 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 358, Tom Bukovac, “The Death Of America’s Team”

Chapters
00:00 - Taking that Gretsch higher
05:28 - Beatles - "The Sun King" (singing and playing)
07:24 - John Lennon bashes Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger
09:04 - Roland JC-120 (Jazz Chorus 120) / Blackface Twin Reverb
10:13 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
10:47 - Pontiac GTO delivery
11:29 - Sam Bettens
12:21 - Lesson: Raised 5th on minor
13:20 - Child rearing comments
14:10 - "Stupid Boy"?
15:35 - Twisters movie / Recycled stuff
16:26 - Originality / David Essex - Rock On / Herbie Flowers / John Deacon
18:51 - "You don't talk about women"? / Private life and class
19:56 - Otis Gibbs, Guthrie, Jedd
20:31 - NFL
23:05 - "Most amateurs get wrong"
24:58 - "Is tone in the hands?" / Nothing to do with gear
25:55 - Making up a Will and writing the letter


Notes
Uncle Larry covers a wide swath of VCB in one swell foop on this Veteran's Day holiday….
Everything from gettin’ laid to the Abbey Road medley.

here is that Lennon interview i mentioned
• John Lennon vs Mick Jagger

If you are indeed getting something out of these real time journal entries , please visit the tip jar

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October 28th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 353, Tom Bukovac, “Low Hanging Chords”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking some good ole guitar
01:50 - Hello, friends! / Freak accident in baseball cage
03:04 - NFL channel / Washington v Bears game
04:12 - Lesson: How to view chords / Knowing the fretboard / Root, third, fifth
11:40 - Lesson: Sound like a baritone / Cmaj [3 3 2] Dmin [5 5 3] Emin [7 7 5] F [8 8 7]
12:29 - Out-of-phase sound '52 Gibson
13:10 - Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel into melodic playing
13:38 - Lesson: Climbing up from the V chord
14:20 - Deep Larry from Brett Papa videos / Just the 3 bass strings coolness


Notes
Uncle Larry explains why you are basically fucked if you don’t instinctively and instantaneously know the notes on the neck …and talks about the “miracle at northwest stadium”

it has been well proven in the past on this channel that you guys simply do not give a FUCK about any type of old school country swing guitar, no matter how difficult, involved, or challenging it may be, but i am still doing it anyway... cuz i like it.

if i was going for likes and views i would just play tenths using only 6min, 4, 1, and 5 chords and sing "uh...uh...uh...." over it, because i know thats what you guys REALLY want