September 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 703, Tom Bukovac “P-90 West”

Chapters
00:00 - 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 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “English Maple Syrup” (1963 Marshall JTM-45 Offset)

Chapters
00:00 - '57 Fender Stratocaster - Marshall half stack


Notes
Unclest Larryest thought you kids might enjoy a little roll in the hay with a 1957 Stratocaster blasting through one of the first 10 Marshall heads ever made on this fine Tuesday evening....

This one goes out to Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt

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https://humbuckermerch.com/

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 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 680, Tom Bukovac, “3 Strats And The Truth”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Senn Strat
02:53 - Hello, friends / School
03:48 - Setup of video / Jeff Senn
04:24 - '65 Fender Stratocaster - Lake Placid Blue
07:47 - '57 Fender Stratocaster - Maple
11:43 - Jeff Senn Guitars Strat-style
13:38 - Senn bridge pickup


Notes
Fresh out the bed, Larry wrestles with 3 old Strats for your viewing pleasure …showing the difference between rosewood and maple for all you tone wood believers

August 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 679, Tom Bukovac, “Transformation”

Chapters
00:00 - Discussion with Greg Voros about a refret
03:58 - Saddles
04:35 - "Wang bar"
06:51 - Playing


Notes
I cannot tell you in words how excited I am to get this 57 Strat back from Greg Voros after working his magic on it

I had a feeling this guitar was gonna have a major transformation, and it turned out to be even more than I dreamed

All I can say is “wow….holy shit”

July 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 661, Tom Bukovac, “The Salmon Mousssssssse”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Stratocaster in Jeff Beck style
03:58 - Hello friends / Bad salmon illness
06:24 - Vietnam documentaries
07:30 - Thanks about Trifecta album
08:30 - Missing Persons / Terry Bozzio
09:16 - Illness, being okay, and never asking for help
10:05 - Tom Beckovac and Jeff Beck


Notes
Uncle Larry documents one of the worst illnesses he has been through in 57 years on this planet

It’s ok friends don’t worry…I can keep water down and I’m comin around

I TRULY think we need times like this to CLEARLY remind us how much we should be appreciating every single good day that ever goes by


Stuff to watch next time you are totally fucking laid out for 5 days :

The Ken Burns Vietnam Doc (amazing but heavily slanted towards “it was all a huge mistake “)

The Vietnam War In Color (the best true explanation of everything that actually led up to our involvement in the war going back to 20’s Indo-China I have ever seen)

The Battle Of Chosin Reservoir (an UNBELIEVABLE doc about the toughest Americans that have ever lived)

The Family I Had (an amazing doc about some crazy ass shit that happened in Texas)

Abandoned (a movie about ship wreck that looks like it’s gonna be corny as hell but it’s actually amazing)

June 13th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 647, Tom Bukovac, “The Ocean’s Abyss”

Chapters
00:00 - Messing with the EHX Oceans Abyss
01:15 - Hey, friends / EHX pedals
02:25 - LPB-3
05:18 - Oceans Abyss
11:51 - Straight into the amp and turning it up to 8
12:22 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Party director for kids
12:52 - "You'd have the best jam band ever"
14:24 - Keith Urban song "Just the Two of Us"
15:30 - Thanks


Notes
Uncle Larry mixes retro with modern in today’s episode of the Homeskoolin’ progrum.

Thanks to Mike Matthews and Kevin Jolly at EHX

and..totally unrelated…I bought an old basketweave Marshall 4x12 from Chicago Music yesterday….
they need it for the next two weeks for a video shoot they are doing
so, after the 25th of this month, it will need to be transported from Chicago to Nashville
If anyone is traveling that way please let me know

I would even be willing to set up a private guitar lesson to the picker who delivered it here

So, if you are indeed the type that likes to travel the open roads of this great country please email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

June 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 643, Tom Bukovac, “The Black Stripes”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Stratocaster
02:24 - Playing and Singing: Frank Zappa - Dancing Fool / Grateful Dead - Friend of the Devil
04:57 - Hope everyone is doing great out there  :| / Frank Zappa / Skipping solos
07:40 - Dodge Durango Hellcat
09:17 - Intro to Ella Langley - Choosing Texas vs. Eddie Money - Tickets to Paradise
11:26 - "Why don't you make your own records?"
12:34 - Buckethead as a kid
13:53 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ugly hands, dick comment
15:17 - The Cliffs release
16:38 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue / Playing


Notes
710 horsepower
645 foot pounds of torque
2 miles to the gallon
About to be discontinued because police vehicles can’t catch them
The Hellcat

‘Merica


Here’s the CLIFFS album pre-save link friends
https://ffm.to/cliffs


remember these days friends?
lord i just happened upon this video yesterday...haven't seen it since we did that gig....what a flood of emotions about that whole chapter of my life wow

• Ann Wilson- “Crazy On You” 6/24/21 Hard Ro...

June 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Classic Plastic”

Chapters
00:00 - '63 Fender Stratocaster - Brandon Hood's instrument with plastic tuner buttons


Notes
Whatta ya think friends ? Original or not ?

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

if you are enjoying the progrum and feel like donating to the cause
my PayPal is tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬
my venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

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May 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 619, Tom Bukovac, “The Rush”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Lake Placid Blue
01:36 - Hello dear friends / #1 dad
04:06 - Love slop :|
05:02 - UPS and vultures
05:49 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Selling the Les Pauls
06:52 - Daredevil accident eBike
08:04 - Acoustic saddles
09:11 - Muscle memory vs. Theory / Depends on previous note
11:40 - Lesson: E7 - cool notes out - bend 5th to 6th / Playing
13:11 - Bought a cool maple cap tele
13:47 - Lesson: Creepy delay with cool effect


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a stroll on a sweet old transition logo Fender …through an old Fender amp from the same year

I think of it as “transitional tone” that was available in any real music store in America in 1965, just as Leo was being asked to step down and take a 10 year break from building anything with the no compete clause that the CBS suits so wisely put in the contract when they bought the second best guitar company in American history

and...here is the most interesting interview in country music history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0uSj6eA714

and...this guy gets it
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/un1i4m6K_X4

if you guys wanna donate to the cause of keeping country music country, please consider throwing something in the old tip jar...to potentially pay for e-bike related ER trips and black vulture removal

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

April 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Big Generator Gambit”

Chapters
00:00 - Chess
04:15 - Generator


Notes
Two part video

Part one :
Uncle Larry shows the class how he likes to play chess with very much the same mindset that Dick Butkus played football…pure violence

Part two:
Sweet John from the Generator Supercenter takes us on the maiden voyage of the device that was purchased IMMEDIATELY after the great Nashville ice storm of 2025

March 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 596, Tom Bukovac, “Ivy League Rock”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Strat
04:10 - Hello, friends! / Kid Rock and JD Simo
05:17 - Fender Tweed Harvard
05:55 - Playing: Strat into Harvard
06:56 - Playing: '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
09:07 - Greg Voros
10:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / '78 Yamaha FG750S comment


Notes
Uncle Larry soaks his weary ears in a nice hot tweed bath….Harvard, Princeton, Yale..whatever it takes…

March 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Uncle Rowdy”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing that ole time
05:48 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Wait Until Tomorrow / Medley


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a ride on “Uncle Rowdy”, a particularly angry terminally pissed off chopped 59 Strat …he never wanted to be chopped, now he lives with a chip on his shoulder and a bad disposition in a lawless western town hiding from the Pinkertons and cheating every man he meets blind


…and in the end, all great songs just become one …

For example …over this I like to sing stuff like
“l’m gonna love you forever and ever, here’s a quarter call someone who cares”

March 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Uncle Rowdy”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing


Notes

Uncle Larry takes a ride on “Uncle Rowdy”, a particularly angry terminally pissed off chopped 59 Strat …he never wanted to be chopped, now he lives with a chip on his shoulder and a bad disposition in a lawless western town hiding from the Pinkertons and cheating every man he meets blind

…and in the end, all great songs just become one …

For example …over this I like to sing stuff like
“l’m gonna love you forever and ever, here’s a quarter call someone who cares”

March 14th, 2026

A Bunch Of Cool Old Guitars Straight Into An Amp…

Chapters
00:00 - Fender Mustang
00:28 - Gibson Firebird
00:55 - Gibson Les Paul Custom
01:26 - Fender Telecaster
01:47 - Gibson ES-150
02:09 - Rickenbacker
02:58 - Fender Stratocaster


Notes
…playin some old hillbilly music

February 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 575, Tom Bukovac, “Community”

Chapters
00:00 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquose
05:10 - "What is the point...to leave it alone?"
07:30 - Carfax for guitars
10:00 - "Most heinous chop job?" / '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
12:20 - Preamps in acoustics / Van Halen / Brent Mason Telecaster
16:23 - Fiberglass / Carbon fiber splines
23:04 - Neck sets
26:41 - Groove Master bridge and innovations at Glaser
30:00 - Tom Murphy / Tom Bukovac innovation on the hush about a Stratocaster


Notes
Uncle Larry visits with the boys from Music City Bridge to discuss a very cool 1965 Stratocaster that found it’s way to it’s current owner through a very real and very organic network of people working together simply trying to help each other out.

After 30 plus years of living in Nashville, I can tell you that there is a very strong sense of community here, and we are all very thankful for that.

This guitar was originally consigned at Music City Vintage for a LOT of money due to the rarity of the ocean turquoise custom color.

I saw it there and immediately fell in love with it, and decided to feature it in one of my videos thinking that someone out there with way more money than I have might be interested in it.

My dear friend Matt Swanson saw that video and said that he would buy the guitar, but ONLY if the store was cool with having the guitar inspected by the guys at Vintage Verified to MAKE SURE that the finish is original.

You may remember me telling you about Vintage Verified, they use spectrometry and other amazing technology to analyze finishes, plastic and metal. They can tell if a guitar is straight or not, which is very important when you are spending THAT kind of dough.

Vintage Verified inspected the guitar, confirmed that it is indeed authentic. It had already been refretted once, but it was not a great fret job, so they suggested that the guitar be refretted again properly.

Matt agreed, so it was sent over to Glaser Instrument Repair so that Nick Drushel could give it to the bad ass fret job that the guitar deserves.

This whole thing is a great example of how the guitar community in this town works…there are so many great people and great resources here.

It’s truly amazing and I am THRILLED to be a small part of this great big beautiful karmic wheel .

Hope you enjoy the video friends

It stars :
Joe Glaser
Nick Drushel
Josh Rawlings

February 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 573, Tom Bukovac, “P-90 Orgy”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' out the '61 Gibson SG P90s
01:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
03:01 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
04:42 - '61 Gibson SG
05:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
06:13 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
07:06 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special acoustically
07:40 - '61 Gibson SG acoustically
08:30 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom acoustically
08:56 - "Staple pickup is a bit different"
09:53 - Public access to my financial records
14:08 - Shootouts
14:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquoise


Notes
Uncle Larry unleashes some retro P-90 madness in a trio of some of the finest guitars ever made during the golden era of the greatest guitar company in the history of mankind.

and totally unrelated to guitars...but equally fascinating...this is a fucking AWESOME documentary, VERY well done and very insightful.

Good way to spend an hour, you will CERTAINLY learn something here my friends.

January 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 565, Tom Bukovac, “Off The Wagon”

Chapters
00:00 - Hybrid pickin good / "Suburb Chile"
08:15 - Hi guys / Not drinking
09:13 - Playing: Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
10:25 - "Testing your manhood" / Siphoning
15:43 - Coming back to guitar after a week / Playing upbeats
18:22 - Young Sheldon / Guthrie Trapp thing
20:26 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry lets off a little steam after a session and ends a very annoying short streak of not drinking alcohol that was purely brought on by stress…thank God that’s over

Nothing can interfere with a man’s drinking more than stress…terrible

Here’s that thing that Guthrie has goin’ on in October
• Proud To Announce ”Trapped In Nashville”-T...

…..and totally unrelated…THIS is an amazing documentary
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe...

…and of you haven’t seen the Netflix series “Chernobyl”, you ABSOLUTELY MUST watch it friends …fucking incredible