January 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 384, Tom Bukovac, “Empress New Clothes”

Chapters
00:00 - Some crunchy goodness
02:25 - Hello, dear friends! / Morgan Wallen
03:54 - Dan Huff and producing record
05:49 - Empress new drive pedal / Controls / Distortion
07:13 - Gibson Les Paul Goldtop clean into amp
07:35 - Pedal demo
09:12 - Bass to match Lake Placid Blue Strat
11:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Getting excited about music / 1978 Elvis Costello / Bruce Thomas bass
13:47 - Born without tone? / Being able to decifer tone
16:13 - Did you see you have a stalker?
17:48 - Nasty weather
18:37 - '57 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop / Outro playing


Notes
This is basically a live recording from 1978…try to imagine being in a band THIS good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KI9eN-AY1s

December 29th, 2024

Homeskoolin Volume 383, Tom Bukovac, “Plastic Cymbals and Status Symbols”

Chapters
00:00 - Pleasant Prince morning music
03:17 - "...never meant to cause you..." Hello, friends! / NFL and hot picks
04:26 - Little league football
05:09 - Electronic drums
06:44 - '65? Gibson Firebird I (Ember Red)
08:00 - Lesson: Prince - Purple Rain / Add9 / Beatles / Flanger and Chorus
10:05 - Realization about virtues of a '59 Burst
18:20 - Betting


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects about many things on a fine Sunday morning

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 26th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 381, Tom Bukovac, “Lake Placid Christmas”

Chapters
00:00 - Spacey Rock jam
01:04 - Hello, friends! / Christmas
02:21 - Betting games and winning money /  Chris "Sticks" McHugh setting up drum kit
04:02 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / What Rocks harder Strat or Tele?
04:20 - Strat Rock
04:39 - Tele Rock
05:03 - Tom needs to Rock Out more / What's wrong with mellow?
06:18 - Sports Bar Blues vs. airport "Tootsie's Bar" Alt Country?
07:28 - Why do you like old stuff? / Old stuff is made better
08:14 - Fender solid state amps analogy
09:27 - Forgotten era of sound
10:03 - John Cordy video distorted story / Modeling amps vs old amps
16:05 - Insane burst feud with Voyxu
20:32 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Lake Placid Blue & matching bass
22:13 - Lesson: C#min cool buzz sound



Notes
Uncle Larry gets deep into some post Christmas VCB

Happy holidays dear friends

December 23rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 380, Tom Bukovac, “Holiday Tele Abuse”

Chapters
00:00 - Morning commute on the highway
12:24 - Control room contest video


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a break from watching some absolutely RIVETING videos on Voyxu’s channel long enough to get a bit naughty with this innocent old 63 Tele…

and a bit of comic relief by Jaime French and her sidekick Zack doing their best Uncle Larry’s


Hope you guys have a great holiday

December 22nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 379, Tom Bukovac, “Thank You”

Chapters
00:00 - Electric Larry Land
04:54 - What's up friends! / Thank you attending show
08:49 - Gibson Les Paul
09:13 - Son Marshall at the show
10:15 - Numbnuts talking shit / Old Les Paul trash talking
12:15 - Football and thanks


Notes
The entire point of this video is to say THANK YOU to everyone who attended my little birthday show the other night…it was truly one of the best nights of life

The other point of this video is….who the fuck is this jackoff talkin shit about one of my friends?
This guy needs to stop…like now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOfsWvfTXI

December 19th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 378, Tom Bukovac, “Sad Guitar Boogie”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming a familiar tune
02:44 - Lesson: Saddest chords of all time (I -> I/VII)
04:40 - Investigation into the I/VII
05:14 - Lesson: John Lennon - Mind Games
07:00 - Weird guitar the whole song / Oh, Hi, guys! / Bullshit vs. planned
07:41 - The Cliffs and Jedd Hughes and Tom Bukovac at The Basement / Jedd Hughes
09:58 - '64 Gibson J-50 / Sad guitar
10:49 - The Cliffs / Tom's 12yro son playing guitar on stage (respect privacy please)
12:41 - Thanks to D'Addario
13:14 - Two special Fuck Offs / Playing from memory vs. learning / Van Halen
17:17 - Friday night friends
18:44 - Tired of live streaming an event vs. being there live / What it was really like vs cell phone
20:32 - NFL?
21:04 - Movie with special friend / Twightlight Zone / Dan Aykroyd / Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR)


Notes
So glad I went down to the Basement last night and saw my dear friends…
See y’all Friday

December 18th, 2024

Hey Kid….Ya Like Rock And Roll??

Chapters
00:00 - A little Van Halen
00:44 - "Do you like Rock 'n' Roll?" / The Cliffs


Notes
Wednesday night Cliffs at the Basement

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 15th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Audiophilia”

Chapters
00:00 - Exploring the notes in between notes


Notes
Uncle Larry continues down the paths of the micro-tonal experiments he has been conducting over the past several years…


who says there are only 12 notes?
I’ll tell ya who says that…boring people….and piano players

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

December 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mad Loop Friday”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing bass to a loop
01:04 - Switching to overdub guitar
02:14 - Another overdub


Notes
Uncle Larry gives it to ya on a Friday night old school r&b style

A little thing I made up through a luscious old 64 electric instruments twin reverb

When I was a young man, you were TRULY SOMEBODY if you had yourself a twin reverb…it was a rite of passage…still is I suppose

December 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 375, Tom Bukovac, “Castles Made Of Salmon”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow and steady Jimi-style?
05:41 - Hello, friends!
06:03 - Rickenbacker 360 / Rumble Seat / Playing
09:35 - Continuation
10:20 - New Novo guitar / Playing
15:25 - The Cliffs (Uncle Larry produced band) / Jed Hughes and Tom Bukovac opening
16:30 - Novo Guitars
17:12 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - "Castles Made of Sand" (singing)
21:12 - Playing
23:13 - "Jive Bullshit" / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry tries his hand on a couple fresh horses

Special thanks to sweet Doug Jarrell at Rumbleseat Music for bringing this neglected old heap of parts from the 60s into 2024

Go see them Cliffs at the Basement on Dec 18 friends

Congrats to the folks at Novo for building a new guitar that can actually keep up with the likes of a Duesenberg Session Man

Thank you for your continued support of the channel friends….it means a lot to old Uncle Larry

December 10th, 2024

Homeskoolin Bonus…”And The Winner Is…”

Chapters
00:00 - Announcement of winner and videos
04:50 - Late 1960's Fender Telecasters - two!


Notes
Uncle Larry stops in to his favorite pedal store in Nashville…Guitar Effects Pedals Dot Com…after a day of sessioneering at Auerbach’s place finishing up dubs on new Black Keys record that I am very excited about

I thought that the pedal shop would be a lovely place to announce the winner(s) of the Uncle Larry impersonation contest

Thanks to all that participated…some gave all

If someone would be kind enough to post links to all four winners I win pin them for all to see…and then i would be happy

i also ask that the four winners please email me their mailing addresses at tombukovac@gmail.com

I also want to tell you guys that that amazing young rock band from Bloomington that i produced a while back called Cliffs, is playing a gig at the Basement here in Nashville on Dec 18th.

Myselfeth and dearest Jeddeth Hugheseth are gonna do a quick little opener set

Please come down and show some support for these talented young lads…they are a great band and amazing young dudes

December 9th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Metallurgy”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro - Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest" video / Mark Morton of Lamb of God / Lesson straight from the man
02:57 - Lesson: Mark Morton - Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest"


Notes
Sincere and heartfelt thanks to dear Mark Morton from The Lambs of The Gods for taking time out of his busy life to send these private instructional videos to my spoiled rotten son Marshy.

I suspected that Mark must have kids of his own to be so acutely aware of the impact that something like this can have on a young man...

It turns out he does…I KNEW it

Hope you metal heads enjoy

Mark is a sweet sweet guy....Lamb Of God is a fuckin' cool band...let's rock people.

December 8th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 374, Tom Bukovac, “The Song Remains Strikingly Similar”

Chapters
00:00 - '63 Gibson ES-335 on the workbench


Notes
Uncle Larry does a bit of a deep dive on one of the most brilliantly designed guitars ever conceived by “mankind”…the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollowbody electric

To really understand the word “mankind” we must first break it down into two smaller words….

“mank” and “ind”

Birthed in 1958, a full decade before the author/director of this video, the es-335 (aka “the 335”) took the music world by storm with it’s exceptional tone, playability and versatility.

Special thanks to a particularly clever Homeskooler for today’s video title…I believe the fellas name was Chester…
nice one mate….i sometimes wish I was smart and funny enough to think of something that hilarious …I guess I’ll keep trying

Speaking of 335s, you may remember a cherry late 65 335 with bigsby holes that I sold on this channel several months back…it used to belong to my dear old friend Bubba….
Anyway, the guy that I sold it to recently contacted me saying that he wants to sell it ….
I think it’s 10k
If you want his email just ask and I’ll send it…all I ask is that you only do that if you are very serious about potentially buying it

It’s a good guitar

Also if anyone out there has a clean original case for my 63 that’s in this video please let me know …it would be black with yellow insides in 1963

I would pay handsomely if anyone has one that doesn’t smell like cat piss and mold

Over and out Homeskoolers

December 8th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 373, Tom Bukovac, “Eight Is Enough”

Chapters
00:00 - '61 Gibson SG on the workbench


Notes
Larry is joined by his dear son Marshall, who just turned 12 a couple days ago for a Sunday restringing session of a 1961 Gibson SG/Les Paul….the guitar was purchased new in 1961 by a dear friend of mine’s ex father in law for 275.00 as you can see by looking at the thumb nail of this upload. The photo shows the original receipt surrounded by the second best pink in the world.

December 7th, 2024

Uncle Larry’s Garage Sale “Early Winter Utilitarian Price Point Edition”

Chapters
00:00 - Led Zeppelin, "where did they steal that lick?"
02:17 - Fender Telecaster
03:10 - Fernandes Tele
04:09 - '79 Gibson SG
05:59 - Led Zeppelin - "No Quarter", "where did they steal that from?"


Notes
Three guitars

79 sg 1250
80s Fernandes tele custom 500
97 MIJ tele custom 1750

Plus shipping

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if interested

Local pickup always preferred

Package sale REALLY preferred