October 25th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 249, Tom Bukovac, “The Snake”

Chapters
00:00 - Throwing down the layers again
03:02 - Hello, friends! / Thanks and session spa
04:45 - Plexi Soul / Guthrie update / Roll your weed / Gate fold
05:38 - Bought holy grail of home recording - Tascam 388
07:00 - '66 Fender Telecaster / Playing and some free licks for you
08:27 - Lesson: Good exercise for practicing / Little finger
09:00 - (VCB) / "Space between the notes?"
10:19 - Rolling Rock fuckers
10:50 - Buddy Jolly - If Tom Ever had a Video Editor
11:45 - Favorite football player / Football betting
13:54 - Dumbest website?  "Quora"
15:01 - Musicians so good back in the day? / "The great distraction"


Notes
Uncle Larry proclaims his immense lifelong love and respect for the great Kenny Stabler…and then he also discusses a bit of music...because this IS a guitar channel.

a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after watching a few of the 700-ish free videos i have posted over the last 3 years.

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

October 24th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ “The Genius Of Gordon Mote (Pt. 2)"

Chapters
00:00 - Gordon Mote in session
02:45 - Playing song
07:00 - Take 2
09:45 - Discussion
12:00 - 3 variations test / "Break" - in the piano strings


Notes
Here he is again folks.
https://www.youtube.com/@gordonmote7366/videos


A clip from a session we did today with Vince Gill at Vince’s studio in Nashville...

I thought you guys might learn a lot from seeing Gordon play some beautifully understated shit on an actual track in a large ensemble, instead of the usual effortless mind boggling feats of solo piano showbiz you guys are used to witnessing him do.

Dig the otherworldly touch…dig the ancient pocket.

This is once in a lifetime shit here friends.

There are literally only a few people left on this entire planet who can play LEGIT traditional old school country and western piano in it's purest form and successfully conjure the ghosts of Pigg Robbins and Floyd Cramer, and TWO of those people are on this very same session...Gordon and John Jarvis.

Believe me, we all clearly realize how spoiled we are....it's like having Jim Brown and Walter Payton in the same backfield....fun stuff kids

October 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin' Bonus "Steel Your Heart Away"

Chapters
00:00 - Ole cowboy playing
02:30 - Hello, friends! / Long day Vince Gill session
03:32 - Real quick message about Plexi Soul
04:50 - Guthrie Trapp record
05:58 - Footage from session


Notes
Kids...we are SO CLOSE to having Plexi Soul on vinyl!! Stay tuned for forthcoming link friends....

The inside of the luxurious gatefold cover opens up to quite the scene....picture basically my entire life story shown in several grainy Polaroid photos laid out on a messy coffee table the morning after a boozy party strictly for grown ups.

And....if thats not enough to get your blood pumpin', you can thrill to the sound of the greatest living pedal steel guitar player on this planet...Paul Franklin.

Oh, and fuck off Teddy Boy you miserable twat...

October 21st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Morning Quickie

Chapters
00:00 - Playing from the heart
01:18 - Favorite 2 chord sequence?
01:34 - Lesson: A couple of 2 chord changes


Notes
probably not the kind YOU’re thinking…

dig this awesome kid right here...

he plays it better than I do.....

music rules

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyoA1k...


a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com

You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1


AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to... one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

October 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Analog Cabin”

Chapters
00:00 - Video intro
00:37 - Fixing the Carvin mixer / Keyboard setup / Playing the keyboards


Notes
I thought the Homeskoolers might get a little charge out of this sweet old early 80’s analog mixer that young David Crutcher brought over for Uncle Larry’s dining room keyboard rig…

The boy can play…and he can fix anything

There is hope for the future.

special thanks to Robert Keeley and the fine lads at BTPA audio cables as well.

Rock on kids

October 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Perfect Martini”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice layers over strumming guitar


Notes
Larry navigates the slow rolling current on a calm lake of fractal broken ice glass just outside of Lake Tahoe…ya’ know no one really knows how deep that old lake really is…

October 19th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Bonus "Blues For Paul Hornung"

Chapters
00:00 - Some fuckin' great rauchy sounds!
05:13 - Hello, friends! / Mister Vertigo sent a pedal
05:48 - Electronic Audio Experiments - Citadel demo
08:03 - Firebird video thanks / Firebird Prototype
09:00 - Doug and Pat Show
09:43 - Football cards


Notes
I have always been a huge fan of the gorgeous dissonant rub of sliding two note scales...there is so much good shit in there, and NO ONE does it....but i do it....cuz i think it sounds fuckin' cool.

check out this pedal kids....i can't find a single thing to complain about with it...and that is pretty rare.
https://www.electronicaudioexperiments.com/pedals/citadel

THANK YOU TO ALL you sweethearts for all the recent PayPal and Venmo donations...i really appreciate the comments saying that you guys are getting a lot out of these videos.

Well, ya' know, i never got to replace CC in Poison... which was my dream all along.

i might have failed the BIG dream...but at least i can show you guys a few licks now that I'm old

October 18th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Special Gear Edition, "Two Birds With One Stoned”

Chapters
00:00 - Bluesy intro jam ending with speed picks
03:20 - Hello, friends! / Gibson Firebirds
04:00 - '64 Gibson Firebird V
04:09 - History lesson of Firebirds (I, III, V, VII)
05:27 - Design of the Firebird guitar
06:10 - The first Firebird ever made? / '62 Gibson Firebird Prototype
08:25 - Another Firebird Prototype guitar? montage
09:07 - ...and we're back / Differences and similarities of first Firebirds
11:35 - Testing out the '62 Firebird Proto and the '64 Firebird V
13:26 - '62 Gibson Firebird Prototype another look


Notes
Uncle Larry gets deep in the weeds discussing Gibson's early dealings with the legendary Ray Dietrich.

Just for the record, the refin prototype bird i am showing in this video is currently owned by Drew Winn from Guitar House in Tulsa and he is actually selling it. I think it's in the 35K range, let me know if you are interested.

a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com

You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1


AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

October 17th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 248, Tom Bukovac, "Sight Unseen"

Chapters
00:00 - Getting down with early morning rock 'n' roll
03:08 - Intro / NFL season
04:03 - Feelin' sick and having a session
05:45 - Flipping guitars and finding wonderful guitars
07:30 - Gary Rossington slide guitar trick with screwdriver
09:11 - Firebird I redo
10:25 - "Can you help tweak my guitar?" question (Cannot)
11:09 - Buying guitars sight unseen / Buying Firebird I
15:10 - Lesson: Speed picking / All in the wrist


Notes
Larry discusses many topics here...some perhaps a bit graphic in nature.

a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com

You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/ 

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

There are still a few more of the hand signed limited edition Uncle Larry prints that Ziggy O'Leary did left....if you wanna check one out go here:
https://www.ziggysartstudio.com


A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

October 14th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Snake Bite Fever”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a nice little tune
01:14 - Remeber that song? / Checking in, thank you
02:35 - '60 Gibson ES-335
03:27 - Trip The Witch signed copies


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in real quick and plunks ya out a good old country and western song on a recently acquired snake bit '60 335

if ya wanna buy some signed vinyl go here:
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections...


if you want to hear a perfectly written and produced old country song go here:
Every Which Way but Loose (2009 Remas...


Urban Guitar Dictionary:
snake bit: (adj) refers to any old Gibson ES-335 that has visible Bigsby holes on the top

mummy toes: (noun) the crumbling disintegrating tuner buttons found on many old 50's and 60's Gibson guitars

witch hat: (noun) a hat that a witch wears

October 11th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Uncle Larry Takes Grandpa’s Old Jalopy Down To The Crossroads”

Chapters
00:00 - '63 Firebird unboxing
02:05 - Testing it out


Notes
1963 Firebird I…clearly one of the first birds made.
My next project.

October 10th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Wish You Were Graffiti”

Chapters
00:00 - Recording of Tom playing with Page and Waters and adding some sugar


Notes
Sometime…somewhere…in the very distant past….Uncle Larry engaged in a cosmic jam with Jimmy Page and Roger Waters….

For many decades it was thought that this strange and surreal event was never recorded…but this extremely rare footage was recently unearthed.

Our editors worked tirelessly to restore the tape to as close as possible to it’s original condition, please disregard any signal degradation and tape warble.

October 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Off My Mind”

Chapters
00:00 - Maybe a new career in playing and singing


Notes
Normally I have zero interest in me or anyone else putting words to any of my instrumental jams…but for some reason this one wouldn’t leave me alone…

October 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 247, “Dak’s Blooze”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues
01:06 - Hello, I don't really have the blues / Talk about the weather
02:15 - Thanks (musical ideas) / Writer's block
02:59 - Great song about writer's block (Chicago 25 or 6 to 4) / Tom playing on Chicago XXX
04:20 - New Ann Wilson & Tripsitter - Another Door (new album) / Hipgnosis did cover
05:50 - Signed ZZ Top - Tres Hombre album
06:22 - Slapback echo, "what would we do without it?"
07:24 - Roxy Music - Avalon album / What was used on "More Than this" (Phil Manzanera)?
08:30 - '63 Gibson ES-335
08:40 - '65 Gibson Trini Lopez
09:30 - Talk about the Gruhn Versitar
10:18 - Playing the Trini Lopez
11:10 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
11:42 - Wet/Dry and complicated rigs? No
13:02 - Multi-channel amps? No
13:09 - Lesson: How Tom sets up his guitar rig (important deep dive)
15:00 - Creepy user comment / Clean your car before I steal it
16:18 - Israel craziness


Notes
Hello friends, hope all you Texans have recovered from last nights prime time drubbing.

October 8th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Ballad Of Curtis Mathes”

Chapters
00:00 - Back to plucking on the Senn
03:57 - Sirens going off while in the car


Notes
A new set of retreads to drive on down to the chicken shack….

October 7th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Fall Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - You'll break a wrist trying these up and down strokes


Notes
Don’t try this at home...

October 7th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Flying And Landing”

Chapters
00:00 - Bonus playing


Notes
Pass the Maton

October 6th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ “I Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Part 14”

Chapters
00:00 - Just amazing composition


Notes
Three truths and a chord

October 6th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Soldier Field Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - A little Chicago Blues


Notes
51

October 3rd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Goes To Gruhn’s Volume 5

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction / Tony Nagy shows a '59 Burst major repair
05:27 - Biggest pain in the ass repair?
06:59 - Woodwork is most important / Finish
09:38 - In depth look at Les Paul neck tenon
11:10 - Tools and other guitar tour ('53 Goldtop)
15:05 - '34 Martin 00-40H
16:45 - 1800s 7 string acoustic
17:00 - Larsen acoustic
19:00 - D'Angelico mandolin
20:26 - Gibson mandolin / Rebindings / '53 Goldtop
22:50 - '63 Gibson Explorer (verified)
24:50 - Strangest thing ever seen in repair?
25:29 - '58 Gibson Flying V and prototype together
26:45 - Fender mix matching bodies and necks
28:20 - Gibson TV
29:25 - Tremetone, Bigsby, Duesenberg, Cam Trem
32:09 - '53 acoustic / Separated neck
33:50 - What's the worst nightmare? / Pulling a neck / Neck resetting


Notes
“Oh yeah? Ask him if he does neck sets”