May 30th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 36, Tom Bukovac, “Devil in the Details”

Chapters
00:00 - Stone Temple Pilots jam
01:18 - Hello Friends
03:07 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:25 - How to dial in amp and guitar
06:16 - Session walk out
07:59 - Funny story / Struggling engineer
09:17 - Look back at old work
11:11 - '59 Les Paul Jr
12:34 - What drives you to help? Life lesson
15:00 - Dean DeLeo / Stone Temple Pilots
16:24 - Details / Lesson
18:15 - Funny story Scott Weiland


Notes
A brief examination of "Sour Girl" by Stone Temple Pilots and a look into the bubbling cauldron i sometimes call the "viewer comment bin".  Homeskoolin' T shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 26th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 34, Tom Bukovac, “Strat Fury”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro blues jam
03:33 - Hey guys
04:17 - Pick lesson
05:00 - Viewer Comment Bin / Theory
06:50 - Amsterdam bender?
07:15 - Petra Haden - Tattoo
07:46 - Session man / Popular songs
10:08 - Younger guitar rig
12:17 - Funny story / Fayreweather
14:58 - Lesson: 3rd & 5th


Notes
A brief walk through of some common shapes in the peoples key.  Homeskoolin' T shirts and coffee mugs available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 7th, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 23, Tom Bukovac, “The Two Me’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:55 - Welcome
01:20 - Guitar House / Rolling Rock t-shirt
03:01 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:33 - Quiet Session Man / Acting / 2 me's
06:02 - Nashville studios
07:43 - Funny 2 session story on the fly
09:19 - Senn guitar stains from gig bag
10:00 - Nashville guitar words
11:59 - Tone control lesson


Notes
A brief chat about schizophrenia and a look into the viewer comment bin. order a Homeskoolin' t shirt at guitarhouse.net

May 6th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 22, Tom Bukovac, “Hair Of The Dog”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
03:07 - Welcome
04:20 - Pitiful show thanks
05:02 - Viewer Comment Bin / Venues
07:35 - White Mountain Bread
08:02 - Hard alcohol / belts?
09:52 - Firebird loop lesson


Notes
A brief recollection of touring days gone by and more gold from the viewer comment bin. Homeskoolin t shirts available at guitarhouse.net PayPal tip jar tombukovac@gmail.com

April 29th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 17, Tom Bukovac, "Old. No. 33"

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:36 - Hello / Live chat
02:03 - Shipping address
02:40 - Homeskoolin' gear / Guitar House
04:09 - That Pedal Show thanks
04:22 - Viewer Comment Bin / Tea
05:15 - Lousiana groove loop lesson
08:06 - Layering guitars / contrast
09:40 - "No such thing as a bad guitar sound"
11:55 - Homework


Notes
A brief look into the viewer comment bin....guys please send any swag to this address below. Devin "The Dokta" Blotard 1308 Riverwood Dr.

April 27th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 16, Tom Bukovac, “Bon Temps Rouler”

Chapters
00:00 - Loop intro
01:56 - Welcome / Contest Videos
02:48 - Viewer Comment Bin / Alternate picking
03:27 - Speed
05:26 - Alternate picking lick lesson
07:26 - Balance fatherhood and guitar playing
10:24 - John Oates and Fender amp
11:58 - Strong ear
13:56 - Lousiana groove lesson


Notes
A brief discussion on having children.... from the perspective of a lifelong guitar player.

April 25th, 2020

Homeskoolin Volume 15, Tom Bukovac, “Another Contest?”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:48 - Clavinet-like Strat / Buck Dharma
01:34 - Don't Fear the Reaper
01:56 - XTS Contest
02:44 - XTS Modded Tremolo
04:00 - XTS Contest cont.
06:04 - Steve Khan - Gamour Profession
07:50 - String bending
10:10 - Private chat


Notes
Contest Rules
1) you gotta use one of my loops, from any one of my videos....
2) no longer than a minute
3) video MUST be labeled “XTS Challenge” with your name, or it will automatically be disqualified....you can win the usual bragging rights AND a free pedal this time!! check out the website to browse pedals www.xacttone.com

April 18th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 10, Tom Bukovac, “Bed Heads & Rotors”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro space jam
02:15 - Welcome
02:40 - Yamaha RA-200
06:52 - Shoegazer chords lesson
11:10 - Whammy bar pet peeve


Notes
A brief examination of my all time favorite piece of rare and esoteric musical equipment, the Yamaha RA-200

April 7th, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 22, Tom Bukovac, “Homeschoolin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Changing the name of the show
03:13 - Jeff Senn strat
07:18 - Jeff Senn video and people learning
08:10 - Song lesson
09:06 - Breakout of patterns and boxes lessons (gold)


Notes
Deep morning thoughts...reflections on my “dark years”

April 6th, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 21, Tom Bukovac, “Fake Jazz & Contest Winners”

Chapters
00:00 - Loop jamming
02:07 - What's happening?
02:27 - Chord progression lesson
03:32 - Contest results and modification
08:00 - Larry Carlton / Steely Dan


Notes
Lads...I appreciate all the hard work....you guys are awesome....if you didn't make the list PLEASE DO NOT LET IT DISCOURAGE YOU...keep on practicing!!

April 1st, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 14, Tom Bukovac, "Viewer Homework Contest"

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful, slow playing
02:40 - Intro / Coffee
03:12 - Practicing? / Contest
04:50 - Sessions and Covid


Notes
Well it's been two weeks....you've had plenty of time to work on this shit...let's see whatcha got. I'll pick one winner in a week or so....PLEASE DO NOT GET PISSED AT ME IF I DON'T PICK YOU....i already have enough people that hate me.

March 30th, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 11, Tom Bukovac, “Burnin’ For You”

Chapters
00:00 - Shredding
00:46 - Speed
01:23 - Clean picking / Loose arm
02:49 - Exercises


Notes
The most polarizing guitar subject of all...alternate speed picking. Although my musical tastes and interests have taken quite a long journey since my brief flirtation with the shred culture back in the mid to late 80s, I have no regrets about the picking technique i developed during those years. I just sort of stumbled on to this technique on my own when I was a kid. Here’s a couple tips/exercises to show you how I do it. Please note that I always use the shoulder of the pick when i do this.

March 21st, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 2, Tom Bukovac..."C for Cleveland"

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' and pickin'
01:22 - Happy Corona / Steve Gaines


Notes
Hello everybody...today's lesson....stop whatever the hell you're doing and go down the Steve Gaines rabbit hole. He died in the plane crash at only 28....he joined Skynyrd long after they were successful and breathed new life into the band's boozy proceedings with his deadly accuracy and ferocious playing (all you ever need to hear to "get it" is "I Know A Little" off the Street Survivors album)....but sadly it didn't last long. Here's a little ramble not-so-loosely based on Jimmie Rodgers "T for Texas" that i call "C for Cleveland".