March 19th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Last One Holdin’ It”

Chapters
00:00 - Gruhn Guitars Inc.
00:37 - Sprinkler system amp wrap
02:28 - George's overrated guitar? Gibson SG
08:36 - Greg's overrated guitar? Rickenbacker
09:46 - Les Paul and the SG
10:27 - Discovery of old guitars / Michael Bloomfield influence
13:24 - Tony Iommi's weren't Gibsons / Redesigning the SG
15:15 - Bloomfield influence cont.
16:56 - Les Paul
19:10 - Unbelievable guitars
25:10 - "Store's best customer" / Collection / Inspiration
28:41 - What guitar would you love to have?
31:39 - Guitar price "bubble"? / New generation of guitar buyers
36:05 - Heavy Metal / Women buyers / Inflation
38:18 - Guitar is a physical art you can feel, hear, and is alive
41:00 - Optimist vs. pessimist truth
42:42 - "Hot tip" of what is going to be valueable?
43:49 - 70's to present guitars
44:07 - 335 vs. Bursts prices
46:33 - "If there were a guitar...would be buying." / Guitars bought
47:49 - Not vintage guitar?
50:43 - Guitar to turn to crap? / Difficulty in supply / Bolt-on copies / Luthier
53:23 - New instruments from new builders and opinions
54:30 - 2 names of builders that are good?  Hugh Hansen, Paul Newson
57:19 - What are some of the things missing from builders who are missing the point?
61:52 - Best craftsmanship in guitar making?


Notes
Maaaaaaaaaany things to think about…..
Starring:
George Gruhn
Greggy Voros
Joel Watrous
David Kreisel
and some sweet woman who’s name we don’t know (Cheryl)

Filmed on 3/19/22 on location in the infamous break room of the greatest guitar store in the world.

March 18th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus….”Old Pals”

Chapters
00:00 - Guitar playing and conversation with Jedd Hughes


Notes
Long form Friday night convo…Larry hangs out with one of his favorite humans and oldest friends on this earth….Jedd Hughes.

March 18th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 134, Tom Bukovac, “N.E.O. Rust”

Chapters
00:00 - Country/Blues pickin' with some sweet feedback
03:05 - Hello, friends! / Sending things in the mail
04:20 - Olds Cutlass / Cleveland rust
05:25 - String change / Life is hard enough
07:14 - Time enough to master/expert level 1 thing
08:39 - Harmony Meteor
09:40 - Coming out to Nashville? / Professional musician


Notes
I’m skipping Volume 133, since there were inadvertently two Volume 128’s…so if anyone ever tells you they have seen the “lost episode 133” you KNOW they are totally full of shit.

and...just for the memory books..the first video description from Corona Lessons Volume 1, back in March of 2020, that you guys probably didn't read.

"My attempt at lifting the spirits of my fellow man up a bit in this fucking crazy time of world crisis....stupid virus....and furthermore....

Even though i basically stay home and play the guitar all day anyway, I'm not comfortable with the fact that now i HAVE to stay home and play the guitar all day.

I hear all of you who suggested that I do "Skype" lessons or something...unfortunately this is the best I can do....until i learn what "Skype" means...

and also, for anyone that might be thinking to themselves "man, Tom Bukovac sure has been putting up a lot of youtube videos lately...who does he think he is...some kinda celebrity??" ....keep in mind that i participate in ABSOLUTELY ZERO social media of any kind. I have very strong beliefs that social media is the downfall of all mankind....

although it can be argued that youtube itself is a form of social media, i feel like it gets a pass because it can actually be "educational" ....and because it can actually be "cool"...and unlike the other forms of social media, it isn't a "total waste of time" solely invented to "feed the ego" while simultaneously robbing the world of any of the "beautiful mystery" it once had....

wow, lookie there....my first RANT..."

March 14th, 2022

Uncle Larry’s Message To The World

Chapters
00:00 - Issues with strings.


Notes
Can we PLEASE stop this horrible horrible plague that has become an epidemic in the world of guitar???

March 13th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam…ZZ Tom

Chapters
00:00 - Rehearsing with the man himself, Billy Gibbons


Notes
A super rough rehearsal sketch from the moment when our little band was joined by the coolest guy that ever walked on this earth….as you all know Uncle Larry is a huge fan of the Reverend Billy G….I have been lucky enough to work with him a couple times in my humble career.

He is the NICEST guy you will ever meet.

Ol’ Larry rarely gets starstruck by anybody but i gotta admit it’s a very cool feeling being anywhere near Billy Gibbons.

I didn’t think he would remember me from the last time we jammed together, but when he walked up on stage at this rehearsal and looked right at me and yelled out “Mr. T” i gotta admit i was instantly 13 years old again sitting in my room listening to “It’s Only Love” off the Tejas album and staring at that amazing album sleeve. Such a genius, such a sweetheart and such a class act…and soooo cool and easy to work with.

If i could ever achieve just one percent of the coolness this man exudes in my own life i would be absolutely thrilled.

Credit to my dear 9 year old son Marshall for coming up with the title for this video….he’s great at coming up with cool names for stuff quickly haha.

March 12th, 2022

Homeskoolin Bonus, Collection

Chapters
00:00 - Kenny Aronoff playing Ringo Starr's drum kit.


Notes
Just a small portion of the Jim Irsay collection of incredible memorabilia….featuring the tireless Kenny Aronoff.

March 12th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Pack, “Larry’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Rehearsal footage


Notes
In LA rehearsing with a great group of freakishly talented people you may recognize for a private gig…great fun

March 8th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 132, “Hard Lessons And Hard Hats”

Chapters
00:00 - Wisdom from real musicians / Best advice
00:20 - Bryan Sutton - 1. Listening.  2. Less notes.
01:24 - Jerry Roe - 1. "It's just music, don't worry about it." - Jerry Reed  2. Ask about money first.
02:36 - Dave Cohen - Don't play 3rds.
03:40 - Paul Franklin - Bring your pencil and plan your escape.
04:38 - Ben Burgess - 1. Lyrics are everything.  2. Learn your shapes.
06:31 - Joey Moi - 1. Read a chart.  2. Don't spook the band.
08:00 - Reading a chart / Nickelback
09:12 - Talent in Nashville
10:00 - Little Tommy Bukovac - Everything you play should frame the vocal
13:13 - Clarify the money


Notes
As the late afternoon session rolls into the night session, post dinner, that’s usually when the REAL deep talks start happening.

It pains me to think about the combined total hours of studio experience the seven people interviewed in this video have accumulated in their lifetimes….hope there is something here you Homeskoolers can use.
Thanks for watching guys

From left to right:
Joey Moi: producer
Ben Burgess: artist
Dave Cohen: keyboards
Jerry Roe: drums
Paul Franklin: pedal steel
Bryan Sutton: acoustic guitar
Yours Truly: electric guitar
Jimmie Lee Sloas played bass today on this session but he is not in this video

Filmed at Blackbird studio D

March 8th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ “Uncle Larry Needs Your Help Part 2”

Chapters
00:00 - Looking for Derek from Vice Grip Garage


Notes
Guys….please help here….can you please blow up Derek’s channel Vice Grip Garage for me…and invite him AND his children to come down to the studio today and hang with us….we are HUGE FANS and we will roll out the red carpet for him.

Derek if you want to come to the studio the address is
2806 Azalea Place
Nashville TN

We are in room D with the artist Ben Burgess

March 7th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus…”Studio Rat”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on a session


Notes
At various points in my life i have actually considered just having a pair of headphones surgically attached to my head…but alas i never go through with it.

There was a funny little chat on the session today about which Nashville studio guys are known for having the loudest headphones historically…there are a couple guys who’s names ALWAYS gets mentioned in that conversation.

I ain’t gonna lie, I like my phones pretty bangin’, but i have been around some cats who have their phones so fucking loud you can’t even get near them, let alone put them over your ears.

It’s truly a wonder that i am not totally deaf after basically having headphones on for eight hours a day for about 25 years.

The tune i was playing in this clip is just a little “sea shanty” feel in D….6/8 time signature. That’s my old ‘38 Bone I’m floggin’ on.

Today was a double at Sound Emporium A for a guy named Corey Smith, i think he’s from Georgia but he is part of the Texas country scene…

The engineer was Chad Carlson
Producer was Erik Dylan
Me and Rob Mcnelley on guitars
“The Craig” Young on bass
Nir Z on drums
Jenee Fleenor on fiddle
Andy Sheridan on keys

Paypal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com

Thanks for watching the show folks

Apparently ol’ Scank has received a BUNCH of orders today for the little Uncle Larry tweed deluxe amps that were featured in yesterday’s video.

you guys are awesome…

So, name the author of this famous quote: “did you ever notice that all Larry’s 'dear' friends are selling something?”

March 6th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “My Clone Sleeps Alone”

Chapters
00:00 - Play through of a clone of a Fender Tweed Deluxe.


Notes
After original Fender Tweed Deluxes reached 8-10k i finally decided to give up hunting one and have my buddy Mike Scaggs make me this killer clone. He did a wonderful job and the amp sounds amazing…you can clearly hear in this clip how bad ass this thing sounds. If any of you guys out there are hunting a cool hand built amp at an EXTREMELY reasonable price look no further. I have known this guy for almost 30 years and he is about as trustworthy of a person as you will ever meet on this planet. Check out old Scank and his amps at www.p2pamps.com

March 3rd, 2022

Uncle Larry’s Garage Sale Volume 1

Chapters
00:00 - Garage sale / Hayman Bass / Boss RPQ-10 EQ / Rockman / Steel Guitar


Notes
A few weirdo odds and ends some of you true weirdo guys out there might be into…i was about to put this stuff on Reverb but i decided to offer it to you Homeskoolers first so there would be no fees.

OF COURSE you guys know that all i care about is making as much money as possible from this channel, as Silviu pointed out a long time ago. By the way, have you guys seen the extremely nice comments Silviu has been leaving in the VCB lately?

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want any of this stuff….PLEASE dont ask me to send any of this stuff out of the Continental US of A…im sorry but I’m too old to be dealing with international shipping….i went to Switzerland once …fucking beautiful place…zero trash and litter on the side of the road…classy as hell…but still, i ain’t shipping this shit there.

Thanks guys

March 2nd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam, “The Bird Returns To The Place It Originally Returned To”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' the Firebird


Notes
A little Cleveland raunch for all you Homeskoolers out there.

I call this one “Give Me All Your Hot Blooded Blue Mornings For You”

Thank you for watching the show.

March 2nd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, Larry’s First “Unboxing” Video

Chapters
00:00 - Some 12-string playing
01:17 - Studio jokes
02:06 - Hagstrom 12 String
02:34 - Jazz show
03:34 - Most important guy - engineer
04:05 - Old school Country band fantasy
05:00 - Unboxing football cards


Notes
Hey guys, thanks for watching the show…standby, below i will be posting cool links to other youtube channels that are endorsed by Larry

"The Way Back Sessions ...hosted by dear Adam Carter....great artful shit showcasing the Phoenix music scene....Adam is an amazing creative dude and he really cares about music....here's a video he did with Sarah recently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uKW...


I dig this guy too...I think he is a fellow Homeskooler, but I like what he's doing here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmVCd...


This guy Jun626 has been on youtube for years...amazing shit...he REALLY figures these old rock tunes out correctly..here's a video of him playing "Achilles Last Stand" note for fucking note that i have been watching since my earliest days of being on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwIY4...

March 1st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 131, Tom Bukovac, “Hello?….hello???…hello????…hello????”

Chapters
00:00 - Spacey, trippy playing
00:50 - Hello, friends! / 501chorusecho? / Roland Chorus Echo (RE-501)
14:00 - Opening it up


Notes
s this thing on???

Uncle Larry waxes rhapsodic about capstans and pinch rollers, and explores some of Japan’s proudest moments in great detail.

Not a SINGLE ONE of you out there realized that there were TWO volume 128’s of the Homeskoolin series…. even more proof that Larry needs a secretary…..secret-a-larry

Thank you guys for the kind words and kind donations….you guys really know how to make a gal feel welcome and loved.

Larry appreciates it

February 28th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 130, Tom Bukovac, “Involuntary Wah Face”

Chapters
00:00 - Jamming some unexpected changes with wah
02:15 - Hello, class!
03:55 - VCB / ES-335 and other guitars
04:20 - '60 Gibson ES-335
04:55 - Keeping guitars around / Naming guitars / Great guitars
06:54 - Best guitar pedal ever made?
09:26 - Guess this song
10:24 - Makes me want to quit / Mistakes
12:07 - Pet Peeves (mini pedals, guitar locks, amps, old guitars)
17:00 - Def Leppard - "Bringin' Home the Heartbreak" analysis


Notes
It has been scientifically proven that no person on earth can play a wah without simultaneously moving their mouth.

Larry rambles on here about basically everything except Russia invading the Ukraine

Thank you guys for your continued partronage of the show. If you guys truly are learning something from watching a man self destruct before your very eyes, then please by all means, throw a little something in the tip jar. If you’re not and you think the show is complete bollocks then don’t.

Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
There is also a shit ton of various Homeskoolin’ merch available at www.guitarhouse.net

February 27th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Sunday Night Bonus Jam, “Lead Leopard”

Chapters
00:00 - Def Leppard - "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"


Notes
Ya’ know friends, they don’t write ‘em like they used to…takin you back to 1981 with another Mutt Lange creation that stands the test of time.

I have always heard that the AMAZING backing vocals on this track were all actually performed by Mutt himself (uncredited on the album liner notes of course)….

I’m not on the instagram…but i wanted to tell you guys that you should check out what Dean Deleo is doing on there recently. He has been putting up videos where he goes through the Trip The Witch record track by track and shows you some of the instruments he used and some of the parts he played on the record.

Basically a much higher quality much more tasteful and professional version of what I did a few weeks back when i had the C19….and i went through the tracks blabbering on about how hungover i was.

Thanks for watching the show kids

February 25th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Track “A Man From Nantucket”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing


Notes
Filmed late last night…a brief look into an open relationship between two chords.

February 25th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Class Field Trip, “Uncle Larry At Work”

Chapters
00:00 - Cover of Fleetwood Mac "Dreams"


Notes
Well kids, after two days of rehearsal….this crack band of unstable musicians is ready to tackle the job of being the house band for a CRS (Country Radio Seminar) luncheon for all the high brow country music types….we are backing 8 different artists doing 2 songs each…Larry had to be at the venue at fucking 7:30am this morning friends…sweet Jesus.

The young lady singing in the first part of the video is Laci Kaye Booth...she won one of those TV singing shows...super nice gal, she told me she was from Texas, and she was aghast when i told her i was from Cleveland, like most people are.

February 21st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Public Service Announcement

Chapters
00:00 - Beatles acoustic playing
01:22 - Public Service Announcements / Lost merchandise


Notes
Hi guys…it’s Larry