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August 30th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 66, Tom Bukovac, “Faux Acoustic”
Chapters00:00 - Clean intro jam
02:09 - Hello, class!
02:25 - Les Paul Jr. / Volume control
03:30 - Dave Stewart record
04:35 - Ukelele / "Off-brand"
05:21 - Cooper Time Cube delay
06:10 - Viewer Comment Bin / Multiple instruments?
08:28 - Music store etiquette / Young hipster story
10:50 - Chords / Yes - Wurm reminiscent lesson
Notes
A brief examination of the wonders of the volume control on an old Les Paul Junior. Thanks for watching the show my dear Homeskoolers.
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August 23rd, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 65, Tom Bukovac, “Cadillac Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Slow rock intro jam
03:01 - Hello, class!
04:25 - 80's Dean Cadillac
05:20 - Speight custom made baffle
05:52 - VCB / Everything going to be alright
06:27 - Chordal ideas and progressions?
08:12 - Greatest guitar tone? Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
09:06 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Gretsch 6150T
10:02 - Black Sabbath / Gothic progression lesson
Notes
Hey guys....thanks for reading this....ya know, the stuff i write in here in important to me. First caller wins the little Gretsch 6150T for 550 plus 100 shipping domestic US only....
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August 18th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 64, Tom Bukovac, “The Bird Returns”
Chapters00:00 - Intro mellow, bluesy jam
02:25 - Howya doing, class!
03:21 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:29 - How long to come up with jams?
04:25 - Protecting Intellectual Property
05:23 - Gracious manner / Trolls
06:19 - Missing most in pre-Corona?
07:38 - Session, acheiving sound
09:44 - Amp and speaker? Clear sounds, not too loud
11:21 - Gold mine of guitar secrets / Stealing material
14:22 - Thumb bass notes / Stretching jam lesson
Notes
Hey guys....please forgive the slight rattle in the low notes...must have been something on the old work bench/hi tech video production station.
August 17th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 63, Tom Bukovac, “And Your Bird Is Red”
Chapters00:00 - Intro rockin' jam
02:16 - Hey, cats!
04:18 - Viewer Comment Bin / Rituals
06:41 - Copy right claim
08:04 - Humbuckers in Nashville
10:27 - Rock 'n' roll untamed lesson
11:42 - Speed picking / Thumb angle
Notes
See guys I’m still writing stuff in here...i thought about calling this video “My Red Bird Performs” but i thought that mighta been a little too inside for anyone who’s not from the UK...thanks for watching the show.
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August 8th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 62, Tom Bukovac, “Cop Show Music”
Chapters00:00 - Intro "cop show" jam
02:24 - Hello, class!
03:54 - VCB / Volume level?
04:04 - Fender Pro Reverb
04:44 - "Negative Ned Ryerson"
06:10 - Taylor or PRS? / "Not doing homework"
06:29 - Lots of t-shirts
07:00 - Amps / Dumble
08:18 - Pinky
09:06 - Steve Howe Guitar Player
09:38 - Ibanez Flaming Wah / No go
09:58 - Lesson: Chord, loop lesson
14:43 - '64 Gibson SG
Notes
See i still write stuff in here....stuff about the videos....remember Cannon? Kojack? Rockford Files? Columbo? Ok heres your trivia question...what was the name of the epic song from the Gaucho sessions that got accidentally erased by a bonehead engineer?
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August 6th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 61, Tom Bukovac, “The Smuggler”
Chapters00:00 - Rocking intro jam
02:23 - Hello, class!
03:12 - '67 Smuggler's Tele
03:51 - Vivid memories of songs played
04:57 - Few hours with living player?
06:37 - COTCS
07:47 - Guitar and women?
08:39 - Homeskoolin' merch / Design
09:20 - Christine / Darnell's Garage
09:55 - Guitar lesson
Notes
See I’m writing stuff in here again....just to see if you guys read it.
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August 1st, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 60, Tom Bukovac “Full Rotor Jacket”
Chapters00:00 - Intro loop jam
03:16 - Hello, class!
05:30 - Video descriptions / Movie
06:49 - Session Man Sandwich
07:51 - Playing for emotion
10:27 - Leslie
11:04 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Vintage Rat
12:28 - Guitar slide lesson
Notes
See? I write stuff in here.....stuff about the videos that you should consider reading before you ask me stuff .
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July 30th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 59, Tom Bukovac, “Cardboard Cut Outs In The Shade”
Chapters00:00 - Intro cosmic jam
03:37 - Hello, class!
04:52 - Viewer Comment Bin / AC
05:43 - Pedal steel?
07:03 - Wah wah?
08:08 - Complementing the singer
10:22 - Cardboard cutouts
10:52 - Blues with weird time signature
11:43 - Tonal shading lesson
Notes
A brief chat on tone and Covid era sports.
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July 26th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 58, Tom Bukovac, “London Broil”
Chapters00:00 - Peter Green tribute intro jam
02:44 - Hello, class!
03:04 - Deliciously out-of-tune guitars
03:38 - Pawnshops / Cleared out
05:09 - Ebo Customs E-Verb / Demo
06:25 - Viewer Comment Bin / Recepticle
07:00 - Beginners? Intermediate and beyond
07:30 - Jump right in? Need experience
09:13 - Guitar man
09:50 - Shirts? / Wear own merch
10:29 - Quick goodbye / Keep 'em wanting
11:06 - Changing meter, groove song lesson
Notes
A brief discussion on blues and pawn shops.
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July 25th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 57, Tom Bukovac, “Fade Into Cleveland”
Chapters00:00 - Island music intro
02:36 - Hello, class!
04:02 - RIP Peter Green
04:20 - VCB name / Reasonable man
05:24 - "A Good Friend of Mine"
06:00 - The Pretenders / Lesson
06:48 - String changing
07:28 - Mosrite Combo / Noisy
08:27 - Horizontal layout of chords
Notes
A brief chat family discussion about the VCB.
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July 22nd, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 56, Tom Bukovac, “Simple Cleveland Man”
Chapters00:00 - Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man Intro
01:07 - Hello, class!
02:20 - "VCB" - Viewer Comment Bin
02:56 - Chord, melody tangents
06:46 - Live vs Studio playing
08:05 - Homeskoolin' song decisions
08:49 - Simple Man lesson (the lift)
Notes
A brief examination of an otherworldly occurrence that took place near Jacksonville Florida almost 50 years ago.
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July 20th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 55, Tom Bukovac, “12 Strings & 12 Packs”
Chapters00:00 - Intro country tune
02:55 - Hello, class!
04:05 - Viewer Comment Bin (VCB)
04:11 - Create tablature
05:25 - Steve Vai technique
06:18 - Thumb bass notes
07:58 - Pretentious studio guys
08:38 - Prince - Conditions of the Heart
09:34 - Bukovac / Deleo
10:27 - Kind words / Thanks
11:14 - Country jam lesson
Notes
A not so brief ramble on a smorgasbord of musical thoughts from an NEO escapee.
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July 16th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 54, Tom Bukovac, “Just Cream Please”
Chapters00:00 - Intro jam
02:54 - Hello, class!
05:18 - '78 Mesa Boogie Mark II amp
06:13 - Paul Reed Smith guitar
06:42 - Paul Reed Smith story
07:46 - View Comment Bin / Punk overhyped
09:35 - Slide guitar playing / Derek Trucks
10:56 - Thomas Joseph Bukovac hype / Slovenian
11:51 - Intro jam lesson / playing
Notes
A brief foray into walkin’ blues and an apology to eastlake north high school.
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July 15th, 2020
Homeskoolin Volume 53, Tom Bukovac, “And All We Have To Do Is Sing Along”
Chapters00:00 - Intro jam
02:36 - Hello, class!
05:56 - Viewer Comment Bin / Uncle Larry origin
06:58 - COTCS - Church of the Cosmic Skulls
07:44 - Favorite thing to watch / Playing
09:11 - Chord stretch
09:41 - R&B loop jam
10:56 - Rock and Roll drum intro
Notes
A brief look into R and B in A...homeskoolin merch available at www.guitarhouse.net
July 12th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 52, Tom Bukovac, “Wilderness Man”
Chapters00:00 - Intro space loop jam
03:19 - Hello, class! / Family trip
04:34 - Viewer Comment Bin / Thanks
05:35 - Backing tracks
08:09 - Chess
09:04 - Get over bad days
10:35 - 3 Chord jam / Major 7 lesson
Notes
A brief chat on old the glory days of entertainment.
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July 10th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 51, Tom Bukovac, “Smoky Mountain Blues"
Chapters00:00 - Smoky Mountain Blues
Notes
Just a little tune I have been mucking about with over the last 4 or 5 days up here in the Smoky Mountains on a nice little family vacay. Think of it as an addendum to Tom Sawyer....and don’t you fret because class will resume as usual VERY soon kids....love, your pal, Little Tommy
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July 4th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 50, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Sam Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Intro tricky loop jam
01:15 - Hello, class!
03:38 - Viewer Comment Bin / Front burner
04:02 - The word "hype" / Find stuff on your own
07:10 - Thumbs down / Deep feelings
08:17 - Guitar seat / 1 false move from being laid out for days
09:06 - Newer music you like? Church of the Cosmic Skulls
11:11 - Crazy loop lesson
Notes
Some brief advice regarding hype, the great killer of joy in music.
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July 2nd, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 49, Tom Bukovac “But Seriously Folks”
Chapters00:00 - Intro Joe Walsh jam
01:12 - Hello, class!
01:38 - Joe Walsh tribute
02:14 - Loop / Synth piano and bass
02:58 - Life's Been Good talk
04:11 - Joe Walsh Tour accident
05:13 - "YouTuber" / Revv amp present
07:12 - Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good lesson
Notes
A brief chat on the genius of Joe Walsh.
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June 30th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 48, Tom Bukovac, “Cord Of Life”
Chapters00:00 - Omnichord intro
00:06 - Welcome
02:03 - Garage studio / Brad Paisley story
03:33 - Repeated question / Looper pedal
04:40 - Looper pedal lesson (Do You Feel Like We Do)
05:47 - Attempt 2 (Bass guitar)
Notes
A brief illustration on how to use a looper pedal...and some other rambling
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June 28th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 47, Tom Bukovac, “Here Comes The Sunn”
Chapters00:00 - Intro Lennon jam
02:24 - Hello, class!
04:57 - Perfect song, perfect moment
06:40 - Viewer Comment Bin / Beer drinking
07:34 - Getting lost in work / Tracking
08:34 - Play a lot of styles / Chameleon
10:00 - John Lennon - Mind Games lesson
12:08 - Sunn amps
Notes
A brief discussion on a fabulous post Beatle achievement.
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