January 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “College Boy”

Chapters
00:00 - Squeezing the mojo out of the SG


Notes
An old 68 Uncle Larry, an old 62 SG, a cord, and an old 65 Princeton Reverb he got from his main man Bubba…

Sure Larry has owned about as many old Fender Princetons Reverbs in his life as he has Fender Medium picks…but this little amp is special…the best sounding one,and of course it came from the Bub.

Larry doesn’t get attached to much, but he would be VERY sad if the old original Jensen speaker in this amp ever blew up…in fact he would rather have a beer with that asshole Teddy Boy than to ever go through the pain of that…

January 9th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “A Nice Fit For A Fool”

Chapters
00:00 - Close look at Eric Clapton's old guitar, The Fool


Notes
Uncle Larry having a little fun with the lads on his way out to a gig in LA.
Starring
Sweet Riley the flight attendant
Jeffrey Gorman, the Voice Of The Colts
Kenny Wayne
Camera work by Mikey Wanchic

January 8th, 2024

Homeskoolin' Volume 268, Tom Bukovac, "Panties Applied For"

Chapters
00:00 - Homemade Evel Knievel stunt
00:45 - Plucking that Goldtop
03:27 - Episode 268 and Homeskoolin' Inc. / Hardest thing about playing guitar (bending content)
05:00 - Cookin' with Larry thanks / Taking things too literally / Nick Gordo shame
06:20 - Heavy double-stop tangent into Marilyn Manson
06:56 - Cleveland into the playoffs
07:23 - Working with Steely Dan's Michael Omartian (Omar)
08:19 - Comparison of PAFs
09:27 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
10:42 - Goldtop PAF (Bridge)
11:45 - ES-335 PAF (Bridge)
12:54 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
13:20 - Goldtop PAF (Bridge)
13:48 - Goldtop PAF (neck)
14:54 - Burst PAF (neck)
15:47 - ES-335 PAF (neck)
16:33 - Goldtop PAF (neck)
18:11 - Burst PAF (Bridge)
18:47 - ES-335 PAF (Bridge)


Notes
Uncle Larry lines up a couple PAF equipped suspects in a tone identification interrogation...

a 57 Les Paul Standard, a 58 Les Paul Standard and a 63 es-335

We all know that it's impossible to REALLY hear anything in this iPhone mic'ed scenario, but let's just act like we can hear, and play along for fun.

Which one ya like best?

January 6th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Yesterday's Plastic" (starring Greg Voros)

Chapters
00:00 - Working on a '59 Burst with PAFs


Notes
Uncle Greg teaches us some cool inside stuff about the good old days back in Kalamazoo...


and totally unrelated....get ya' some Floater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrtNZNkmpuo

January 5th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Monophonic Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues the way they were played
05:50 - Hello, Homeskoolers'! / Working again after the holidays
07:20 - Epiphone Zephyr Amp
07:50 - Thanks all
08:05 - '58 Goldtop
08:34 - In the session with Gordon Mote / Goldtops and old equipment / Mitch


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a stroll through the dirty south…armed only with a half dozen dead strings and a couple of unopened early pre-sticker PAF’s screwed right into a solid chunk of roughly 200 year old Honduran Hog that weighs around 8 pounds....

Thanks for watching/commenting/laughing/crying/falling and stumbling along with Larry throughout these last 3 crazy years (and please note that all of these moments have been closely monitored and recorded by my team of associates that work tirelessly behind the scenes of Homeskoolin’ Incorporated, all in an effort to provide you with the best customer service possible)



PS…the handsome face at the end of this video belongs to none other than Michael Robert “Mitch” Bukovac, who sadly left this world in 1971

The Guthrie record is coming out soon folks....it really is I swear...sorry about the wait.

If you feel led to contribute to the cause, here's whatcha need:

PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1

THANK YOU

January 2nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “24 Pack”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow and steady


Notes
Happy 2024 to all you lads and lasses.

December 24th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 267, Tom Bukovac, “Jack Frost Roasting On An Open Fire”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing medley on the Goldtop
02:09 - Merry Christmas! / Doinking out on a Gibson Les Paul
03:15 - Goldtop love phase / Goldtop vs Burst sound
05:05 - Battle royal with family around hoildays
05:30 - NFL and channels and Peacock scam
06:38 - Tom Waits / Charles Bukowski
07:45 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Gibson SG
09:00 - AC/DC
09:30 - Playing: Whole Lotta Rosie
10:00 - Comparing the '57 Goldtop (Whole Lotta Rosie)
10:23 - Newer guitars sound like digital models of old guitars
12:50 - Edgar Winter Group
14:35 - Wynton Marsalis watches Homeskoolin'
15:28 - Peter Gabriel gig and dance moves / Have a good Christmas


Notes
Merry Christmas my dear rock and roll enthusiasts


check THIS shit out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8f-Qb-bwlU

December 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 266, Tom Bukovac, “Christmas In Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - Special singing and playing
02:10 - Breaking into the outer realms
04:20 - Whazzup! / Birthday gifts thanks!
05:00 - Phase 100 Script logo / Topps card Bukovac t-shirt / Books and albums
07:00 - VCB / Live setting tempo Singer vs. Guitarist (Opry Rules: Always follow the singer) / Framing the vocal
12:36 - King Crimson, Robert Fripp / Bill Bruford vs. Alan White (Yes) / More presents
14:19 - '57 Les Paul PAF Goldtop / Blowing shit up


Notes
Happy holidays dear friends…hope you all have great times with your families and I hope that you can avoid the usual frustrations that come from being secluded with your relatives that have terrible communication skills.

Thank you for the 3rd year of supporting this loony little channel

December 14th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 264, Tom Bukovac, “Flitch Matched Double Cream Quarter Sawn Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Those Blues are a comin'
04:29 - Lesson: Short picking
05:28 - Keely - Blues Disorder short demo
06:00 - Thanksgiving in December / Kenny Aronoff love / Worst ghettos in the world / Robert Keely
09:17 - Silviu -> VintagePipesNightmare / Teddy Boy
10:32 - Book of electric guitars / Rare Stratocasters
12:35 - Excited about Dec. 31st and the NFL
13:42 - '63 Gibson Firebird and the Flintstones
14:32 - The Burst is the best guitar
16:18 - "Beauty of the Burst" book (PAFs)
16:49 - Best guitar you played that's not yours?  Dan Auerbach's Tele, '38 Martin D18, Triple Pickup Les Paul Custom


Notes
Uncle Larry turns over some rocks on the shallow shores of the mysterious River of Life, and takes a few pictures with God’s camera that he found laying on a park bench…with the lens zoomed out as far as it can go.

Oh, and he tries out a pedal too…

i want to sincerely thank the dear boys at Universal Audio for sending over a nice coffee mug and comfy t shirt...much appreciated my friends.

if you are feeling like your life sucks, watch this about 3 times in a row, hug your kids and have a beer....call your boss and say "thank you for the opportunity to make a living"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHG4K-7IlOM

so....we have a LOT of new viewers recently

i never ask anyone to subscribe or "smash that like button"....

if you learn a bunch of stuff from this channel and feel like it's helping you as a player, all i ask is that you PLEASE throw something in the tip jar

where is the tip jar?

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.

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

December 13th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 263, Tom Bukovac, “Talking Buk”

Chapters
00:00 - Saying something with the guitar (Steve Wonder - I Believe)
03:33 - What's up! / Early morning breakfast
05:00 - Funny story (colonoscopy) / Pantera
07:45 - Bad to meet your heros? / John Oates
09:10 - Stevie Wonder - I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)
09:42 - Constructive fighting in the studio is good
10:45 - Ever walk out of a session?  Yes
14:58 - Damn fine Boogie guitar playing / Bring Boogie and chords back
15:43 - Buddy Jolly
16:37 - Video Game Math Rock?
18:00 - Definition: Cloying
18:36 - Lesson: IV Minor Chord / Gordon Mote perfect pitch


Notes
Uncle Larry plays a deep album cut and relives some past horrors and painful memories solely for your amusement and viewing pleasure.

I sincerely appreciate those that have told me that this channel helps them get through the day...i can feel the love.

December 12th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 262, Tom Bukovac, “Meet The Modern Stone Age Family”

Chapters
00:00 - Continuing the Blues
08:45 - Gibson parts catalog and Paul McCartney being strictly vegan
09:45 - NFL / Buying 3 guitars
10:15 - Thank yous / Marvin Gaye and his greatness
12:30 - Scam ("Let's have a conversation")
14:00 - Nobels pedals and pedalboards / Swapped pots
16:00 - Marshalls (Hugh)
16:50 - Treble bleeds??
17:13 - Harder on guitar than seems?
18:15 - Producer Larry
18:55 - '54 Fender Esquire
19:15 - Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani montage


Notes
Uncle Larry crawls through the bowels of the blues like an insatiable tape worm….smoking filterless cigarettes and eating a cold greasy pork sandwich off a dirty ashtray….last night’s drunken pants still sick in the corner…searching for the whore who stole his poems.

oh...and Larry told me to tell you that this guy frightens him...for real...

mommy, make the man stop...

(whatever it takes, you absolutely MUST endure all the way to the end...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzz_aEFssSk

December 8th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 260, Tom Bukovac, “Uni-Friday “

Chapters
00:00 - Vibe'n
01:20 - Checking in
01:52 - Kid Rock is a cool cat
03:28 - Clean old Uni-Vibe
05:46 - Thanks for Brett Papa video
06:10 - Homeskoolin' "Code of Conduct"
06:54 - The Les Paul and laid in treble bleed (reversible mod)
08:40 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "What have you been listening to?" Robert Palmer
10:24 - Steve Morse being a fan and Day 444
12:49 - Uni-Fuzz


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses some obscure but not forgotten ancient modulation….the kind of modulations that perhaps inspired the “aliens” to create some of their finest works. The analog throb that may have built the Pyramids….

wanna hear something perfect?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tly96dDN5mk


where is the tip jar?

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

December 5th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Hopeless Romantic”

Chapters
00:00 - Some gritty chugging


Notes
Larry has a go at a nasty old 69 custom.

December 1st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Bet Ya' Didn’t See This Coming”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall


Notes
Uhhhhh….why the fuck is Larry playing “Waiting For A Star To Fall”???...is this some kind of career suicide or something??

Because it’s fucking awesome that’s why.

One must be confident in their manhood to attempt this…

I played this track for my boys last night in the car for the first time, and they were totally blown away by it…cuz it’s an amazing sounding record that has more hooks than a slaughterhouse...

Rock on Homeskoolers

November 30th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “All Things Must Pass Out”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing George Harrison - All Things Must Pass


Notes
A little number by George and Dylan...maybe a window to a better time for some

November 25th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Saturday Pedal Shootout For Nobels Lovers

Chapters
00:00 - Comparison Nobels
01:50 - Clean sound
02:11 - New Nobels pedal
02:49 - Old Nobels pedal
03:40 - Old higher gain
03:54 - New higher gain
04:30 - Old, old Nobels pedal on hidden board
05:00 - Vemuram
05:30 - Big Jam Distortion
07:00 - Old Burst photos


Notes
Hello lads and lasses…the kind folks at Nobels were kind enough to send me a 30th anniversary ODR-1 Overdrive pedal to try out, so I thought I would give it a swing.
Tell me what you think.

I realize this subject matter has been perhaps flogged on a bit too much in the past, but I still get a million questions regarding ODR-1s, so there must still be people wondering...so here we are,

The sweet lads at Nobels asked me for a short quote so I will say this:
“I am extremely proud to be a long time card carrying member of the Nobels family, the finest overdrive pedals ever made”

November 22nd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Oven Roasted Turkey Hollowbody”

Chapters
00:00 - Some light, soulful jamming


Notes
Special Thanksgiving Eve thanks to all you sweet viewers who have contributed, donated, gave all, gave some, watched, cried, bled….wow...what a ride

And special thanks to Folkway music for sending some of those badass thin picks and a nice comfy t shirt.

In this lesson, Larry skates on that very thin ice between major and minor that John Lennon used to talk about...

My PayPal tip jar is
tombukovac@gmail.com

My venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1

November 22nd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Rare Gear Review

Chapters
00:00 - Ruby Tuesday intro
00:40 - 'Hot pedal review' explanation
01:28 - Recommended pedal Chroma Console
04:00 - Good stuff


Notes
This morning Larry discussed the Hologram Chroma Console and more importantly, shows the genius of Brian Jones

November 21st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 257, Tom Bukovac, “Common Chemistry”

Chapters
00:00 - Blue Grass mountain strummin' and a pickin'
02:10 - Get your fingers moving
02:58 - Brett Papa, free lessons, and proper subscription
05:10 - Cooking episode comments
06:20 - Not a religious program, nor pro-Aleister Crowley
07:45 - Gibson GA-83-S online / NFL
10:00 - Flight of the Conchords
10:24 - George Benson - Breezin' background cookin' music
11:30 - Plea for a cook ("Cool old woman" not "creepy dude who wants me to give him pedals")
13:00 - Travis Bean Wedge
13:30 - How can you hate anything Bruce Springsteen?
13:55 - Lesson: Springsteen


Notes
Larry talks about gridiron ergonomics and finding a cook.

cool voice...
https://youtu.be/UNS37Niqsc4?si=Y522P...

November 19th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Hey Kid, You Like Music?”

Chapters
00:00 - Larry gets Heavy, chunking Heavy Metal into light playing
00:35 - NFL favorite team
01:20 - Laugh out loud, funny comments
01:50 - Foreigners cannot comprehend Buck-ees
02:15 - Led Zeppelin cool stuff vs. cover band / Keith Richards low 6th
02:40 - Lesson: Open G tuning (Led Zeppelin) / Satanic sound
05:47 - Hated songs continued - Cheap Trick, Aerosmith....
08:05 - Film music?
08:30 - Guitar case for Les Paul...what is it? / More hated songs - Roxanne, Breakfast at Tiffany's
10:30 - Amp cannot find? Gibson GA-83-S
11:52 - Guitar cannot find? Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster turned green
12:30 - Remastered songs


Notes
Larry gets a major kick out of perhaps the most enlightened comment section in all of the Youtoobz...good stuff friends

Thank you guys for all the kind words and generous donations.

Happy Sunday folks

if you are a football fan and you haven't seen this already, you are in for a treat...cuz this is some funny ass shit right here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z8244-TWKQ