December 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 545, Tom Bukovac, “Let The Good Times Roll”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends
01:19 - 2009 Duesenberg Double Cat from John Oats
05:00 - Playing
05:42 - Fine tune adjustments on multibender
08:22 - '63 Gibson ES-335
09:46 - Playing
11:56 - "Middle sound" of ES-335
12:13 - "This is awesome" / Playing some Cars - Let the Good Times Roll
15:14 - Salude / Jazz strings


Notes
Uncle Larry gets home from an honest day’s work and shows the Homeschooling community a couple cool guitars that showed at the research laboratory today for further evaluation

Special thanks to John Oates and John Ladas from Black Magic Vintage Guitars

November 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 533, Tom Bukovac, “Sneaky Bends”

Chapters
00:00 - Bender magic playing
04:12 - Hello, friends! / Sell you stuff / Sylviu and the voices / 5 years / Fall weather
06:10 - How many days does it take to start fighting in a session?
07:05 - '07 Duesenberg Multibender / Faith Hill
08:45 - Lesson: Multibending and making it sexy
14:41 - Cool piece of gear if used properly will up your game
15:54 - Don't be redundant in your gear choices


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you an old friend that has proven to be an important component of his brief time on this planet .

Here are the details for the upcoming Black Friday sale of the guitar course my friends:

Grab the Course for a BIG 40% Off: https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
Make sure to use coupon code 2025BF for the discount!

and speaking of history...this is one of the most amazing and well done videos i have ever seen on the YouTubes...fucking FASCINATING shit here friends.
Hats off to the makers of this bad ass video.

What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart?

October 21st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 169, Tom Bukovac, “The Recycler”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow melodic playing
04:00 - Hello, class! / '67 Dick Butkus card
04:45 - Amazing Dawgs band
06:30 - ToneQuest
07:38 - Mysterious prototype pedal / Gamechanger gear
12:10 - VCB / "What goes through your head?" (Melodies)
15:36 - Just music
16:30 - "Time for another CD" / Trip The Witch
17:31 - Duesenberg guitar / Lesson: B-Bender


Notes
Uncle Larry evokes some haunting memories of distant Homeskoolin’ melodies that flitter about in the chilly October wind like laughing ghosts.

…and answers some VCB

you guys can donate to Homeskoolin’ anytime you want…a good portion of the proceeds go to the fine people at Annheuser Busch LLC

Paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

...and did you guys know Larry made a solo album a while back?

it's called “Plexi Soul” and you can can find it right here: https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album...

...and did you know that Larry made an instrumental record with Dean Deleo from Stone Temple Pilots called "Trip The Witch"?

you can find that here: https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/alb...

...and did you know that comfy Homeskoolin' merch of all types is available?

just go here to see it....https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...

April 6th, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 20, Tom Bukovac, "Option Anxiety"

Chapters
00:00 - Country-esque playing
02:15 - Welcome to the Corona Lessons / Contest
02:52 - Duesenberg Double Cat / Multi-Benders
05:24 - Bender lesson
09:32 - The subject of "gear" / Tone is in the fingers
10:52 - Old pedal companies / How to decide what to use? / Option Anxiety


Notes
Good morning everyone...don't worry I'm not "poundin' rocks" quite yet...I actually recorded this yesterday afternoon. I apologize for all the noise and constant distractions....family man.