October 17th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 248, Tom Bukovac, "Sight Unseen"

Chapters
00:00 - Getting down with early morning rock 'n' roll
03:08 - Intro / NFL season
04:03 - Feelin' sick and having a session
05:45 - Flipping guitars and finding wonderful guitars
07:30 - Gary Rossington slide guitar trick with screwdriver
09:11 - Firebird I redo
10:25 - "Can you help tweak my guitar?" question (Cannot)
11:09 - Buying guitars sight unseen / Buying Firebird I
15:10 - Lesson: Speed picking / All in the wrist


Notes
Larry discusses many topics here...some perhaps a bit graphic in nature.

a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons

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

May 13th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 216, Tom Bukovac, "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em"

Chapters
00:00 - Beatle-esque intro playing
01:05 - Hello, friends! / Fun night with Gov't Mule and playing with them
03:00 - Plugging in and there's no audio (Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs3Yf82sVsE)
03:45 - Collage of sound and loudness - "God's Stereo System"
04:30 - Rock'Em Sock'Em
05:36 - Nick, Audley, Warren story / Dreams
07:12 - VCB / Dan Auerbach project / Guitar shop
08:19 - More testosterone playing?
09:33 - Skipping the talking vs. skipping the playing / Free channel
11:09 - Fastest Tom can play? BPM
11:40 - Lesson: Cascading harmony moving all around and the unexpected
13:18 - Lesson: A lot of Tom's playing style
14:15 - Lesson: Cool chord (Absus/E [0 x 6 6 4 4])
14:42 - Mama's and the Papa's - California Dreamin'
16:00 - John Unitas card



Notes
Uncle Larry with the news of the day.

This day.

Summer is here...make sure you keep those ants out of the kitchen folks.

and...everyone knows that chiropractic porn is one of the fastest growing industries of 2023.

this channel is pioneering the way with some cutting edge content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvAemQx8pV8&t=0s

April 29th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Update From The Road

Chapters
00:00 - Behind the scenes
01:35 - Gear rig tour
05:17 - Rental gear setup & tour


Notes
On the left coast with dearest Eric Hanson covering all that goes on with a typical house band gig.

February 4th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 124, Tom Bukovac, “If I Leave Here Tomorrow….”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing
01:51 - Covid positive
03:17 - NFL reruns
04:34 - Tele Custom / "I thought you didn't like Teles"
05:41 - Skynyrd - Freebird / Allen Collins (Isolated track)
06:51 - "Rave up" ending lesson
07:47 - Secret of inverting chords / Pull-offs and chords (Need to know)


Notes
Well, if you’re wondering what a man with Covid plays and looks like here ya go fellas.

and here's some poetry for ya'

"IF",
BY RUDYARD KIPLING

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream—and not make dreams your master; If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

September 10th, 2020

Homeskoolin Volume 68, Tom Bukovac, “Fresh Cuts”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' intro jam
02:13 - Headstock feedback / Hello, class!
02:47 - '59 Gibson 335
04:09 - VCB / Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
05:08 - "The sack on you" / Trigger Hippy - Turpentine
07:00 - Weezer - Blue Album
08:45 - AC/DC type rock jam lesson
10:55 - Overdub secret notes


Notes
A brief declaration of my love for Lionel Richie and Weezer. Plus a secret mystery overdub part from a song we cant mention.

PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
T shirts and mugs available at www.guitarhouse.net

May 4th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 20, Tom Bukovac, “Buk-ola”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro medley jam
01:48 - Welcome / Viewer Comment Bin
03:28 - How do you practice?
05:34 - Whole tone scale lesson
07:36 - Overplaying
09:10 - Humidity / Lost my money in Vegas


Notes
A brief examination of a classic Jeff Beck number, and a thoughtless delve into the viewer comment bin. Homeskoolin’ t shirts available at guitarhouse.net PayPal tip jar tombukovac@gmail.com

April 12th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 4, Tom Bukovac “The Smear”

Chapters
00:00 - Welcome
00:48 - The Smear (Billy Gibbons king) lesson
02:39 - ZZ Top - "Arrested For Driving While Blind" lesson
03:45 - Contrast bass notes lesson
04:12 - Alex Harvey Band - "Midnight Moses"
04:56 - Double-stop bends
05:43 - "Whole Lotta Love" smear lesson
06:41 - "War Pigs" smear
07:21 - Key of G (Edgar Winter)
09:44 - Aerosmith Tune?
10:43 - Play for a minute...
11:20 - Van Halen - "Janie's Crying" lesson


Notes
An in depth look at one of the great natural wonders of the world...the smear.