April 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 606, Tom Bukovac, “Big Band Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking and a pickin' an SG
06:50 - Lynyrd Skynryd - Tuesday's Gone
09:59 - Gibson SG - P90 / Myriad of sounds (Rock, Country, Acoustic, Jazz, Bob Seager)
11:20 - Bob Seager - Baker Street / Michael Buble update
13:47 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Land Rover owners aggro
14:31 - Vince Gill Summer? No.
15:19 - Vox AC-15
16:34 - Band at Keith Urban's studio (Gordon Mote and friends) / Futureman
17:45 - Michael Buble's session with John Clayton
20:28 - Gordon Mote session


Notes
Uncle Larry recounts the last couple days of intense sessioneering with Michael Buble and a bunch of other people that are way more talented than I am

April 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 601, Tom Bukovac, “If 36 Was 39”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:39 - Hello, friends! / Morgan Wallen, Dan Auerbach, Michael Buble
05:15 - Lesson: McCartney style acoustic playing / Beatles - Blackbird
09:55 - Playing and singing
10:53 - "Saddest guitar ever" - Gibson J-50
12:34 - Son troubles
14:54 - Lesson: Nice chord Fmaj7add9 [x 8 0 5 0 8]
17:57 - Bryan Sutton and D18


Notes
Uncle Larry teaches ya a very cool fingerpickin technique that you REALLY need to get under your hands.

And is joined at the end by a special guest

If the video isn’t perfectly synced with the audio on the end piece, please try to remember, these videos are absolutely free

January 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 563, Tom Bukovac, “Strawlarry Fields Forever”

Chapters
00:00 - Mellotron intro
01:26 - Hello, friends / NCAA Football game
01:55 - Old Mellotron
04:06 - Rolling Stones - Angie / Canned Yuengling
05:30 - Kenny Rogers - Gambler
06:30 - Michael Buble
07:19 - Lesson: Voicings (x x 3 3 1 5)
08:29 - Throaty midrange
09:25 - Yamaha EAD10 drum device
10:53 - Lesson: Voicings (1 3 x 0 0 1)
11:47 - The guitar tells you where to go
12:42 - Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some sad flutes and a sad guitar…in honor of the passing of Monday night football …but it’s not a total loss cuz he shows ya some cool chords

i clearly meant XX3315 when i talked about that chord...sorry

November 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 522, Tom Bukovac, “Offset America”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench hello friends / Cannot watch NFL Monday Night Football
01:27 - Michael Buble
02:34 - '64 Fender Jaguar
03:48 - Putting some 0.010 flats on it
08:22 - Jaguar mute (felt mute)
13:09 - Gordon Mote
15:42 - All set up and playing
17:39 - "The strangle switch"
18:16 - Jaguar vs. Jazzmaster / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry tweaks on a poor old neglected 64 lake placid blue jag with matching headstock that he has had laying around for ages

November 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 521, Tom Bukovac, “Heart Full O Shred”

Chapters
00:00 - Lovely playing, lost in mood
11:12 - Hello, friends
11:55 - Lesson: Artificial Harmonic
14:54 - "Slow Hand" Larry playing fast
16:21 - Lesson: Bending on the low strings
21:00 - Dann Huff and Michael Buble
21:47 - '61 Gibson SG Special with incredible P90s and bleed caps
22:26 - SG bridge pickup
22:41 - SG neck pickup
22:58 - SG middle position
23:18 - SG bridge gassed


Notes
Uncle Larry explores some of the tonal depths achievable with the greatest electronics set up that has ever been installed into an electric guitar …whilst plunking on a prime specimen from the golden age of Parsons Street in Kalamazoo Michigan.

If anyone wants to watch the livestream of the Guitar Party gig we did Saturday night you can go here and check it out for ten bucks
https://volume.com/t/paMcOk/?utm_sour...

The audio ain’t too bad…camera work is really nice