November 8th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 356, Tom Bukovac, “Metric Modulation”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow lullaby into pickin' madness
02:51 - Rare phone fall & restart / Hello / Guthrie & Jedd
03:53 - Jedd Hughes gig / Working together and not against
05:42 - Son's Chopped Les Paul
06:16 - John Fogerty series / Creedence Clearwater Revival - Lodi
07:26 - Groove on "Born on the Bayou"
09:23 - Airline amp
11:21 - Livestream / Big Apple vs. reclining / Big thanks to people all over
13:13 - CC Deville & Poison vs. Bob Dylan
14:01 - Lesson: 7/8 groove
15:25 - Playing the drums
15:57 - GTO
16:27 - Footage: Amazing drumming and groove / Guthrie show
18:37 - Snake man - George Gruhn


Notes
“Metric modulation” friends…the new hip phrase to replace that old fashioned “ hemiola” word we all grew up saying….(look that one up if you are not familiar)

Anyhoo, thanks for tuning in and supporting my pitiful little channel friends...sorry i'm a little out of tune today....i used to care

If anyone feels compelled to donate a little love to your socially challenged old uncle you can do so at these links

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


Here’s the link for the upcoming New York livestream people

https://volume.com/t/kRhYIQ/

Guess who the snake man at the end of this video is?

September 15th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 341, Tom Bukovac, “1000 Rainy Days Since We First Met”

Chapters
00:00 - Magic arrangements (Police, Sting, Every Little Thing She Does)
03:00 - Sting / NFL Betting
03:50 - Gear setup / Princeton Reverb / Gruhn Versitar guitar
04:44 - Back to magic playing / Picking vs finger picking
06:35 - Police - Bring on the Night vs Sting
07:45 - Gruhn video thanks
08:46 - Lesson: Own version of Sting song / Saddest chord of all time Amaj7/C#
10:00 - Lesson: Tune to frets [2 4 4 2 0 4] (F#min9sus)
11:09 - Greg Voros and PAFs in Dean guitar / "Joint on the lawn of a ZZ Top concert"
12:15 - Fender Twin Reverb
13:00 - "Mint" condition / 1957 Fender Telecaster brand new / Clean guitars
16:31 - JCM 800 and fact checking commentor
17:53 - Dear old friend getting wasted / Getting drunk
19:00 - Gruhn guitars


Notes
Larry gets down with Leslie

Thank you sincerely for the ongoing support of this channel my dear boys and girls


if you wanna throw a little something in the jar so we can put gas in the go cart go ahead friends...every little bit helps

my PayPal is tombukovac@gmail.com
my venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

if any of you guys out there are looking for a REALLLLLLY special 335 you should just buy that clean ass '60 that was in the Gruhn's video yesterday.

I mean holy SHEEPSHIT that thing is killllllller....

Featherweight...
Perfect neck....
you heard it.
it's 70K, which is a lot of dough....but you could potentially get it if you sold all your current guitars....
that would be a lot of work and a major pain in the ass...but trust me on this friends, if you actually DID it, it would be the smartest move you could ever possibly make....
this is the only guitar you would ever need or want to play.

i would buy it myself if i could swing it....i also really like that red '63 i currently have so it's not EATING at me....but i'm just telling you guys straight up, if you have been looking for a fucking MAGIC old guitar, there it is.

August 14th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Western Bonus “Swangin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Western licks
01:55 - Live stream of Guthrie Trapp and Tom Bukovac $20


Notes
Here is the link to the livestream of this weekends gig friends...
https://volume.com/t/oIiehV/

June 17th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 317, Tom Bukovac, “English Birds”

Chapters
00:00 - 70's imagery
01:20 - Van Halen tuning / Hi friends!
01:43 - The Butter trick
02:10 - Rock Williams band story
03:07 - Lesson: The Butter trick (get that fu fu) / Knife pick attack with upstroke
05:10 - Early morning chess / Uncle Larry Garage Sale Tele went fast
05:57 - '52 Goldtop
06:25 - 3rd & Lindsley Bukovac & Guthrie special guests gig
07:05 - Wrist pain, arm pain, carpal tunnel / Arthritis / Hand stretches
10:27 - "Got a pool guy yet, Larry?" / Need for a pool guy
11:08 - What does it cost to make a record in Nashville?  / Break down of costs
14:10 - Milwaukee completely furnished studio for cheap
14:56 - Funniest comment? Namath DJ your party
17:20 - Some gal that interviews people
18:00 - Tube amps and Eric "Ebo" Borash


Notes
Uncle Larry dives into some deep VCB waters and serves up the recipe for butter tone, whilst continuing the tour through the various colors of XTS t shirts

May 20th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “At The Hop”

Chapters
00:00 - Picking technique


Notes
So, i’m working on this reallllly fucking hard picking technique that kinda simulates a fast slapback delay pedal but with no effects…

For God’s sake people…do not attempt this at home without adult supervision.

May 20th, 2024

Owners Manual for Uncle Larry’s Sleepy Time Calm Relaxation Elixir

Chapters
00:00 - Good morning / "Fresh outta bed", dick comment
00:43 - Thanks and bringing a lesson
01:14 - Lesson 1: Rhythm aerobic exercise / Mute
03:18 - Lesson 2: Hybrid picking
04:09 - Lesson 3: Bob Britt cut-off picking
05:17 - Lesson 4: Chromatic bridge to rhythm
06:27 - Lesson 5: Inversion chromatic from Bb
06:46 - Lesson 6: All-time favorite lick back to whole
07:50 - Lesson 7: Dmaj pull down to IV chord unison bend into the ending
09:00 -Ending comments


Notes
Just some old barrel house rock and roll rhythm guitar that doesn’t like that terribly difficult…until you try it

March 27th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 293, Tom Bukovac, “Upstroke Me”

Chapters
00:00 - Changing the stroke on the doubleneck
06:58 - Hello, friends! / Update
07:45 - Baltimore bridge crash / Life perspective
09:18 - Sitar effect / Melatron
10:11 - Gibson Doubleneck
10:34 - Ann Wilson thanks (video)
11:12 - "Life change after 100,000 subscribers?" / Heavy sessioneering
13:20 - Lesson: Upstrokes
14:08 - Lesson: Loop chords (G D F C)
15:28 - Lesson: Upstroke chord (x x 5 0 3 3]
16:21 - Upstrokes vs. Downstrokes


Notes
Uncle Larry says two necks are better than one….could be a winner but maybe just a sinner now….

here's that video about making Ann's latest record...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlor1o5r2g

and...if you need something cool to put your coffee in try this friends...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/tom-bukovac-homeskoolin-mug.html

March 15th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ “Hey Man Show Me A Cool Lick” (expanded edition)

Chapters
00:00 - Interview with Bryan Sutton in session
02:13 - Show me a good lick
02:50 - Acoustic bliss
03:18 - Lesson: Jerry Reed-ish change
04:08 - Lesson: Decending lick
05:30 - Lesson: Dmin decension to G7 with sweep
06:50 - Lesson: Bluegrass vs Rock open chords picking
07:38 - Picks
10:35 - Lesson: Rhythm (important deep dive)
13:48 - Joey Moi interview
16:05 - Danny Dugmore appearance


Notes
Starring
Bryan Sutton
Joey Moi
Danny Dugmore

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

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

July 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Bonus Jam "Competition Blue"

Chapters
00:00 - Fingerpickin' good


Notes
Headless guitar...volume 2


a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 228 free guitar lessons...despite Dominic Hudson's best efforts to deter them.

You can make PayPal donations to this address: tombukovac@gmail.com You can make Venmo donations to this address: @Tom-Bukovac-1

Believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.

https://thesessionman.com

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com


You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

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


and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to 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/

June 5th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 225, Tom Bukovac, "Deuce & A Cawtahh"

Chapters
00:00 - Full body guitar, ZZ Top-esque playing
04:48 - "Good tone is heavy and hard to carry" / Summer camp / Thanks for 20 million views
06:15 - Epiphone amps / Smashing reverb tank & hot swap guitar
07:30 - Sticky shirt and wearing out the guitar
08:00 - Analog tape hiss
08:50 - Magic Sam & raunchy guitar
10:03 - Chuck Berry raunchiness
11:00 - Lesson: Rhythym percussive thing & picking / Blues playing
14:30 - Love for the Firebird
14:40 - Steely Dan singing / Believe in what you sing, it's great
16:16 - "Night Bob" roady / Becker
17:10 - Keep up the good work / Guitar comparison comments / Doubleneck
19:40 - Blind guitar test discussion / Listening with your eyes
21:50 - Donald Fagen pronounces "Oregon"
22:10 - Early '60s Epiphone Zephyr amp
23:30 - 1940 National New Yorker (Memphis Minnie)


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you how to do a long forgotten ancient technique of picking the guitar.


a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 225 free guitar lessons...despite Dominic Hudson's best efforts to deter them.

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com

You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

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

and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to 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/

May 10th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Bonus "I've Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Pt. 11"

Chapters
00:00 - Brilliant stretched chords


Notes
Simple lines intertwining....
this one is harder than it looks. Give it a try.

Echo courtesy of an old lavender DanEcho I bought in a pawn shop yesterday for 40 bucks cash out the door.

April 11th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 210, Tom Bukovac, "He Came From Somewhere Back In Her Long Ago"

Chapters
00:00 - Pickin' with the best of them
04:04 - Hello, friends! / Trip The Witch mugs
05:00 - Some amazing picking ascending into finger picking
06:02 - Lesson: Cool lick
06:52 - Twang like a Jazzmaster / Mosrite Combo
07:28 - Back to picking
08:54 - 50% hit ratio on licks
09:25 - Sweet gifts (NFL puzzles, Spuds lamp)
11:50 - The Gear Page comments
13:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Percentage of wankers?
14:57 - Certain artists' insecurity / Having a good time / Dan Auerbach
17:10 - Building your own studio?
17:58 - The Gear Page comedy / Chumbawamba
19:27 - Trip The Witch with Dean DeLeo / Guthrie project


Notes
Uncle Larry damn near strangles this poor old 64 Jazzy to death in a desperate search to find the lost chord.

Followed by an awkward transition into the VCB.

Trip the witch mugs available here
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/trip-the-witch-shop

April 6th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 208, Tom Bukovac, "How To Properly Match Your Shirt To Your Guitar"

Chapters
00:00 - Fingerstyle guitar
03:30 - Hi guys / Quick morning beer / Fun days
05:23 - Twitch with the Wook and Guthrie
06:30 - Back to guitar playing
07:20 - Gruhn's videos / John McBride (Blackbird Studios)
09:40 - Lesson: Genesis - Supper's Ready
12:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / The Gear Page
13:12 - Dementia story and Homeskoolin' videos
14:40 - Favorite Song? / David Bowie & Freddie Mercury - Under Pressure
17:15 - Nice people comments / Sitting around music stores hanging out
18:28 - Music store stories (Ron Blair)
21:00 - Joe Jackson song and comments
21:43 - Corona Lesson videos
23:20 - Lesson: Tapping (Dark Side of the Moon)
25:50 - Lesson: Chord tapping / Eddie Van Halen taking off
27:40 - Muting / Learning process
30:00 - Lesson: Muting


Notes

Uncle Larry carryin' on with nary a comma today...to the point where he reaches double the time length of one of his "normal" videos....

here is the link for tonite's livestream with sweet Guthrie....which will start at roughly 8PM central.

https://www.twitch.tv/iamthewook

and if you haven't checked out some of the exciting things happening with Homeskoolin' merch in a while, you can certainly do that here....
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

March 14th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 199.5, Tom Bukovac, "Municipal Stadium Blues"

Chapters
00:00 - Little light playing with feedback
02:44 - Just ole Larry Bukovac / Bob Feller
04:35 - 1940 National New Yorker
06:24 - Bobby Gatewood
07:09 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Best record no one's every heard - I am Shelby Lynne
08:09 - "Uncle Larry"??
09:08 - Terrible writing blues / Sweep picking
09:44 - Log of all the sessions?
11:45 - Starting your own cult? / Koolaid
12:30 - Special 200th episode (Special guest?)
13:00 - Lesson: Cool chord E add 6 9 / tablature: [0 9 6 6 9 0]


Notes

Uncle Larry tries to put out several blazing hot VCB fires in one swell foop....whilst relying slightly less than usual on "the corporate eye"...

totally unrelated....this melody is so satisfying to me...it checks all the boxes of pleasing harmony and time in my brain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opiUajt1_S0

March 2nd, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 195, Tom Bukovac, "Take Your Blues Down"

Chapters
00:00 - Cars - Let the Good Times Roll /  jammin'
01:44 - Checking in
02:38 - Old Cars song / Darren in Cars tribute band
03:08 - Lesson: Harmonic bit of "Let the Good Times Roll"
03:50 - Thanks for comments / Connection all over the world / New viewers
05:50 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) Numbskull : FailedRockStar : StringLocker
06:15 - What inspires you more: Guitar or Amp?
06:53 - Hybrid picking style and making a living
07:54 - "Sad music from a sad man"
08:25 - What style of music? / Caveman Rock to Jazzer
09:33 - Blues over Major
10:35 - Example: Blues over Major
12:28 - What style is left? / Allan Holdsworth
13:42 - Taxes and sports
15:30 - Lesson: Speed picking thing / Loose wrist
18:09 - Bridge pickup on Duesenberg vs Les Paul "Burst"
18:20 - Duesenberg pickup height
18:45 - Duesenberg: Great creamy, crunchy lead tone / Powerful crunch playing
19:45 - Burst: Growling, howling, singing amazing tone of the Les Paul
20:35 - Les Paul pickup height


Notes
Uncle Larry rips into the viewer comment bin with a vengeance

February 10th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Raunch Dressing”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin finger pickin / Full-blown rock
03:22 - '60 Fender Tweed Princeton
04:00 - Pedalboard look
04:27 - 80's Super Champ
04:50 - '63 Gibson SG


Notes
Hello friends….contact me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want the 63 SG (11.5k) or the Super Champ (1400.00)

Gonna be a week or so until the Super Champ is ready to go (unless you fix amps yourself)…it has a noisy tube that i would like to have fixed before i sell it.

Larry don’t sell no bullshit.

Buyer must pick up in person. Cash deals only. No shipping….unless of course there wa$ $ome kind of con$iderable incentive to do $o.....

February 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 191, Tom Bukovac, “Hats….and Capes”

Chapters
00:00 - Speed picking that acoustic
00:40 - Hello, cats! / Back to picking
01:58 - Faux fingerpickin' thanks and explanation
02:37 - Lesson: Faux picking
04:44 - Dorito type picks
08:00 - Heavy VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Hands
09:50 - Nashville High String?
10:24 - Do you think about Sessions after they are complete?
11:18 - Hardest thing to get across to the listener? / Never sounds like live
13:13 - A conduit for music / Outstanding excellence
14:33 - Eagles or Chiefs for Super Bowl 57 / Wrestling and football players
16:23 - Still recording on iPhone? Yes
16:34 - Nick Drake
16:47 - The right hand impacts the most / Percussion instrument
18:30 - Feeling of throwing guitar in fireplace / Witness to astounding guitar playing and overcoming it
24:00 - Get into character when you are playing
26:38 - Seth Taylor guitar player met in sessions
27:38 - What is the biggest pet peeve on talkback
29:47 - 2 qualifications for person on the other side of the glass (nice or genius)


Notes
The rambler….just a ramblin’ on and on…carryin on without a comma…..

Larry gets deep into the VCB

If you guys are indeed learning from this channel feel free to visit the paypal tip jar
Tombukovac@gmail.com

February 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Faux Fingerpickin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Precise picking on an acoustic with some sonic strumming


Notes
Uncle Larry demonstrates a technique he often uses in the studio…when you want something to sound like finger picking, except you want every note to be the exact same velocity, as if it was played by a computer…you can do it with a flat pick….but its hard as hell to do. This one takes lots of practice kids.