November 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 530, Tom Bukovac, “Watermelon Party”

Chapters
00:00 - Picking and strumming fervorously on the Silvertone into beautiful playing
04:47 - Dumble Tweedle Dee - Matt Swanson gift
05:34 - Gibson Mono ES-355 shootout intro / Tortoiseshell pickguard
06:15 - #1 acoustic / bridge
06:45 - #1 neck
08:00 - #1 middle
09:30 - #2 acoustic / bridge
10:28 - #2 neck
10:50 - #2 middle
11:10 - #1 neck
11:24 - #1 middle
11:34 - #1 bridge
12:32 - #2 neck
12:55 - #2 bridge
13:25 - #2 middle
13:41 - #2 acoustic
13:58 - #1 acoustic


Notes
355+355=710…just some simple math for ya here on a lovely Friday afternoon friends

Hope all you guys are doing great out there…
The opening bit of this vid is just a shameless little rave-up on a lovely old ‘59 Silvertone branded Danelecto U-2 that was formerly owned by my old buddy, the great Rick Vito …

and then we move on to some A/B comparisons between two sweet old watermelon red 59 factory mono Gibson ES-355s with PAFs…the one I just bought has double whites , I’m actually not sure what the one I have had for a while has

These guitars are very close in serial number in case you were wondering
A 31613
A 31507

Totally unrelated..I like this gal…she’s got just the right amount of attitude, and skill to back it up …I watch her videos even though a can’t cook for shit

November 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 529, Tom Bukovac, “A Sure Sign Your Repair Guy Is A Hack”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench intro
02:22 - Pedalboard intro
04:37 - Components on board: Diamond - Compressor, Collision Devices - Black Hole Symmetry, Digitech - Whammy, CopperSound - Telegraph V2 Autostutter & Killswitch
05:43 - XTS pedalboard builders
07:36 - '59 Danelectric U2 (Silvertone) / Rick Vito
10:23 - NFL
11:53 - D'Addario strap locks
14:09 - Ace guitar strap
14:42 - Nashville Bender Volume 3
16:45 - Gibson ES-355 Mono / Overbeveled frets
19:29 - Gassed out pickguard / Overbeveled frets
26:54 - Playing


Notes
i'll bet this isn’t the first time you guys have gone on a total stream of consciousness journey after a Bills game

check out this site my dear friends...some cool and cozy new Homeskoolin shirts just in time for winter...
https://humbuckermerch.com

here's the site for Baked Alaska records...they distribute my solo record, the record i made with Guthrie Trapp, plus the latest Dann Huff record.
https://bakedalaskarecords.com

they will very soon be be putting out the latest "Nashville Benders Volume 3" record featuring all KINDS of red hot pickers...Brent Mason, johnny Hiland, Jimmy Olander etc etc

September 28th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Cereal Box Blues Mach II”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice feedback, slide guitar


Notes
Larry being driven around by one of the cleanest late 50’s Danelectro U-2’s a man could ever find after a long day of sessioneering.