December 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 538, Tom Bukovac, "Grady's Blues"

Chapters
00:00 - Melody from the soul
06:49 - Fun sound to play 8| / Instruments making a big entrance in a song
09:42 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / '56 Gibson Les Paul Custom neck pickup P90 (staple pickups)
11:39 - Ella Langley song / "Accounts"
12:44 - Slovenian props
13:10 - "Listen to where the instrument wants to go"
13:59 - "Harmonic Swirl"
14:36 - Huey Lewis and the News


Notes
Uncle Larry takes an early morning ride on Grady Martin's old 50's Danelectro 6 string bass.

just imagine being about 30 years old and being in a band THIS successful and THIS fucking tight....
these motherfuckers had the world by the balls
Huey Lewis and the News - I Want A New Dru...

December 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 537, Tom Bukovac, “Stump Grinder”

Chapters
00:00 - Some great raunch and eery slides
09:48 - Radio message through the amplifier
10:11 - Huey Lewis and The News
10:47 - Hello, friends! / Watkins Amp
11:35 - "Then I'd be happy" 8|
12:00 - Acoustic record / Mandolin
13:59 - Greg Koch
15:02 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Rain gutter tuners, staple pickups)


Notes
Uncle Larry gets his grind on with a little Watkins amp that naturally provides an absolute symphony of swirling harmonics on top of your playing

Man what a party

August 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 492, Tom Bukovac, "The Lazy Old River”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing with the rubs
09:45 - Hey friends / Watkins amp
10:10 - Muscle Shoals
12:10 - Cypress Moon studio
13:03 - Fame
15:58 - Fender Telecaster
16:33 - Derek and the Dominos - I Am Yours / Eric Clapton and Dwayne Allman
19:13 - Note for note wasn't planned / Jimi Hendrix
21:10 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / Talent is no longer recognized / Before A.I.


Notes
Uncle Larry reminisces about the last couple days of freedom and adventure down by the lazy old river.
Special thanks to all the sweet home Alabama friends that made everything so fun for us

August 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 489, Tom Bukovac, “80…The New 50”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing
04:35 - Hello, friends! / Gruhn's birthday party
07:00 - Gift from Vince Gill
08:42 - Gretsch 6120 / Controls
11:37 - Pickguard thoughts
12:36 - Watkins Scout amp
14:05 - Music City Vintage
15:54 - Video of George Gruhn's birthday


Notes
Uncle Larry reminisces about a truly special evening where a very special guy was celebrated at the home of another very special guy…AND gives ya a tour through some archaic and arcane electronics

At one point in this video I mistakenly referred to the old circa 1962 Watkins amp as a Joker model…it’s actually a Scout