October 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 717, Tom Bukovac, “Triple Ply Ebony With Blocks Gold Hardware Ebony Dream”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Strumming the acoustic
01:21 - Lesson: Hard one Ab5bmaj7 [4 6 5 5 3 x]
02:24 - Lesson: Hendrix something with low 5th
04:08 - "Trapped in Nashville" event
07:35 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Martin Herringbone
09:25 - National New Yorker thanks
09:36 - Lesson: Copying the riff, make it cool
11:05 - "Eb sound better?" - Yeah
12:20 - Lesson: Guitar secondary job is keeping that motor going
14:52 - Herringbone changing sounds
16:55 - "Any new guitars?"
20:12 - '68 Marshall Superbass / Selling Plexis


Notes
Uncle Larry selflessly offers yet another video for the class on a busy week day morning.

The 0-4 Bucs plus 8.5 at Dallas (2-2)

October 3rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Visitation”

Chapters
00:00 - Going over the Gibson J-50 and a visit at Gruhn's


Notes
Here is one for the Homeskoolin’ lifers…literally the longest video in the history of the channel.

Chock full of TOTAL inside baseball stuff for the real diehards and fans of major deep cut guitar insider trading

A visitation to the greatest guitar store on planet earth

Starring: (in no particular order)
Greg Voros
Tony Nagy
Phil Jones
George Gruhn
Nathan Golliher
Joel
Corey Terrell
Peter Blacklarge

October 3rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 713, Tom Bukovac, “Coconut Grove”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Beautiful
02:02 - Hello, friends
05:42 - Movie: The Purge / Matty Alger thanks
08:35 - Can't please everyone / Chorus pedal spoiler / Bailed on a session story / Southern language
11:09 - Gus missed the pocket in his latest video / Jizzboy
13:20 - "Thank you for the videos" / Learn concepts yourself
15:55 - Instant gratification
16:43 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / 99% of jams are original / Totally spotaneity
17:56 - "Certain engineers can't get tone" / Engineers are important
20:20 - City winery story Wayne Krantz
22:10 - "Drummers shouldn't have to work that hard" / Competency
23:41 - "Reese Wynans was in early version of Captain Beyond"
24:02 - Ex-wife (Sarah Buxton) story of Captain Beyond / Divorce and Discovery
25:05 - Brett Papa course
26:20 - Brett Papa coconut


Notes
Will you be using the app today?

Uncle Larry gets into some REAL early morning VCB and reflects on a life in the trenches fighting the headphone war

September 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 709, Tom Bukovac, “J-50 Ways To Leave Your Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Amped acoustic
03:29 - Hello friends / Gambling / NFL
05:03 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Gibson J-50
07:08 - Session update / Ella Langley
08:32 - Kelsey Ballerini / Playing music for kids
10:13 - Lesson: Most difficult Bbmaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 5]
10:29 - Co-producing a record / Naomi Carmen
12:30 - Interesting Songs: Jimi Hendrix - Foxey Lady ("fucking mess drum fill") / Beatles - The Word / Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
17:30 - Sly and the Family Stone
20:42 - Brett Papa course
23:00 - Lesson: Coolest chord change (Paul McCartney - Ram On)


Notes
Uncle Larry catches up with the Homeskoolers after a fairly large chunk of dead air on the channel


If anyone wants a cool old acoustic let me know ….1960 Gibson J-50 with replacement bridge and a dead straight neck for 5k

and this time I WILL PERSONALLY cover the shipping to anywhere domestic US

It’s nice to mix things up a bit ain’t it ?

I like where the saddle is on this one …the intonation is quite good …solid guitar here friends

September 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 707, Tom Bukovac, “Meteor Beatier Biggier Bouncier”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing and a rockin': Pete Townshend
01:10 - Hi friends / Spectacles / NFL
05:20 - Harmony Meteor
06:42 - Guild 12 string tuning
10:28 - Worst 12 string: Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
11:33 - '75 Guild F-412 Blonde
12:00 - Fernandes Sustainer / Playing
14:42 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Low Pickups?" / Morgan Wallen songs / Pop songs and being the "hook guy"
18:22 - "Loudest musician?" - Robert Randolph
20:30 - Nicky G gig and winging it for fun


Notes
Uncle Larry explores some VCB and offers up someone’s future favorite guitar.

September 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 705, Tom Bukovac, “Remember, Sitting In The Sand"

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Sangri-Las - Walking in the Sand
01:05 - Hey friends / "Remeber me" update / Thanks
02:21 - Trivia Quesiton: "Walking in the Sand" - Who was the 14 yro piano player.
03:30 - "Original song is not always better than the cover." / Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n Roll / Unicorn - There's No Way Out / Tina Turner - You Better Be Good to Me
05:37 - Badfinger vs. Harry Nilsson - Without You
07:00 - Naomi Carman / Show: Chernobyl miniseries
10:00 - How they talk in the South / NFL action


Notes
You ever hear the one about the pissed off club owner that told the band that was playing there that night “now look, I don’t wanna hear any originals by you or anyone else dammit”?

Uncle Larry checks in real quick with some observations about classic rock

I did also forget to mention the Youngbloods "Get Together" as the greatest cover of all time …but you already knew that

September 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 704, Tom Bukovac, “Force Flex Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic


Notes
Glad….the Gildan of garbage bags ...installment 1 of the "shit that doesn't work" series

and you’ll no doubt get a kick out of the fact that my blind ass thought it said “18 minutes” on the time counter but it must have said “10 minutes” haha...apparently i can’t even see WITH my glasses anymore

Hope you enjoy this day friends …get your ass out and do something meaningful, since sadly most of us only have one bar left on our batteries

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September 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 698, Tom Bukovac, “Begintercourse”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:23 - Hello, class! / Playing / Brett Papa new beginner course
05:33 - Beard Resonator guitar tuned in C
08:15 - Playing / Ry Cooder adaptation song
10:03 - Neil Geraldo / "What is the most important guitar pedal?" / Schaafer Tower
13:20 - Trace Foster and Schaffer device / SolloDallas
15:25 - New guitars incoming


Notes
Uncle Larry covers a large swath of ideas and concepts in just 16 brief minutes all whilst plunking on a guitar in some weird tuning

Tune down….tune out….

September 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 697, Tom Bukovac, “What’s The Frequency Larry?”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Mello into singing
01:20 - Hey friends! / Tuesday Gone rendition
02:29 - Checking in / Brett Papa update
02:51 - Harmony Sovereign / Jimmy Burkett
04:16 - Harmony Bass guitar / Stratotone Jupiter
05:56 - Dedication to Brooks Thomas / Gibson Firebird
07:05 - Frequencies used at a concert / Know your frequencies
09:57 - Boss GE-10 (Graphic 10-band EQ) and demonstration of frequencies
14:40 - Thank you / Gus, Jizzboy
15:39 - "Tune Down, Tune Out"


Notes
Sure it’s important to know the notes on the fretboard, but it’s equally important to know your frequencies friends

August 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 695, Tom Bukovac, “Tune Down Tune Out”

Chapters
00:00 - Lesson: BbMaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 5] / Yoga chords
02:12 - "Sitting on the Sand" / Fuck Around and Find Out correlation
03:36 - Thanks for acoustic video / Music in general is abstract
04:53 - New Beatles song and different perspectives / No one is 'wrong'
06:44 - Lesson: Cool chord (Amaj7) [x 0 6 6 0 9]
07:47 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Everything you play sounds like music...not just trying a guitar"
09:47 - "Why is your eye white" / Vitiligo & skin cancer
12:24 - "Whatcha doin' this week?" / Brett Papa / Music City Vintage
14:34 - Capo time / Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick / Singing
15:58 - Singing (Elliot Smith, Nirvana - Kurt Cobain)
19:36 - Movie: The Whisper Man (Robert Deniro) / Movies stealing other movies
21:53 - Wanting "acceptance" / Marriage


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about skin disease and diaphragm support

August 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 694, Tom Bukovac, “Acoustica”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic shootout / '38 Martin 000-18
01:48 - '44 Gibson J-45 Bannerhead
02:53 - '39 Martin Herringbone
04:42 - Lot's of prep on the Homeskoolin' show / Dan Auerbach / Mower
05:44 - New riff / 000-18
06:36 - Bannerhead
09:02 - Herringbone
10:51 - 000-18
12:51 - Lesson: Tune for the part your playing
14:48 - Bannerhead
15:41 - Herringbone


Notes
Uncle Larry compares three old acoustics on a shitty sounding iPhone mic on his way out the door to a session

One has new strings so it’s kinda unfair, but hey, what the hell else are we gonna do?

There is also a lovely guitar/weed eater duet at the end of this that I think you guys might enjoy

This might also be a helpful insight into the “tuning for whatever key you are playing in” thing that people rarely discuss…and more importantly a good illustration of “the crease”

Let us know in the comments which one moves you the most

August 27th, 2026

Uncle Larry’s Top Picks

Chapters
00:00 - '35 Gibson


Notes
Call Music City Vintage today friends

August 27th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 693, Tom Bukovac, “X’s and OOO’s”

Chapters
00:00 - "Sitting on the Sand" / Hi, friends / Update / Dolly Parton
04:00 - Anyone want to do a delivery from Nashville to Maryland?
05:35 - Guild Thunderbird / Little mystery in life is good
07:33 - XTS (XAct Tone Solutions) / "Coxman"
11:28 - '38 Martin 000-18
13:02 - Cutting the string in the wrong place / Tuning / Playing
16:08 - Phil X


Notes
Uncle Larry restrings one of his favorite old acoustics while running his mouth about the current events of the day

August 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 692, Tom Bukovac, “CCM Rider”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic through an amp
04:19 - Check in
06:22 - Cool riff revisit ("Space Wagon Part II") / Acoustic into a bunch of effects
07:30 - Dean DeLeo
08:02 - Guitar Party guys / "Social / partying chops are like a muscle"
09:48 - Old submarine backdrop
11:23 - Dweezil Zappa video and gettin' a little wild
12:06 - Can't see or feel 'setups'
12:39 - Lesson: Make melodies out of chords (top notes)
14:14 - Lesson: (Fmaj7 -> Am -> D7 -> G -> D7 -> Gsus)


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya some more weird ass chords before he has to leave for a corporate session

August 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 691, Tom Bukovac, “He Goes On TV Like That”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
04:37 - Hello, friends / Early morning going on TV
05:46 - Lesson: '38 "Crusty and Trusty"
09:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Most overpriced vintage guitar?"
13:12 - Lesson: Reverb tricks / Reverb math
17:22 - "Best value vintage guitar?" / Guild Starfire
18:24 - Danny Gaton videos
20:26 - Movie: "Pure White Bitch"
21:13 - Cool chord / Big Marshall amps are dead / Checkerd vs. Basketweave


Notes
Uncle Larry gets into some VCB and plunks on an old golden era Martin with a frog in his throat


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August 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Total Sleeper”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: "Hideous refin, but plays beautiful" / "Great neck and tone"


Notes
Just IMAGINE how good this thing must play and sound for me to buy an old Gibson flat top that is THIS ugly…

This re-everythinged 41 J-35 has stolen my heart friends

This one is pure magic …one of the most inspiring acoustics I have ever picked up …and it’s SOOO damn ugly I can barely look at it hahaaa

It looks like I did the burst myself out in the shed

August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 684, Tom Bukovac, “Life 360”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
03:21 - "Pepe, did you get the brush?" / Doing 3 sessions
05:20 - '39 Martin Herringbone / 13 year old boy and tracking Life 360
09:24 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '38 Gibson ES-150 - Charlie Christian


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses the pros and cons of the delicate subject of using technology to spy on your children’s every move …and offers one of the coolest guitars ever for sale …all in one episode.

if you are interested in this guitar email me at tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬

NOTE TO ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS:
since i'm not making any dough whatsoever on this deal i reserve the right to swap the original guard on this guitar over to the one i am keeping....don't worry, the repro guard on my other one looks super cool.

August 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 682, Tom Bukovac, “Oh Precious Youth”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking some bad ass tunes
05:11 - Delay Party! / Checking in / Kids and taking care
07:16 - Mills Logan from The Cliffs / "Song Medic"
09:29 - '64 Fender Jaguar
10:00 - Acoustic changeout / Thanks / Playing
11:49 - Lesson: How to come up with riffs for intros
13:49 - Appreciating time
17:00 - Saving someone's song and update
17:36 - Lesson: Show you a cool lick


Notes
Larry checks in on a fine Tuesday morning before a session…sporting Charlie Judge’s old 64 Jag, waxing rhapsodic about how no young man on this planet could ever FULLY appreciate his youth …at least as much as he should, because sadly we are just not wired that way.

Thumbnail photo of circa 1993 Uncle Larry taken by Michele McCord….we used to play local gigs and record together when we were kids …she's a cherished old friend and i absolutely love her to pieces.

Thanks again to Bob Wootton for offering up the gear we needed to get through the Abbey Road gig ...even though i didn't personally participate....i wish i could have got to meet him

Sidenote for all you tube amp nerds....i FINALLY located that no bullshit no excuses 68 100 watt Plexi Super Bass that my new friend and fellow Clevelander Neil Giraldo was looking for....

Lord Jesus that was NOT easy friends...holy shit

Finding a 67-68 (the well known "magic years") Marshall that did NOT suffer the rampant butchery of the 80's has always been challenging..but now it's a small miracle to find one.

August 10th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 681, Tom Bukovac, “Early Fall Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away
03:52 - Pretending it's fall / School for sons
05:09 - '64 Gibson J200 / Paul Bunyan beer / Scotland
06:52 - Lesson: Expensive chord (Fmaj7b5) [1 1 2 0 3 5]
07:20 - VCB (View Comment Bin) / Uncle Larry's channel
08:35 - Sarah Buxton
09:11 - "Any guitars you still hunting?" / Fender Telecasters
13:54 - "Ever consider another road gig?"
16:04 - "Hellcat vs. GTO?" / Thanks / Playing
22:26 - Old vintage guitars and selling


Notes
that Uncle Larry completely ignores the fact that it’s still summer and tries desperately to force fall into happening early by wearing one of his favorite winter hats, even though the forecast still calls for weeks of more hellish 100 degree days...with 80 percent humidity....

He also answers some fun VCB AND shows you guys some tasty harmony low harmony licks that you can use to woo any woman at any party…all whilst solo parenting his way through the first week of school for his two young boys…all whilst trying to work full time while recovering from a long illness...

August 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 678, Tom Bukovac, “Utility Acoustic”

Chapters
00:00 - Thanks and happy to be alive / Zinger picks
02:54 - 2000ish Gibson J45 / Changing strings / NFL Hall of Fame game / Playing tuning


Notes
Uncle Larry strings up a good workin’ man’s guitar for the Homeskoolers after a day of sessioneering

Special thanks to all you dear Homeskoolers who have stuck around through this whole bloody mess