May 23rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 631, “How To REALLY Tune A Guitar By Ear” with Vince Gill

Chapters
00:00 - Martin D-18 and intro to video
02:44 - Gruhn's guitars hanging / Vince Gill tunes guitar
08:00 - George Gruhn weighs in / Guitar 2 tuning
12:00 - Difference tuning makes on chords
14:06 - "No note"
15:07 - Jack Schneider and a '57 Martin 000-28 original acoustic
16:47 - '26 45


Notes
It was damn hard not to title this video “Tuggin’ It With Vince and Larry”, but i somehow resisted the urge.

Vince Gill, George Gruhn, Greg Voros and young Jack Schneider join the class for today’s fun at the greatest guitar store on planet earth, Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN

Any man with half a brain knows that, right next to hitting a 102 MPH fast ball, tuning a guitar by ear is one of the hardest things in this world to do…correctly

Special thanks to Vince for showing us HOW to do it …
special thanks to Nathan Golliher for the beautiful restoration work he did on this sweet old 48 Shade Top D-18…
special thanks to George Gruhn for creating such an amazing environment for guitar lovers to thrive in way back in 1970 …
and special thanks to Greg Voros for being the coolest dude that has ever lived.

May 15th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 625, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Larry’s Bone”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
03:34 - Hello, friends / Brandon Hood / Video lighting
06:45 - Dee Dickerson buys a guitar / People want a guitar more than me
08:57 - "What is the tape for?"
09:30 - Old man rant about truths
12:32 - "I don't have dandruff"
13:20 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone)


Notes
Uncle Larry explains why people are smarter today

May 13th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 624, Tom Bukovac, “Murray Olderman Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing that maple cap Blonde Tele
04:27 - Hello, friends!
04:56 - Lesson: 1 chord Easy Listening rhythm with infinite
07:28 - Playing: Strange bending
09:30 - Music City Bridge saddles
11:08 - Freak out with a theremin
12:38 - Acoustic and baked potatoes
14:55 - Music City Bridge saddles
17:44 - Ad for YouTube


Notes
Uncle Larry gets way deep into the science of baked potatoes and guitar bridge saddles

THIS is where you need to be today friends

For your tele AND your Strat

If you buy these….THEN you’ll be happy
https://musiccitybridge.com/products/groove-master-strat-saddles

May 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 623, Tom Bukovac, “They’re All Free”

Chapters
00:00 - Getting information about overhauling acoustics


Notes
I had so many possible names for this episode …

“Trifecta”

“Cathedral”

“Fuck Satin”

but i inevitably settled on “they’re all free” for obvious reasons.

This episode stars Nathan Golliher, Greg Voros and Tony Nagy from Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN, and Eric “Ebo” Borash from Ebo Customs in Lebanon TN

Every one of these guys is a world class repair man , and I had a feeling we would get into some deep ass water if I just asked a few questions…so of course i did

Hope you guys enjoy

May 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin' Volume 618, Little Tommy Bukovac, "Wipe Out"

Chapters
00:00 - Best sounding acoustic
06:06 - Hello friends
06:39 - '39 Martin D-28 Herringbone (Bone) / Different sounds
09:00 - Jedd, Guthrie album is finished
10:00 - Son is natural born guitar player
11:00 - eBike wreck
11:30 - Back to the acoustic sound / eBike wreck
13:53 - Martin Bone sounds / Selling off other gear / Playing
15:38 - Park Guitars and purchase
16:12 - Jamie French and video
17:00 - Lesson: Check out these chords
17:43 - Martin 000-18 comparison
18:40 - Martin D-28
19:00 - Lesson: Bbmaj7 [1 1 0 2 3 x ] / Ebmaj7 [x 1 1 0 3 3]
19:46 - Wipeout



Notes
Unbelievably, his friend Benny just HAPPENED to be filming when it happened.

Hope you enjoy this somewhat intimate look at the best acoustic guitar I have ever personally owned.

For the last couple days these creepy ass black vultures have been hanging around my house ...the neighbors dog is barking at them...hope they get the message that they should move on

May 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Quick Musical Brain Analysis”

Chapters
00:00 - Figuring out Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you back to where it all started…with the Captain ….and the Tennille

April 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 614, Tom Bukovac, “American Youth”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the Martins


Notes
Uncle Larry is joined today by Steve Kovach, a brilliant young guitarist from the band CLIFFS…he also plays with big machine artist Hunter Flynn

Lovely young man with good parents and good hands.

April 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 613, “Hey Kid, You Like Old Gibson Acoustics?”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
02:45 - Hello, friends / David Allan Coe
04:15 - Today's show: Gibson acoustic comparison
04:53 - Gibson Jumbos / Gibsons have a sad component in general
06:39 - Gibson Banner Head / '48 Shadetop D-18
07:40 - '57 Gibson SJ-200
11:20 - '64 Gibson J-50 ("Saddest guitar ever")
13:05 - '64 Gibson J-200
14:24 - Hot ass chick that is a total dumbass / Things Larry will never do
17:30 - Gibson Century of Progress
21:29 - '57 Gibson SJ-200
22:11 - '64 Gibson J-200
22:38 - '64 Gibson J-50 ("Saddest guitar ever")
22:55 - Gibson Century of Progress
23:20 - '48-'49 Southern Jumbos (Dan Auerbach)
24:49 - Lesson: Bbmaj7/13 / Coolest chord of mankind history (Drop D)


Notes
Uncle Larry breaks out the late spring collection of dead string sadness for all to see

RIP David Allan Coe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXYmOW-hO3Y

Also, this video is rather sad…the sweet French boys at Collision Devices are having a very hard time because of tariffs from the “Orange Man”…

They wanted me to share it with you

I’m telling you guys right now…if you like music, and you DON’T own a collision devices black hole symmetry pedal I truly feel sorry for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4YHkVVJkhM

April 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 612, Tom Bukovac, “A Bone To Pick”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing beautifully
01:03 - Hello, friends
02:16 - 3 30's Martins and a Gibson J-45 Banner Head ('39 D-28, '39 D-18, '38 000-18)
03:11 - Playing: D-28
04:55 - Playing: 000-18
06:10 - Playing: D-18
07:34 - Playing: D-28
08:50 - Playing: 000-18
09:49 - Playing: Gibson J-45
11:06 - Playing: D-28
12:25 - Playing: D-18
13:06 - Banging on them
13:20 - D-18 banger
13:33 - Gibson J-45 banger
13:50 - 000-18 banger
15:18 - Summary


Notes
Pick your favorite bone from the late spring line-up of 30’s Martins that are piling up at the Homeskoolin’ Industries headquarters nerve center….warehouse…station….place.

These guitars were all built in the same factory within a year from each other, yet they are so COMPLETELY different..I even threw a bad ass old piece of Parsons Street history in there so you can compare that too

April 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bone-us “A Star Is Bone”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the new acoustic


Notes
Uncle Larry gives it to ya on a transcendental 39 bone…one of the most inspiring instruments I have ever held in my hands.

Been working on this song I made up a couple years ago…VERY difficult to play , but it’s coming along and starting to get that natural swing i’m lookin for …music is hard

Other possible names for this episode:
“Bone To Boogie”
“Bone-hemian Rhapsody”
“Sweet Bone Alabama”
“Bone In Love”
“The Bones Are Back In Town”
“Bone Sweet Bone”
“Bone On Loosely”
“Country Bones”

Remember back in the day when you guys used to throw a little somethin’ in the tip jar as a little incentive to keep on keepin’ on with this little channel?
I don’t know what ever happened to those days, but corporate sent a memo recently asking me to ask you guys if we can possibly bring some of that back …

Uncle Larry has Venmo and PayPal
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
PayPal is tombukovac@gmail.com

by the way, if you guys don't know Maggie Rose check her out, she is awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWul49P-a_k

April 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 610, Tom Bukovac, “Bone To Be Wild”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic style in the utmost beauty
01:49 - Hello friends! / Gruhn's
04:15 - '39 D18 for sale
05:13 - '57 SJ for sale
11:17 - '65 Gibson Thunderbird


Notes
Uncle Larry randomly accesses memories from his last 10 days of heavy sessioneering and offers a couple life changing acoustics for sale, in an effort to fund his recent decision to buy a 39 "Bone"

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want to move some money around to greatly improve your personal happiness

Every single person that I have seen pick up either one of these two guitars IMMEDIATELY loves it …and I have some fucking picky friends

April 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Uncle Larry’s Hot Picks (Volume 1)

Chapters
00:00 - '42 Gibson Southern Jumbo


Notes
I’m tellin ya friends …somebody out there should call Music City Vintage Guitars in Nashville and buy this bad ass guitar

42 Southern Jumbo with a ton of excuses and a ton of soul

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

March 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin Volume 599, Tom Bukovac, “Pulled Into Nazareth…”

Chapters
00:00 - Stringing an acoustic and talking Kid Rock and putting together unknown players
10:00 - Thanks and update


Notes
Friends, please check out the big sale going on this weekend for my guitar instructional course going on at brettpapa.com
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

Half off this time , so if you have been putting it off, NOW is the time to take the plunge

Witness a complete and total transformation that takes place after I get rid of the bullshit coated strings that were on this 39 D-18 and put on a set of Daddario phosphor bronze 013s, as the Good Lord intended .

March 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Music For People Who Live By The Airport”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic


Notes
Uncle Larry caresses the wood and steel
….caress of steel…caress of pedal steel…pedal to the metal…metal health…health and welfare …welfare lady…lady in red…red velvet curtains…closed curtains…closing time ….time to pretend …the great pretender…tender is the night ….night moves…moving picture ..picture in a frame…Scanlon who’s pitchin the opener…can opener…can’t fight this feeling …feelin alright …right where you belong …you belong to me …

Well everything from this morning’s video sold right away EXCEPT the one that was the best deal of all that stuff..the 56 special ….special K…K mart…Marty Stuart…Marty Stuart little …little red riding hood …hood rats…rats in the cellar…cellar dweller…Helen Keller…Bob feller…

March 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 595, Tom Bukovac, “Spring Cleanin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
02:44 - Checking in...
03:36 - '36 Martin D-18
06:09 - Grabbing the '38 Martin
06:32 - '38 Marting 000-18
06:53 - Playing: 000-18
08:27 - Playing: D-18
10:26 - Comparing it to a Neumann U67 microphone
13:01 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson J50 - $6,500
13:48 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Special - $22,000
14:42 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '80 Hamer Sunburst - $3,000
16:03 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '61 Fender 400 Pedal Steel - $2,500


Notes
Uncle Larry’s champagne tastes on a beer budget once again forces him to liquidate some gear he wasn’t planning on selling

As always …local pickup ALWAYS wins here

My email is tombukovac@gmail.com

59 J-50…I got 6k in it and I am trying to make 500 bucks on it…do the math

56 LP Special …22K plus shipping …ask any vintage dealer about that price…oh and don’t forget to tell them that it’s 9.5/10 condition

1980 Hamer Sunburst, a bit heavy but it’s a tone machine…set up PERFECTLY…priced VERY affordabily 3K

61 Fender 400 pedal steel…very low mileage and no rust whatsoever $2500.00

March 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 594, Tom Bukovac, “Shade Top Mechanic”

Chapters
00:00 - Unclus Larrius and Springtime
02:32 - Shorepoint Guitars and classic Gibson acoustic purchase
05:00 - '48 Martin D-18 Shaded Top
09:18 - Back to the Gibson J-50 string change / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry recounts a lovely experience he had yesterday at the Amigo’s vintage guitar show in Music City USA

March 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 593, Tom Bukovac, “Costume Party World”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Update / Change in sessions from months at a time
02:54 - Lesson: Endurance factor riff / Playing for the long run
05:21 - Rick Beato video about Angine de Poitrine from Quebec
07:01 - KISS, gimics, gags, pole dancing moves to make it
10:27 - Song out to Daniel / Amigos
11:50 - Forensic Files and whack jobs like Jizzboy


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on the state of the world before work

March 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 590, Tom Bukovac, “The Half Step Mod”

Chapters
00:00 - Tune from memory
01:31 - How's it going out there, friends? / Guitar safaris / Pedal steel
07:15 - Jizzboy
09:21 - Pedal steel
10:54 - Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)? / A.I. cuts into Demos / Will it take over?
17:09 - Lesson: Tablature [X 3 2 0 1 0]
18:00 - Marshall amp thanks


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on some current events while enjoying a hot cup of Gus’s tears.

This is the record that Paul played a steel solo on when he was friggin 13

He also mixed the congas at a level he thought was appropriate
• Gallery - Nice To Be With You

March 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Midnite Symphony”

Chapters
00:00 - Sleep tune


Notes
Turn off your mind my little insomniacs