August 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 491, Tom Bukovac, “Cups And Cakes”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro to bench / Spinal Tap moment / '60 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:08 - Bridge going to put on guitar
05:00 - Born at the wrong time / Making things easier / Would you really go back?
09:42 - Putting strings and bridge on
21:05 - Greg Voros string changing contest story / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry brings a whipped old 1960 LP Junior Into the 21st century of tuning and brings up a question that we must TRULY soul search to answer.

August 15th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 486, “Everything You Need To Know About The Line 6 M9”

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to the M9
03:39 - Playing into M9
04:38 - Lesson: Operation / Reverb
06:45 - Lesson: Delays
09:36 - Lesson: Modulations
10:03 - Dimension D
10:58 - Vibrato
11:34 - Phaser / Mutron 3 / MXR script logo
13:09 - Bass Octaver
13:31 - Lesson: Secret of Boost/Comp
14:15 - Wahs / Q-Filter / Expression
16:00 - Ring Modulator
17:00 - Fuzz


Notes
Retro Modeling for the ages right here friends...15 years of dust build up.

Uncle Larry takes you back to the early days of modeling with an in depth look at the only digital modeling device that he ever thought was any good.

just a few tricks and slightly inside stuff that I figured out after fuckin' with this thing for the last 10-15 years.

i apologize that you can't really see the readout screen on the M9 because of the camera angle....
but hey, free video right?

and totally unrelated, you might wanna say a little prayer for our psycho stalker friend Gus.
The poor fella was publicly humiliated badly right in front of his own micro-congregation of negativity spreading haters yesterday....caught RED HANDED flat out lying about the 1000 bucks he supposedly "donated" to me a while back....sweet mother, what a f**kin' scumbag


and here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tabs....
if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

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August 5th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 481, Tom Bukovac, “The Mind Of The Musician”

Chapters
00:00 - Peavey amp
02:15 - Bench video


Notes
Uncle Larry...aka "the hornswaggler"...delves into the ancient psychology that bounces around inside the mind of the average working musician.
He discusses the paranoia of work scheduling…and even sheds some light on the up and down rollercoaster of emotions that are always at play during the many seasons of the typical lifer musician’s career…all whilst putting some brand new D'Addario 013s on a 64 j-50

My dear Grandma used to always say "The Lord loves a good old Peavey amp"...

these old Mace 320T's are not easy to find...these were purportedly the ACTUAL models that the Lynyrd Skynyrd boys REALLY used in their heyday....six power tubes delivering 160 watts of bone crushing Mississippi Marshall tone.

this particular example is barely limping along and definitely needs some love, but even considering all that it STILL sounds damn good.

i would bet this amp has never even been serviced one time in these first 50 years of its life... but the thing still runs, and even the reverb and tremolo effects still work.

i have said this many times in the past and i will say it again...Hartley Peavey was DEFINITELY the Leo Fender of his day, making affordable "field replaceable" gear that the common man could fucking COUNT on every night, no matter what the gig or the conditions were like.

i would like to personally thank a Homeskooler named Christopher Kueffler for dragging this beast down from the snowy north.

I've been listening to these old Skynyrd records RELIGIOUSLY since i was a boy....i always wanted to mess with one of these amps just to see if there was any of "that Skynyrd magic" in them, even though i always suspected it was just their hands making those tones, and not that particular amp....

however, to my amazement, in just a brief amount of time messing around with one, i can already immediately tell that these amps REALLY ARE responsible for delivering a large part of that legendary tone.

on several old Skynyrd tracks, i always thought Gary was getting what i picture in my mind as a "straw" tone...
there's a fizziness to the distortion on a lot of his sounds that reminds me somehow of a distorted guitar sound coming through a straw...follow me on this friends.
there's like a reediness to the distortion that makes it unique.

this particular lead break on "saturday night special" is one many examples of that "straw tone" in my humble opinion.
i also would bet my bottom dollar that Gary was using the neck pickup of "Bernice" on this solo, with the treble on the amp cranked.
you can hear it if you listen REALLY close...it's a neck pickup, not the bridge

prove me wrong friends..

August 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 480, Tom Bukovac "A Guitar Is Born"

Chapters
00:00 - Bringing a Strat back
20:16 - Playing the Strat


Notes
Holy shit friends....I've doing this a looooooong time and I seriously don't think i have ever been so completely stunned by the way a guitar turned out after a MUCH NEEDED mini- restoration

check out this site friends....there is a BUNCH of really good shit on here
https://musiccitybridge.com


And….I just realized that Dann Huff finally launched the YouTube channel he has been talking about doing
I am so excited for him
Check it out friends
• The Experience with Dann Huff

July 9th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 473, Tom Bukovac, "Chopper Time"

Chapters
00:00 - Big reveal Fender Telecaster Bass
09:16 - Music City Bridge / Glaser Instruments / Baked Alaska
17:52 - Gretsch Space Control Bridge


Notes
Part 1- Uncle Larry shows the class one of the more hideous chop jobs that you may ever happen across in this lifetime

Part 2- Uncle Larry visits with Joe Glaser and Josh Rawlings at Baked Alaska/Music City Bridge headquarters


here is the link to the new Maximum Larry guitar instructional course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...


If you wanna check out Dann’s record go here
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/

June 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 461, Tom Bukovac, “Vintage Kitchen Equipment”

Chapters
00:00 - "Uncle Larry" / Locked string change on Rickenbacker
01:55 - Paleboard fretboard / Keith Urban / Greg Koch and language
05:45 - Rickenbacker part nicknames (toaster pickups, oven knobs)


Notes
Uncle Larry explains the ancient correlation between old guitar parts and kitchen equipment…whilst fixing up a 58 capri that was once a member of the pale young boys club….

The email sign up link is fixed!!

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May 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 450, Tom Bukovac, "maximumlarry.com/course"

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson Firebird string changing
02:17 - Dean Cadillac back from Gruhn's
03:09 - Second wave of vintage / Pink Ibanez
05:03 - Jedd's copied amp circuit and Ebo
07:21 - Shaq, convertible Hellcat
16:00 - Redd Volkaert
22:18 - Gruhn Guitars Inc. - George Gruhn


Notes
Sign up today on the mailing list friends and get half off the upcoming course

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May 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 444, Tom Bukovac, “Caddy Shack”

Chapters
00:00 - Dean Cadillac string change
10:15 - MXR Sugar Drive / Real Tube
12:00 - Dodge Durango Hellcat / Stolen measures


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about road life and shows you a VERY rare guitar

May 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 436, Tom Bukovac, “Back In The Compensated Saddle”

Chapters
00:00 - Demonstration of Music City saddles / '63 Fender Telecaster
03:30 - '64 Fender Telecaster Custom
05:29 - '60 Fender Telecaster / The Who
06:47 - Lesson: Jefferson Airplane basic Music Theory
10:12 - Metallica & Pantera show
10:36 - Lesson: Beatles love of major and minor 3rd at same time


Notes
If you don’t already have a set of Music City Bridge Groovemaster Tele saddles, you are a naughty naughty boy

April 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 433, Tom Bukovac, “Strange Days Indeed”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson ES-355 bench video
01:10 - '63 Fender Telecaster / '59 Gibson Junior
02:05 - '59 Gibson ES-355 / Truss rod cover (engraved plaque
03:27 - Playing
04:38 - Bigsby
08:50 - '64 Fender Telecaster Custom
09:29 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you a couple recent projects…one just beginning, and one just ending ….

Thank you for your continued support of the channel friends

April 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 431, Tom Bukovac, “Hazy Hot Brazilian Slabs”

Chapters
00:00 - Ole buddy Rick
02:07 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom / Glazer saddles
02:32 - LiquiSlide / Don't be a dick if you want someone to come to your funeral
04:39 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / What 'wear' do you like on strings?
05:24 - Drummers with too much dampening on kick drum
06:03 - Flatwounds on a Precision Bass / Dead strings
09:13 - Middle sounds on the Les Paul Goldtop / Price of old guitars sucks
11:15 - Bench videos
11:48 - Harmony H22 bass
13:25 - Slab board
16:32 - Van Halen - Unchained


Notes
Uncle Larry restrings a Golden Age Of Fullerton classic and answers some recent VCB....
i don't know why this video is a bit "hazy"....but it reminds me of a foggy cleveland fall morning

thanks for the continued support of the progrum my friends.

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April 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 430, Tom Bukovac, “Neckrestphilia”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Neck rests
02:25 - LiquiSlides
03:40 - Harmony H22 bass / Fender Precision Bass - Lake Placid Blue
05:18 - Stalker Guy
07:32 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Favorite all-time artists / Beatles & David Bowie
14:47 - Different styles of music
21:00 - Stretching out the strings
24:14 - Tuning
25:05 - Playing through Fender Tweed Deluxe amp / Stalker Guy
26:32 - PAFs


Notes
Uncle Larry proudly shows off his extensive collection of neck rests…

We are closing in on the 120K subscriber mark my dear friends…thank you for your generous support of the channel and for helping bring chords back to music

April 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 427, Tom Bukovac, “Lake Placid Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - D'Addario mat
03:29 - Paul Reed Smith "...kinda guy he is" story / Leo Ellis
09:00 - Endorsement thing
14:18 - Gordon Mote and being a master
28:54 - Stalker Guy


Notes
Uncle Larry sheds some light on some of the impressive humanitarian work that certain people in our little world of guitar culture have been up to lately....

and...i think the video i did recently where i interviewed Dann Huff is coming out tomorrow on Brett Papa's channel friends so keep an eye out for that friends.
AND....the subscription course i am working on with Brett is VERY close to being finished.

Thanks again to Robert Cunningham and the boys at D'Addario

if you are enjoying this content and you would like to see more of it...there is a way to donate to the channel...
you can visit the tip jar
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April 4th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 423, Tom Bukovac, “Foxhole Friends”

Chapters
00:00 - Stringing up a ES
02:41 - '83 Gibson ES-335 Pro
03:45 - Double break / Tal Wilkinfeld
12:22 - Pickup height
16:00 - Skank and old cars
22:00 - Playing / Bridge height
23:05 - Alex Lifeson gear $6,500
32:30 - Tal Wilkinfeld


Notes
Uncle Larry tweaks on some Norlinry and waxes rhapsodic about the days events

…and of course my phone ran out of storage right as Tal was startin to get f-o-n-k—y…

oh and never mind that one of none dead original 57 anodized guard p bass with factory ORIGINAL gold sparkle finish she is playing in this video…please disperse people, there’s nothing to see here…

March 30th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 418, Tom Bukovac, "Pack A Lunch"

Chapters
00:00 - Messing with the bar
04:02 - Dann Huff and Brett Papa promotion
05:40 - Trip The Witch announcement
09:15 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / PRS McCarty
13:30 - Boutique gear
17:40 - Uncle Larry guitar or pedal?
19:58 - Lesson: Dr. John piano lick
22:28 - VCB return alien language comment
23:58 - Comparing guitars
24:41 - Stalker Guy
25:12 - Dean Z (Zelinsky)
25:52 - Nice comments
26:39 - Duesenberg lick at 18:01
27:02 - Lesson: Hendrix type lick
27:52 - Intonation
38:28 - '65 Fender StratocasterLake Placid Blue
39:08 - '65 Strat neck
39:17 - '65 Strat middle
39:50 - New Strat bridge


Notes
Ok Larry, this over-posting is getting a little out of hand don't ya think?

Sorry friends...this one is over 40 minutes so you might wanna just stick this one under your bed for a rainy day in case you need it down the road when the next Homeskoolin drought happens ....

March 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 416, Tom Bukovac, “Mr. Click & His Friends”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Update / Playing
04:34 - Neck pickup
07:30 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Junior TV Yellow / Playing
11:00 - Music City Bridge / Playing
11:55 - Paul Reed Smith McCarty
13:30 - PRS Prototype / McCarty playing
16:30 - Gibson ES-335 playing
17:38 - McCarty bridge
18:07 - McCarty neck
20:04 - ES-335 neck
20:48 - John Coltrane lick
22:00 - PRS Prototype
23:24 - PRS Prototype neck
24:18 - Lesson: Kenny Wayne Shepherd swipe


Notes
Uncle Larry shows off how ridiculously in tune he can make an old Gibson with just some simple household tools…AND shows you a couple new guitars

March 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 415, Tom Bukovac, “Offset Contour Body”

Chapters
00:00 - Pink Floyd nickname
03:00 - La Bella strings - Deep Talkin' Bass / Stringing
06:14 - PRS video
13:45 - J45 acoustic for sale $13,000 plus shipping
17:24 - Gordon Mote update
18:50 - The Cliffs


Notes
Uncle Larry puts some sweet high dollar flat wound strings on this tasty old hippie refin 63 jazz...
this one will forever be known as the "Azz Ass"

thank you guys for the ongoing support of the channel.

March 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 414, Tom Bukovac, “Lord Of The Shims”

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction to Nick Govrik's new album
02:57 - In the studio
03:34 - Hello, friends / Bench video Gibson ES-330 spacers/shims
04:56 - Epiphone Casino / Keith Urban
05:13 - "I like short shorts" sticker / '60 Gibson ES-330
05:45 - Pickup too low / Mo Pitney
08:47 - Shims
17:33 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom / Backstory
20:40 - Custom middle position
21:54 - Pickup height
22:02 - Custom neck pickup
22:33 - Custom bridge pickup
24:55 - Lesson: Double hammer-on
25:00 - "Retro doink"


Notes
It won’t be long now friends…til Uncle Nick’s record will be available for purchase on CD and vinyl!!

Nick Govrik
“One More Time For The Man”

I ain’t gonna lie , we are so damn proud of this thing…truly a labor of love.
The boy can write a song and that’s no joke

…and in other news , we got a quick little clip from todays country and western session AND a failed bench experiment that gets saved by the glory of some ancient Alnico…can I borrow your stapler?

February 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 404, Tom Bukovac, “The Thirteenth Floor”

Chapters
00:00 - Restringing Martin D28 Aged Authentic / 12s to 13s on acoustic
02:48 - Genesis
11:44 - Pontiac GTO
15:00 - Gibson ES-335 sold / Cleveland
19:28 - Jacob Colier
21:34 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry finally recognizes the errors in his acoustic ways…

This old video kinda went under the radar…the making of “Black Cloud” off the GT TB “In Stereo” record...lot of fun stuff in here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LDLMlt3Ck

January 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 393, Tom Bukovac, “Bird Believer Fever"

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends! (creepy version) / NFL
02:30 - Thanks, Motor Trend
03:41 - '65 Gibson Firebird I
06:30 - Offset post bridge by Nick Drushel
09:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
09:55 - Dave Chappelle
10:23 - Lucky to have a Burst / Hard working
14:23 - Alex Harvey
15:13 - "Top 3 bands you'd watch live?" / The Cars
16:40 - "Jethro Dull"
17:11 - Strymon Brigadier
18:00 - Betting with viewers / NFL
18:55 - "Take pickguard off of Burst?"
20:02 - D'Addario NYXL / Chevrolet Monte Carlo for sale
20:49 - Peterson StoboFlip
24:54 - Tuning / Playing


Notes
this bit of comedic genius had me in tears this morning....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pGarTBJrU