December 6th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 371, Tom Bukovac, “Iced Tea Dreams”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Steely Dan - "Reelin' in the Years"
00:54 - Elliott Randall and iconic guitar lead / Ampeg bass amp with Stratocaster
02:53 - Introduction to Homeskoolin'
03:15 - '64 Epiphone Alcala
06:25 - Jumbo frets
07:06 - Switches / Bad engineer hypothetical
08:02 - Switch #2 - "Maggie May" / Garden hose sound
09:07 - Epiphone guitar company history
10:20 - Playing: Rush - "New World Man"
11:00 - Neil Peart lyrics / Son's critique of the song
14:03 - Morgan Wallen and day off / Thanks
14:26 - The Who - "My Generation"
15:21 - Vemuram - Shanks ODS-1
17:25 - Pentatonic wizard / Whipping ass / Impersonation Contest / NFL


Notes
Royal Tan my ass

Uncle Larry gets into the weeds with some total stream of un-consciousness ramblin

Lord I was born a ramblin man

December 4th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 370, Tom Bukovac, “The Ceramic Man”

Chapters
00:00 - Singin' and a playin' - Chuck Cannon - God Shaped Hole
02:18 - Hello, friends! / Not impersonation / Asphalt paving work
03:48 - Chuck Cannon - God Shaped Hole
04:15 - Birthday gig - 3rd & Lindsley
05:48 - '64 Gibson J-50
06:20 - Camera freeze look
06:38 - Son wanted to drum / Jeff Senn guitar son likes / Eastwood guitar
08:51 - Inexpensive guitar
09:54 - Impersonation Contest love
11:52 - Lesson: Favorite chord (minor 9) (Dmin9) [x x 0 2 1 0] [x x 5 3 5 5]
15:40 - Gibson J-50
16:55 - New York gig with Anton Fig (David Letterman) / Ace Frehley - Rip It Out / Drum solo & guitar solo
19:00 - Singing


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya whatever is left in the tank after another long day of sessioneering friends...

So…if you happen to enjoy people that can write fucking amazing songs and amazing lyrics, you should check out the REAL version of that old song i butchered at the beginning of this video….with these poor beat up old node-soaked vocal cords of mine....

• Poison

Chuck is a very dear old friend of mine (and Guthrie’s) and will be singing a couple songs with me at my little bday show Dec 20 at 3rd and Lindsley...a truly beautiful human...supremely talented and very gifted when it comes to " putting the pen to paper" as we say

Incidentally, this particular record you are hearing here was recorded when your uncle Larry was a much much younger man

Pre-kids…

Crazy to think about

December 3rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 369, Tom Bukovac, “Brazilian Wax”

Chapters
00:00 - Recall humor / Fender Telecaster string setup
06:00 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale - Gibson Flying V


Notes
Special thanks to dear Nick Drushel at Glaser Instrument Repair for kickin this old 60 tele custom through the uprights.

I truly appreciate it bro

Here is the link to the upcoming Guitar Bomb show in Chicago

That’s a pretty good name ain’t it? I just thought of it right this second
https://www.axs.com/events/765962/guthrie-trapp-tom-bukovac-tickets

And here’s a link to the tele saddles you need
https://musiccitybridge.com/products/groove-master

December 1st, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 368, Tom Bukovac, “The Tone Zone”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a new Eastwood Guitars Senn
02:23 - Eastwood Senn guitar
04:26 - NFL
05:36 - Impersonation Contest
07:00 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom (Burst side?)
09:34 - Glazer adjustiable saddles
10:12 - Fret job
10:51 - '60 Tele
12:11 - '63 Tele
12:57 - '60 Tele again
13:45 - Special thank you
14:14 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya a coupla cool guitars on a crisp Sunday

Here’s a couple things you need friends
https://musiccitybridge.com


Check out the new Eastwood Senn Model One guitar at Eastwoodguitars.com

Special thanks to Eric Mann at Blackbird Vintage guitars in Orlando FL for the smooth transaction

November 30th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 367, Tom Bukovac, “Big Boy Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Cranking on the guitar
01:05 - Music City Bridge
02:20 - Hi friends! / NFL / 8 days of my life
03:46 - Impersonation Contest
05:46 - 1960 Gibson Les Paul Junior - Tom Boots with matching amp / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
08:20 - $15,000 guitar and amp fixed by Ebo
09:35 - Another Fender Telecaster incoming


Notes
Step right up friends and secure the rights to the best guitar you have....

Email tombukovac@gmail.com


check out this sweet kid...fuckin awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VTdVhFW35E

November 29th, 2024

Homeskoolin Volume 366, Tom Bukovac, “Leftovers”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking a Tele on the workbench
01:42 - What's up?
02:58 - Cool lick to not steal
03:48 - Camera angle
05:00 - Start of the video
05:53 - Lesson: Vocal type quality
09:23 - NFL
10:45 - Thanksgiving
11:22 - Pinned comment
12:55 - '63 Fender Telecaster (beater)
14:21 - Jimmy Page, Alister Crowley and haunted Boleskine House
17:23 - Uncle Larry impersonation contest
17:50 - Need resurrect Homeskoolin' merch
18:22 - Good "doink" and "pllinky" sound
19:56 - Bought new Fender amp
20:42 - Reverb playing / NFL and betting


Notes
Uncle Larry covers a wide range of subjects in a Tryptophan haze

June 21st, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Viral Video!! “Resonature Boy” Contest Results!!! Viral AF!!!! SO MANY views!!!

Chapters
00:00 - Crimson and Clover into David Bowie
01:37 - Contest results are in
01:57 - 10 people wanted to be resonature boy / Winner of Plexi Soul test copy
03:08 - Lesson: Contest song


Notes
And the winner is :

• Resonature Boy Challenge - Sawyer Regier

Thanks for playing along lads...great stuff and great playing

June 19th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Resonature Boy” & Very Low Key Viewer Contest (read video description)

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the resonator


Notes
give this one a try kids..

It’s fun…and a little tricky at times…just like Uncle Larry himself

Bb F C F A D should get you there …from low to high

Whoever makes it FEEL the best by tomorrow night gets a rare vinyl test pressing of the “In Stereo” LP mailed to them…and bragging rights of course.....

Please don’t use my name “Tom Bukovac” in your YouTube titles…just put “Resonature Challenge” and your name.

Learning it note for note of course certainly helps, but I’m looking for the best FEEL ....

because as we all know, the feel is EVERYTHING

May 21st, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 220, Tom Bukovac, "Mountain Larry"

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the ganjo...
00:40 - Ain't getting dolled up / Deering 6-String Banjo
02:30 - Firtst time heard one / Keith Urban
03:05 - Aftermath of contest / Glasses / McLeod thanks
04:42 - Background checks on people / Prostitution-like
06:25 - Lesson: Little plucking lick
06:50 - What if Milk didn't exist / "Viewer's pick" and "I, for one" / Twilight Zone
09:00 - Graciousness / YouTube channel existance when young
10:47 - Ashamed of the name Bukovac / Rock & Country names
12:15 - String benders need "King" in their name
12:45 - NFL Tops football cards / Why?
14:00 - Playing the ganjo
14:30 - Movies: Duel, Christine, and The Car
16:20 - Assigned Rock names
17:36 - Warren Haynes is cool
18:10 - Reality of stars and meeting fans
20:00 - One song to show off guitar prowess / Guitar center playing vs. Plugging into God's radio station / Being into song mode


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you way back deep in the Hollar...

Overview from cardboardconnection.com......which by the way is one of the coolest websites ever.

The 1957 Topps Football card set is incredibly popular with collectors due to the fact that it is loaded with stars and rookies of future Hall of Fame players. Of the 154 total cards, 31 of the players on the checklist have been inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Key 1957 Topps Football rookie cards are Bart Starr (#119), Johnny Unitas (#138) and Paul Hornung (#151). Other major players appearing for the first time include Dick "Night Train" Lane (#85), Tommy McDonald (#124), Raymond Berry (#94) and Earl Morrall (#104). Collectors often contemplate what this set might have been like had Topps used all of the eligible rookies who had been drafted in the fall of the previous year. Missing from the set are a handful of future Hall of Famers, most notably Len Dawson and Jim Brown.

Design
Measuring, the now standard, 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, the 1957 Topps Football card set was designed with a horizontal orientation. While far from being a new concept, it was the first time that the format had been used for an entire set. Divided into two sections, the front of the cards display two pictures of the player. On the left side is a head shot, while an action shot occupies the space on the right side. Both pictures are superimposed over solid background colors (different for each side), which are set according to the player's team. A box below the head shot lists the player's name, and another one under the action photo gives his position and team name. The back of the cards are similarly bisected. The left side consists of a red football that contains the card number, with the player's name printed beside it. Several lines of vital information follows, along with a brief, biographical write-up outlining the player's career. Where necessary, year and career stats are added at the bottom. The entire right side is devoted to a pair of cartoons that caption career highlights.

Printing and Distribution
Printed in two separate series, the first contains 88 cards, with the second series having 66. It is said that 22 cards in the second series were double-printed to fill out the printing page, one of those cards, number 138, is the rookie card of Johnny Unitas. Generally, high-number cards are a little harder to find than low numbers and, therefore, command a slight premium. 1957 Topps Football cards were originally available in three different package and price options. Single cards were available in a one-cent pack, which also contained a piece of gum. Five-cent packs had six cards and a stick of gum. Cello packs came with 12 cards.

Errors, Variations and Condition Issues
There was also a checklist card printed. It is found with two different color variations. One is red, yellow and blue. The other is red, white and blue. Neither variation is given a premium. Card #58 of Bill Sherman can also be found with the Rams name missing on the front, which is a scarce error card.

The cards were printed on a fairly durable card stock for the era, and as a result, while not easy, several high-grade example of stars and rookies can be found. However, as is to be expected, the first and last cards in the set, of Eddie LeBaron (#1) and Fred Morrison (#154) are more difficult to find in high-grade.

Considered one of the classic football card sets of all-time, 1957 Topps Football is a release that serves as the foundation for any great vintage gridiron collection.

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You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to...
one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch

and a LOT of people don't seem to know that they can go here to purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

May 20th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Contest Results!! (for a little drama, don't read the video description this time)

Chapters
00:00 - Zeppelin-esque strumming
01:10 - Beautiful People breakout / Big day for contest / "Fucking Contest Winner" song
03:31 - The Winner!  "Milk" (Video submission link) / Amazing
05:45 - Submission video
07:26 - Takes you to a different zone / Honorable mentions
14:10 - Comments and thanks on submitting videos and supporting channel


Notes
I can't imagine how many of you are skipping this intro....hahaaa

here is a link to all those mentioned, thanks to Homeskooler David Mcleod
http://davidamcleod.com/homeskoolin-contest-results-xts-string-bending-contest-tom-bukovac/

winner: Drew "Milk"

honorable mentions (in no particular order):
Teemu Viinikainen (new assigned rock name "John Dust")
Trent Waterman
Jacob Van Noy
Stephen Cameron
Paul Chronopoulos
Zak Hobbs
Thomas Mireles
Michael Aadal
Dustin Hofsess
Slim Tannberg
Andy Casile
Bart Dietvorst (new assigned rock name, simply "Billy Blow")
Shane Tiller
Tanner Pirovolidis (new assigned rock name "Reek Havoc")
Zach Haney
Daniel Newell
Alex Farran
Paul Cook

May 15th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ XTS String Bending Contest

Chapters
00:00 - Intro to contest
01:45 - String bending contest and rules


Notes
Hello lads...let's bring back the dying art of string bending....cuz it's the coolest shit ever.

The contest rules are pretty much laid out here in this video

The guy who is donating the signed Uncle Larry print is named Tony Branham…thanks for that Tony.

The boys in the back room at XTS are donating a pedal to be named later (even if I have to buy it from them haha)

The bending video of mine that you get extra points for copying (cuz it's fucking hard as hell to play) is called "Three Chords & The Truth & Some Bends"

Email me a link to your youtube video.

My email is tombukovac@gmail.com

IMPORTANT: title your video "XTS String Bending Contest...(followed by your name)"

if you put "Bukovac" or "Homeskoolin" in the title you are disqualified.

Try to keep your submission under 2 minutes

Categories that will be harshly judged:
A) sexiness
B) tuning accuracy
C) creativity…or if you choose to copy mine, your overall accuracy of learning it

July 8th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Sweet Sweet Fella Who Won The Duesenberg”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing by the winner of the contest! / Thanks!


Notes
Luis “Nando” Puche from Hialeah FL….glad to see it went to a kind and worthy soul…what a sweet guy…and a beautiful player…you gotta stick to the end of this vid my dear homeskoolers….the sweetness of it all will just rip your heart out.

June 29th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 154, Tom Bukovac, “Plex Soul”

Chapters
00:00 - Some rockin' intro playing
01:58 - Hello, friends!
03:39 - '65 Gibson Firebird I (rare color red)
04:26 - Playing keyboards
05:51 - Lesson (Echoplex gain) / Contest


Notes
Uncle Larry in a brand new green Homeskoolin’ t….damn this thing is soooo comfy…it’s like wearing a cloud.

A brief dissertation on the power of blowing up the input of an old Fender amp with the right stuff.

Totally unrelated, one of my biggest pet peeves in this world is this… when you see a thumbnail for a youtube video that has some kind of amazing photo….but then when you actually watch that video there is not a single thing in the video that even shows the photo they used in the thumbnail.

I fucking HATE that false advertising bullshit….there should be laws against this.

paypal tip jar is: tombukovac@gmail.com

venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

June 27th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Holy Shit, Exciting News!!!”

Chapters
00:00 - Duesenberg Session Man guitar / Contest / Loop
03:48 - Blues over Major / Eb Major pentatonic


Notes
Three vids in one day???? That is SURELY some kind of record….

Well, the second one doesn’t really count because it was kind of a “private lesson”….

But anyhoo, dig this cats…i got some very exciting news Mark your calendars people!!

Sunday night July 3rd

Live stream on Brett Papa’s channel with yours truly and dearest Guthrie Trapp (and possibly another special guest) where we answer questions, jam a bit, and most importantly, pick the WINNING POSTCARD!!!

By the end of that live stream, one of you Homeskoolers out there is gonna end up with this bad ass guitar that i am playing in this video….good luck kids

June 18th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Important Announcement...TRIP THE WITCH VINYL IS HERE!!

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful playing
01:26 - Hello, friends! / Travel story and wallet
03:33 - Happy Father's Day / Trip The Witch vinyl
04:18 - Fender Telecaster
05:15 - Contest
05:35 - Father's Day
06:08 - Lesson (crazy fast lick)


Notes
Hey kids….the first rule of the road as we all know…NEVER LOSE YOUR PHONE OR WALLET…..well guess what?

If you want a nice vinyl trip the witch record go here to get it
https://shop.bandwear.com/collections...

Dont forget to send your postcard to win a free Duesenberg Session Man guitar!

mail your postcard to:
Duesenberg USA
PO Box 857
Fullerton CA 92386

good luck friends

May 31st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ “ Postcards From The Edge”

Chapters
00:00 - Postcards


Notes
Well lookee here

May 30th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 148, Tom Bukovac, “A Queens Tale” Pt 2

Chapters
00:00 - Viewer Comments Bin...cont. / Quick fire style
04:49 - Pissing people off
06:45 - Trip The Witch / Naming songs
07:40 - Phone recording sound
08:00 - Sayings
10:00 - Reinvent yourself?
12:05 - Comfortable cliches
14:12 - Improvise
14:50 - Michael Hedges
16:00 - What's the point of your channel?
17:24 - Smoking weed


Notes
Part two of that all that shit i said in part one.

May 29th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 147, Tom Bukovac, “Reaction Video Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends! / Contest
01:21 - Return of the VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Improvising
04:25 - Let your mind go / Avoid cliches
04:45 - Thanks for kind words about son's videos
05:08 - YouTube videos you watch?  Justin Hawkins
08:20 - What do you think about _______ guitar player?
09:01 - Contrast (good day vs. tough times)


Notes
Uncle Larry, fresh outta bed with some hot takes on life outlook in general.

Send your postcards to win a free guitar to:

DUESENBERG USA
UNCLE LARRY
PO BOX 857
FULLERTON CA 92836


And check out justin hawkins rides again youtube channel https://youtu.be/zgZB_gF7XPo

May 23rd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Man In A Plastic Bag”

Chapters
00:00 - Mixture intro playing
01:23 - Hello, friends! / Thanks
02:25 - Playing without gain / Paul Kossoff
03:48 - Contest
04:39 - '72 Deluxe / Norlin
05:52 - Thanks
06:33 - Pick handling


Notes
Hello kids, Larry just wanted to say thanks for all the kind comments on the recent Brett Papa video i did with sweet Guthrie Trapp which you can watch here…

https://youtu.be/YCFFjWtXYGE

Also, I was looking around and thinking to myself…”i got way too much shit”….im gonna sell a bunch of my sort of lower echelon stuff…none of the really blue chip stuff… I got some cool lower end stuff like my old Mosrite that i used in the “cuban breeze” video…that old Supro with the lap steel sandwich pickup i used in the “saturday night bonus jam” vid, i might launch my old Dean Cadillac (for the right price) and some other shit. I may even sell that bad ass 76 bc rich mockingbird i have.

May 20th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 145, Tom Bukovac, “Deep Early Morning Thoughts”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing through with Mother Of Violence
03:16 - Peter Gabriel talk
05:08 - Letterman show and Sid McGinnis
06:18 - Sting / Songs in original Key
08:32 - Great idea for contest
10:24 - Song lesson


Notes
Uncle Larry waxing rhapsodic after just rolling outta bed, about some of the coolest music ever written/recorded…in his humble opinion.

send your postcard to
Duesenberg USA
Uncle Larry
PO Box 857
Fullerton CA 92836

you guys don't have to send a utility bill with the postcard....i'm just saying...when i pick a winner i'm gonna make whoever won email me a utility bill to prove they actually live there before i send the guitar. ya dig? also....everyone can enter, i don't care what country you live in....but i secretly hope i pick a domestic US winner cuz i fucking hate shipping international.

Peter Gabriel “Mother Of Violence”

“Walking the street with her naked feet So full of rhythm but I can't find the beat Snapping her heels clicking her toes Everybody knows just where she goes Ah fear, fear, she's the mother of violence Making me tense to watch the way she breed Fear, she's the mother of violence You know self-defense is all you need It's getting hard to breathe It's getting so hard to believe To believe in anything at all Mouth all dry eyes, blood shot Data stored in microdot Kicking the cloud with my moccasin shoes T.v. Dinner, T.V. News Ah 'cause fear Fear, she's the mother of violence Don't make any sense to watch the way she breed Fear, she's the mother of violence Making me tense to watch the way she feed The only way you know she's there Is the subtle flavor in the air Getting hard to breathe Hard to believe in anything at all But fear”