January 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 566, Tom Bukovac, “Up With People”

Chapters
00:00 - Hi everybody / Waiting for eternal thaw
02:00 - Lesson: Tone Control
03:27 - Thanks / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
04:13 - "Where did your hybrid picking come in?" / Total obsurity Rig Rundown for Premier Guitar
05:11 - Lesson: Good practice lick
05:31 - Back to Rig Rundown and hybrid picking
07:24 - This is what is meant by "tone is in the hand" / Moving the pick around and fingering picking
09:36 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "What are you known for at sessions?"
10:08 - "Your eyes look alive without the booze"
10:18 - "Steve Cutler suck a dick"
11:14 - "Style of guitar you cannot play?" / Singers are like guitar players in regard to identification
12:50 - "Guitar is one of the most expressive instruments"
13:43 - Eric Gales is a good guitar player / Getting expression
15:57 - Playing
16:27 - '63 Gibson ES-335


Notes
Uncle Larry skins it back a little on an old 335 and discusses his new ultra positive approach to life …”up with people” he calls it….well, everyone except Steve Cutler of course….he can suck a dick.

This episode also contains a healthy amount of VCB…where Larry touches on some of the meaning behind the old saying “if you don’t hybrid pick, what the fuck are you even doing with your life?” that has been spoken in guitar culture for decades.