November 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 730, Tom Bukovac, “The Guy With The Head Cut Off”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
02:09 -"Last chord...sad face" / Jim Brown NFL / Post Halloween
05:08 - "Saddest guitar in the world"
05:54 - Lesson: Cool chord [6 8 7 5 8 x]
06:49 - "Studio 54 scene?" / Old man in a young man body
08:55 - "Two cups?"
09:35 - Son's cooking story
12:50 - Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas hit (Tom Bukovac - Guitar)
13:51 - Farfisa Wah (Wha-Wha / Volume)
15:19 - Playing
15:59 - Lesson: Cat Stevens - Trouble
17:46 - "What movie to watch?" / Movie: "4 Good Days"


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a super chill Halloween evening, while gazing out the window at the beautiful trees covered in gorgeous yellow and brown leaves ….did Uncle Larry ever tell ya that he LOVES the fall??

The thumbnail of this video is a picture of my dear son Marshall who was standing by the front door last night in full character, perfectly still, while the poor little trick or treaters walked up to get their candy…

and then he would suddenly lunge at them yelling “whuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!” and they would damn near soil their costumes

Creepy as hell…he loved it

and totally unrelated, this is my new favorite Youtube channel....oh my god this shit cracks me up...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a9BWyldepJc

October 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “I Did NOT See This Coming”

Chapters
00:00 - Farfisa Wah (Wha-Wha / Volume)


Notes
Hello friends , you may have wondered to yourself at some point in the past ….”hmm…ya know, it doesn’t seem like Uncle Larry plays much wah”
and you’re absolutely right …because honestly I have never found a wah pedal I truly loved, and believe me friends, I have tried and owned hundreds of them.
all different kinds…old ones, new ones, cheap ones, boutique ones…you name it i have probably tried it.

So I bought this old 70s Farfisa "Wha Wha Volume" pedal recently in a package deal.
I had never heard one before …I didn’t even know this pedal existed until I saw it a couple days ago.

i was not AT ALL expecting it to be very good.

well i just plugged it in a minute ago for the first time, and honestly i was just hoping that the thing worked ok…I would have been happy with that

i sure as hell had NO EARTHLY IDEA it was gonna be the fucking coolest sounding wah I have ever plugged in to...i mean what in the fuck ????
the moral of this story? sometimes life surprises you my friends

Oh, and check the creepy ass mask I was tormenting my poor kids with last night hahaa...
it scared the shit out of them...they kept saying "jesus dad, get the hell out of here"

October 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 728, Tom Bukovac, “Fuzz Off”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / '70 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
02:04 - Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi / J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)
03:18 - Gretsch Expandafuzz / Farfisa Wah
04:08 - Mini pedals and love for them (Nobels)
04:50 - Playing '73 Big Muff
09:18 - Weird-ass Gretsch pedal / Fix?  :|
12:48 - Getting into the minis
13:24 - "Mod" mini (tremolo, phaser, vibe)
14:44 - "Reverb" mini (spring, plate, hall)
16:01 - "Delay" mini (tape, analog, digital)
18:11 - "Chorus" mini (chorus1, chorus2, flange)


Notes
Happy fuzzy Friday my dear friends …let me please extend the clammy hand of gratitude once again to those who have stuck around and supported my free channel for all these years …

You’ve stuck around through divorces, the life threatening illnesses, the face cancer and all the other insane ups and downs on this rollercoaster ride through the endless twists and turns of the modern day music business.

We CLEARLY know that making a living in the music business in the 20’s (the two thousand and 20’s I mean) is not easy friends….yet here we are.

Special thanks to my friends at Nobels for sending a very sweet and kind gift box.

Thanks to Ray for the cool pedals.

Thanks to Yann for fixing all the broken shit.

Thanks to my sweet little boys for being the fucking greatest sweetest coolest kids on earth.

Thanks to my dear friend Johnny for being the best bookie a man could ever ask for over the last 20 plus years.