May 26th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 456, Tom Bukovac, “Days Of Wine And Neurosis”

00:00 - Playing and singing / Shed and recording
09:27 - Apologizing to repair guys / Repair to guitars that ruins it
12:39 - Tall frets
Notes
Happy Memorial Day dear Homeskoolers…this video covers a topic that is constantly bubbling just beneath the surface at all times, but is rarely discussed…the great neurosis that paralyzes all guitar players
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December 6th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 371, Tom Bukovac, “Iced Tea Dreams”

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
September 19th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 342, Tom Bukovac, “Play Your Ass Out”

00:00 - '70s rockin' and singing
02:44 - Turning the knobs on your guitar / Secret treble bleed
05:05 - Lesson: Making it sound British enough / Play softer / Bag of subtleties
08:00 - Lesson: Old school '60s sound
08:46 - Thank you to Nick Drushel / Frets on guitars
09:30 - No shortage of tone on the SG Special
10:08 - "What kind of fret wire"? / "What kind of action" / Action and setup
11:38 - SG vs. Les Paul (sustain and dead spots)
12:34 - Nylon saddles
13:13 - Fret jobs
16:25 - Rebinds
17:20 - Neck sets / Gruhn knowledge
21:16 - Sting - Bring on the Night - Piano solo by Kenny Kirkland
Notes
There’s a hilarious old bit of Nashville session folklore that I have heard since I first moved here…
It’s about a Japanese record producer who didn’t quite “know the lingo” getting really excited on a session and yelling “you play your ass out!!” to all the musicians hahaaaa
September 12th, 2020
Homeskoolin’ Volume 69, Tom Bukovac, “Firebird Lullaby”

00:00 - Beautiful, soulful intro
03:20 - Hello, class!
04:18 - '63 Gibson Firebird
04:39 - Phone message question / Intonation
05:03 - VCB / Frets
07:56 - '63 Gibson 335
08:20 - Gibson guitars and frets / Pythagorean
11:23 - Bridges
11:59 - Chords lesson
16:02 - Tone control / Weapon use secretly
Notes
A brief discussion on Pythagoras and his contribution to the guitar culture.
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