January 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 388, Tom Bukovac, “The Feed Trough & The Egg Basket”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' out to a loop, starting with bass
11:47 - What's up friends / Snow day / Fires
12:54 - Lesson: Circle of fifths & fourths
15:10 - Don't ever put all your eggs in 1 basket / Multiple feed troughs
19:25 - Pet peeve of fired musicians / Trash talking head musician / Networking
25:51 - Lesson: Faster, cleaner chords
27:28 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235 double neck / Less than 100 built / Abalone Vintage


Notes
Tom Bukovac heats up the tubes in old narrow panel tweed Deluxe on a snowy day in the not so Deep South….and also recounts the ancient tale of “the basket and the trough” (that’s pronounced “troff” Stringlocker…you know, like one of those things cows eat out of?)

July 3rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Original Owner”

Chapters
00:00 - History of Bukovac Burst / Mailbox letters
02:24 - History of Bukovac Doubleneck
03:26 - History of Bukovac Goldtop


https://obits.al.com/us/obituaries/huntsville/name/larry-lee-obituary?id=11959074

https://southerngaragebands.com/dynamicsauburndale.html

https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2020/09/26/polks-hit-making-country-musician-composer-carl-chambers-dies-73/3546106001/


Notes
Uncle Larry does a bit of guitarcheology on the eve of America’s birthday…

Just throwing up a Hail Mary here that someone out there might happen to recognize the young fella in the black and white photo holding what I affectionately refer to as the “Mailbox Letter Burst” (serial number 8 6785)

This video also shows Larry Lee, the fella who I believe might be the original owner of my 58 Gibson EMS-1235, (the 50’s doublenecks oddly did not have serial numbers)…and Darrell Ellis, the fella that might be the original owner of my 57 Les Paul Standard Goldtop (serial number 7 3293)

Happy 4th my dear friends…and like I say every year, don’t blow your fingers off ferchrissakes

July 2nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 324, Tom Bukovac, “Drive Vs. Talent”

Chapters
00:00 - Fuckin' rawkin' the doubleneck
01:43 - Hello, friends! / Working the sessions today
03:30 - Listening and be tasteful with great musicians in a session ("Don't throw too much paint")
05:34 - Ann Wilson cancelled tour due to cancer
06:17 - Gibson Doubleneck (EMS-1235 unique hollowbody) / Joe Bonamassa
08:31 - Positive comments about Class Presentation / Economics about project
09:56 - Teaching classes in the future / "Pisses me off" when teaching and they didn't practice
11:00 - Lesson: Practice what someone shows you and then Explore
11:51 - Always be in song mode, don't start and stop / Bubba
14:50 - "Caucasian people rushing" / Out of context / The Gear Page
16:00 - Playing
17:16 - Lesson: Smitty's lick (5 note lick)


Notes
Uncle Larry gets his chunk on after a fun day of sessioneering with some sweet old friends.

This one goes out to our boy Deercreek Audio, also known as "The Poolside Stalker".
Deercreek is a long time Homeskooler who likes to sit in his studio late at night in his tight bike shorts and put drums on my little jams using his trusty Alesis HR-16 drum machine....and he also loves to substitute all of my original bass notes with his Yamaha DX-7 set on the "Night Court Bass" (patch number 78).

Deercreek and Sting Locker (V.P. of Homeskoolin' Industries) have a bit of what some might call a "strained relationship".....kind of a love hate thing you might say.

March 27th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 293, Tom Bukovac, “Upstroke Me”

Chapters
00:00 - Changing the stroke on the doubleneck
06:58 - Hello, friends! / Update
07:45 - Baltimore bridge crash / Life perspective
09:18 - Sitar effect / Melatron
10:11 - Gibson Doubleneck
10:34 - Ann Wilson thanks (video)
11:12 - "Life change after 100,000 subscribers?" / Heavy sessioneering
13:20 - Lesson: Upstrokes
14:08 - Lesson: Loop chords (G D F C)
15:28 - Lesson: Upstroke chord (x x 5 0 3 3]
16:21 - Upstrokes vs. Downstrokes


Notes
Uncle Larry says two necks are better than one….could be a winner but maybe just a sinner now….

here's that video about making Ann's latest record...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dlor1o5r2g

and...if you need something cool to put your coffee in try this friends...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/tom-bukovac-homeskoolin-mug.html

March 4th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ “The World’s Most Natural Doubling Effect”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming the whole thing


Notes
Happy Sunday friends

February 7th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Man Hunt”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing and a strummin'
01:36 - Quick episode & thanks
02:05 - Recognize this owner?
02:28 - Gibson EMS 1275 Doubleneck


Notes
Just wondering if any of you old guys out there might recognize this fella

One of the previous owners of my 58 Gibson EMS-1235 double neck

February 6th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 275, Tom Bukovac, “You Go On TV With Hair Like That?”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming some Heavenly tunes
03:15 - Hello, friends! / That Pedal Show / Episode 275
04:23 - Gibson Doubleneck and some sounds
05:06 - Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
06:52 - Toby Keith, RIP
10:00 - Rick Beato video
10:22 - Epiphone rabbit hole
11:22 - Lesson: Cool lick / Gibson Doubleneck sounds
12:09 - Movies: Mighty Wind & Best In Show
13:25 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ever get nervous? / Don't read music
15:23 - Nervous about getting sick on stage / In charge of a gig and something going wrong
16:50 - Andy Gellison rework of Doubleneck
17:30 - Mortified at past recordings at all?


Notes
bed head Larry plays ya' a little early morning blues and pays tribute to a dear old departed friend

tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958…amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modelers...

and now for some fucking GENIUS comedy...