July 17th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 669, Tom Bukovac, “The J-Zinger”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
00:40 - High production lighting in the station command headquarters facility research kitchen / Rock 'n' Roll stuff vs Acoustic
04:28 - New gig
06:19 - Brett Papa and Dweezil Zappa / Mystery Pedal - Warm Audio
07:57 - Neil Giraldo (Pat Benatar guitarist)
09:06 - Zing pick (The J-Zinger)
12:37 - Dead Ringer
14:08 - Neil Giraldo - Pat Benatar - Tropico - Painted Desert
17:02 - '64 Gibson J-200
17:45 - Abbey Road studio and staying home


Notes
Uncle Larry tells the class about a cool new device that one of the class members made

He wants to call it the “J-Zinger” because his name is John.
He mounts a thick ass bass string along the edge of the pick that produces a really cool array of sounds depending on how you strike it or swipe it.

Just be nice and send this sweet guy 20 bucks and he will make you a cool pick and send it to ya in the mail. You can tell he puts his heart into this shit, that’s good enough for me.

It’s a good thing to do for everyone friends .

Here’s his email
johniam2020@aol.com

April 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 613, “Hey Kid, You Like Old Gibson Acoustics?”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
02:45 - Hello, friends / David Allan Coe
04:15 - Today's show: Gibson acoustic comparison
04:53 - Gibson Jumbos / Gibsons have a sad component in general
06:39 - Gibson Banner Head / '48 Shadetop D-18
07:40 - '57 Gibson SJ-200
11:20 - '64 Gibson J-50 ("Saddest guitar ever")
13:05 - '64 Gibson J-200
14:24 - Hot ass chick that is a total dumbass / Things Larry will never do
17:30 - Gibson Century of Progress
21:29 - '57 Gibson SJ-200
22:11 - '64 Gibson J-200
22:38 - '64 Gibson J-50 ("Saddest guitar ever")
22:55 - Gibson Century of Progress
23:20 - '48-'49 Southern Jumbos (Dan Auerbach)
24:49 - Lesson: Bbmaj7/13 / Coolest chord of mankind history (Drop D)


Notes
Uncle Larry breaks out the late spring collection of dead string sadness for all to see

RIP David Allan Coe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXYmOW-hO3Y

Also, this video is rather sad…the sweet French boys at Collision Devices are having a very hard time because of tariffs from the “Orange Man”…

They wanted me to share it with you

I’m telling you guys right now…if you like music, and you DON’T own a collision devices black hole symmetry pedal I truly feel sorry for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4YHkVVJkhM

April 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 429, Tom Bukovac, “No Singer Left Behind”

Chapters
00:00 - Acoustic playing
02:26 - Hi, friends! / Working
04:46 - Helping others make records
06:03 - Gibson J-200 / Recording mojo / Changed out bridge
08:05 - Nashville resources
09:11 - Donnie Iris - Ah Leah / Producer Mark Avsec
13:46 - Keith Whitley - Don't Close Your Eyes / Transcendentally out of tune / Garth Fundis
18:25 - Pro Tools
22:36 - Working on something truly unique / Freddy Mercury
24:55 - Pet Sematary (movie)
25:54 - Vince Gill / Jedd Hughes


Notes
Uncle Larry lays out the AGE OLD moral dilemma of that dark world where technology, creativity and music meet.

April 6th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 424, Tom Bukovac, “Sunday Morning Acoustic Shootout"

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming
01:38 - Hello, friends! / Playing
02:40 - Lesson: Unexpected cool chords
06:25 - '64 Gibson J-50
06:56 - Martin D-28 Age Authentic
10:17 - J-50
11:15 - '64 Gibson J-200
13:14 - The Who and cell phones banned rant
16:05 - '43 Gibson J-45 Banner Head Mahogany
21:38 - J-45 Banner Head
21:59 - J-200
22:24 - D-28
22:50 - J-50
23:22 - Lesson: "What song are we playing"


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the dark corners some sweet old acoustics on a nice relaxing Sunday morning....grab a nice coffee and enjoy the ride.

friends....why do we all have all these different instruments?

is it an obsession? maybe

is it because we never know what song we are gonna be playing next? probably

if you are indeed enjoying this fine Sunday morning sermon, the collection plate is being passed through the aisles

PayPal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1.

April 1st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “King Of The Flat Tops”

Chapters
00:00 - Play that guitar, player


Notes
Good evening dear friends...
since the dawn of country and western music, there is only one guitar that ever earned the title “king of the flat tops” undisputedly.

the Gibson J-200….

any acoustic player knows that these gargantuan jumbos are VERY hit and miss…(mostly miss in my personal experience)

sadly, they rarely ever sound as cool as they look….BUT, when you luck out and find a special one, they can take ya' for a ride that no other acoustic can match

Thanks for watching Homeskoolers

editor's note:
Creeky this might be a good one for you to create a tempo map on, so you can add your Night Court bass sounds and Alesis HR-16 drum sounds...oh, and your muddy high gain slightly out of tune PRS overdubs