November 10th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 357, Tom Bukovac, “The Art Wall”

Chapters
00:00 - Some strumming
04:10 - Hello, friends! / Video games
05:50 - Dead strings / In tune
06:40 - Acid hands and strings
08:21 - Youtube videos about trips (Truck House Life)
09:26 - Negative visualization about life / Stay calm
12:55 - Comment about harsh child teaching / Understanding of life through kids / 100% selflessness
16:52 - "Life goes so fast"?
18:30 - Lesson: Fast scale
18:57 - Early Scorpions - Sails of Charon / Captain Beyond
21:00 - Lesson: "Snake Charmer Scale"
21:50 - Uli Roth at Wacken story (Playing Sails of Charon)
22:44 - Otis Gibbs (new YouTube channel) & Todd Sharp (Nashville Amp Repair)
23:42 - Rust Valley Restorers show
24:53 - Rolling Stones - Angie


Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya the REAL truth about having kids.....ya' know, all the stuff that's not in the brochure.
If any of you boys out there are on the fence regarding this particular subject, maybe this will give ya a nudge...in either direction...

only slightly unrelated, dear Leo and I are very proud of the art wall we put up in the new house last night ...some of his finest works, new and old.
such a good boy, very creative soul.

on the subject of music, people will sometimes ask me things like
"uncle larry, what is your definition of REAL soul and feel on the guitar?..."

i ALWAYS respond the same way....i just say "watch THIS friends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hYPo2py77A

March 7th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Livin’ On Tulsa Time”

Chapters
00:00 - Gretsch / Welcome / Ashville
01:11 - Vintage guitar prices
06:18 - Fender Precision Bass
07:45 - '52 Gibson Goldtop
09:20 - New merch / Designer


Notes
Drew Winn of Guitar House of Tulsa stops by for a visit.
Come see him at the vintage guitar show in Asheville this weekend, and come see him at the Amigo’s Nashville show in March 23-24.

If you want to place a hold on either of these fine instruments email me at tombukovac@gmail.com

September 26th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 244, Tom Bukovac, "Thrill To The Exciting New Sound Of Stereo"

Chapters
00:00 - Plicking some Doors on '70 Mustang
01:10 - "Woke up this morning" / Doors / "Iconic Band" question?
03:31 - Episode 244 / Volto / Fall weather
04:55 - Garage Sale thank you
05:20 - Garage Sale: 1970 Fender Mustang for sale / Give away guitars
06:27 - Garage Sale: 1952 Gibson Les Paul
08:38 - '52 Les Paul playing
10:13 - Tube reverb
11:18 - Tone shaping with Ebo Customs E-Verb
13:20 - How good can a guitar sound?
14:14 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Favorite song to play live?
15:03 - Hit songs and the power
17:58 - Gibson's biggest fails?
23:30 - Electro-Harmonix (EHX) best pedal company
25:30 - Bought entire collection
28:35 - Biggest regret selling guitar? / Not a hoarder / '59 Jazzmaster (the best)
30:30 - '61 Gibson SG TV Junior / Pulling the trigger / Doubleneck
33:30 - "Soft porn" YouTube instrument lessons
35:17 - Footage of Eric Clapton & Stephen Stills


Notes
There's a lot here...

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want one of these old plunks

June 1st, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 223, Tom Bukovac, "10,000 Hour Blues"

Chapters
00:00 - Some intro noodling
04:48 - Hello, class! / Thanks
05:30 - '61 Gretsch White Falcon - incredible guitar / New tail piece
09:18 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / 10,000 hrs. of playing
11:10 - Black Mountain Slide / Ziggy
12:25 - Guitar House shirts
12:47 - Phrasing flows and background track
13:10 - Glorious feedback
13:35 - Movie soundtracks and computer software
14:23 - Steely Dan
17:11 - Modes and scales
17:33 - Lesson: 2 chord loop / Playing over it
20:40 - Lesson: 2 coolest notes in passage


Notes
Larry does the real math and figures out that 10,000 hours is actually just the cover charge that gets you in the door...so you can actually begin learning....

January 5th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Luxe Collective”

Chapters
00:00 - Looking for a house


Notes
Overall, Uncle Larry is a very content soul. He has worked very hard, and has been very fortunate to achieve pretty much everything he ever set out to do in this life.

He is one of those guys that is difficult to buy gifts for, because he seemingly already has everything he wants.

However, there is ONE THING, and ONE THING ONLY that he feels like he is missing in this life. A house with a pool.

Larry literally doesn’t even know how to swim, and personally speaking, he cares very little about pools. However, he has two young boys that LOVE to swim.

And Lord knows that trying to kill a 120 degree saturday in nashville with 2 young boys and no pool TOTALLY SUCKS BALLS.

I clearly understand that the Homeskoolin channel was originally packaged as a free guitar lesson channel…but over the years we have certainly branched out to a VAST ARRAY of non music related subjects. And today’s subject?

If anyone out there is looking for literally the best realtor in Nashville, well here she is. I have been through soooo many realtors in my life…when i found Lisa years ago the search was immediately over. She is the COOLEST…absolutely no bullshit, gets the job done right.

Please try her, you will not regret it

Lisa Landyn
The Luxe Collective
615-870-7986
Lisa@luxetn.com

Tell her uncle larry sent you…

Plus…I just thought it would be fun to look at a house for sale on the Homeskoolin’ channel.

November 7th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Drew’s Album Party!l

Chapters
00:00 - Chattin'


Notes
You guys know my pal Drew Winn right? Owner of the legendary Guitar House of Tulsa, and more importantly a fine singer songwriter… Drew’s first self titled album is coming out November 15th, and you will be able to get it on https://drewwinn.bandcamp.com

Television’s own Uncle Larry produced the album and played guitar on it….with some help from some Nashville session ringers…David Dorn on keys, Chris Utley engineering, Jacob Lowrey on bass, Dorian Crozier and Shawn Fichter on drums, Jedd Hughes on guitar, Vance Powell mixing.


www.drewwinn.com is Drew’s website Thanks for watching kids!

August 19th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Epic Trilogy Edition

Chapters
00:00 - Tour of the new Guitarhouse


Notes
Damn near 30 minutes of Homeskoolin Tulsa style. As most of you know, my dear friend Drew Winn from Guitar House in Tulsa has handled all the Homeskoolin’ merch from the beginning. Here we get a look at his AMAZING store and we get a real good look at how all the Homeskoolin’ merch gets handled. We also stopped by a little studio and i got to meet Seth Lee Jones who is a good friend of Drew’s. Seth is the amazing young Tulsa guitarist I mentioned several videos back. Here he is kind enough to show us his gear…very nice fella…great to have him on the show. Thanks for watchin guys

March 28th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 135, Tom Bukovac, “Sympathetic For The Devil”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the double-neck with bliss resonance
02:42 - Hello, friends! / Guitar show
03:50 - Son into guitars / Inspirational message about kids
05:36 - Deals at guitar show
05:54 - 1958 Gibson EMS-1235 hollowbody double-neck
07:07 - Demonstration
08:36 - 1967 Marshall PA 50 watt plexi
09:00 - Pedal trading / Pre-Rocked Pedals / Lessons coming


Notes
A brief chat on sympathetic string vibrations on double neck guitars….fatherhood…and the virtues of vintage guitar shows…

Companies mentioned in episode are
Pre-Rocked Pedals
Diablo Guitars
Abalone Vintage

In this video Larry is plunking a 1958 Gibson EMS-1235 hollow body double neck through a 1967 Marshall PA 50 watt plexi.

Thanks for watching the show friends

March 25th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus…”Vintage Guitar Show Etiquette”

Chapters
00:00 - Setting up vintage guitars for display in Franklin, Tennessee
04:02 - Etiquette advice
08:42 - What should customers stop doing? / Have a starting price
10:12 - Customer has a fake guitar?


Notes
The lovely and talented Drew Winn from Guitar House in Tulsa explains the do’s and dont’s of a typical vintage guitar show type scenario….with some prodding by yours truly.

February 18th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ “Morning Meditations With Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Soulful playing
03:51 - Hello, class / Thanks
04:28 - Humidifier / Mosquitos
05:45 - E Maj & C Maj / Jumping around fretboard in scale
07:30 - Learning guitar and empathizing (flip it over)


Notes
Part one of a series of unfortunate “morning meditations” you Homeskoolers might have to endure….Larry rambles on about nothing once again.

November 30th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Update, “Larry’s Pet Falken”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful loop playing
02:35 - Hello, class!
04:07 - Duesenberg Falken
05:19 - Chords lesson / Dropped-D
06:38 - Loop lesson
08:22 - Rolling Rock in a bottle
08:40 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / 1946 gibson j-45 neck
09:34 - 1964 Fender Vibroverb 1x15 combo amp
09:50 - 1959 Watkins Westminster
10:06 - Much thanks to all


Notes
Hey guys….thanks for watching the show. Check out www.guitarhouse.net for uncle larry merch…plexi soul cd’s and t shirts on the way.

Uncle larry’s garage sale…email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you are interested in any of this shit.

1) absolutely primo 1946 gibson j-45 neck only….AMAZING condition and original finish ….1500 firm…this could be a life changer for the right person/repairman out there

2) 1964 fender vibroverb 1x15 combo amp. As you know this model is BY FAR the most coveted of the entire blackface line by collectors…basically just a pro reverb with a 15” speaker, for twice the money. 4500 firm and i WILL NOT SHIP…you gotta come to larry’s house to get this if you want it. 7/10 cosmetic condition…has definitely been played and gigged. All original trannies and speaker…serviced by Ebo…sounds absolutely lovely

3) 1959 watkins westminster…small and EXTREMELY stylish little british tube combo amp….sounds good but could sound GREAT with a bit of tweaking and TLC….Sold as is for 1300 firm and I WILL NOT SHIP. Nice sounding tremolo circuit

January 2nd, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 84, Tom Bukovac, “I Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Pt 4”

Chapters
00:00 - 70s intro jam
03:05 - Hello, class!
04:34 - VCB / Stretching chords
05:35 - Warm up / Pain in the arm
06:12 - String height / Low action
07:12 - Relic guitars? / Lacquer
08:51 - Farmland t-shirt
09:28 - Todd Rundgren joke
09:56 - Trip the Witch breakdown
10:24 - Crazy chord progression lesson


Notes
Just a chill little composition to kick off the new year from your dearest uncle. Thanks for all the sweet comments about this show being a bright spot of an otherwise bleak year...it truly means the world. Hang in there guys and keep on practicing.

PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
T shirts and mugs available at www.guitarhouse.net

May 10th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 25, Tom Bukovac, “City To City”

Chapters
00:00 - Baker Street intro
00:42 - Welcome
03:57 - Viewer Comment Bin / Doing your homework?
05:39 - Who are the Greats?
09:20 - Underrated players
12:33 - Magic Man lesson


Notes
A brief look at the genius of music of days long gone... t shirts available at guitarhouse.net if you like the show, PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

May 7th, 2020

Homeskoolin' Volume 23, Tom Bukovac, “The Two Me’s”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:55 - Welcome
01:20 - Guitar House / Rolling Rock t-shirt
03:01 - Viewer Comment Bin
03:33 - Quiet Session Man / Acting / 2 me's
06:02 - Nashville studios
07:43 - Funny 2 session story on the fly
09:19 - Senn guitar stains from gig bag
10:00 - Nashville guitar words
11:59 - Tone control lesson


Notes
A brief chat about schizophrenia and a look into the viewer comment bin. order a Homeskoolin' t shirt at guitarhouse.net

May 1st, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 18, Tom Bukovac, “R&B and Contest Results”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
01:30 - Welcome / Contest winners
07:20 - Pitch List (Chris Lindsey)
08:18 - City of Nashville
09:06 - '59 Gibson 335 / divot neck
11:15 - R&B type lick lesson


Notes
Quarantone courtesy of 1959 Gibson ES-335 straight into Bogner Goldfinger...

Heres the list of XTS challenge contest winners...in no particular order...
Hannes Porombka
Jake Curran
Kaven Girouard
Eric Potapenko
Emerson Swinford
Victoire Buffet
Kevin Afflack
Thurman Juan

Congrats!! Contact xacttone.com support to claim prizes Homeskoolin’ t shirts available at guitarhouse.net Check out Chris Lindsey Pitch List podcast Homeskoolin’ tip jar: PayPal tombukovac@gmail.com

April 29th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 17, Tom Bukovac, "Old. No. 33"

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
00:36 - Hello / Live chat
02:03 - Shipping address
02:40 - Homeskoolin' gear / Guitar House
04:09 - That Pedal Show thanks
04:22 - Viewer Comment Bin / Tea
05:15 - Lousiana groove loop lesson
08:06 - Layering guitars / contrast
09:40 - "No such thing as a bad guitar sound"
11:55 - Homework


Notes
A brief look into the viewer comment bin....guys please send any swag to this address below. Devin "The Dokta" Blotard 1308 Riverwood Dr.

April 20th, 2020

Homeskoolin Volume 11, Tom Bukovac, “The Power Of The 5 Minor”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro sad jam
02:40 - Guitar House
03:00 - Coolest viewers
04:02 - Monty Python reference
05:15 - Gear talk
06:56 - How sessions work
10:45 - Make session magic
13:20 - Tom's material / lesson
14:42 - Blues over major: "I don't fuckin' like it at all"


Notes
A brief chat on the strange elusive power of the “Coldplay chord”