March 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 597, Tom Bukovac “Ouds and Lutes”

Chapters
00:00 - Little heat from Texas
05:15 - Guitar is hard, friends
07:11 - Playing: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
09:49 - Chess songs / Yes / Playing and singing
14:20 - Teaching lessons to ass guy


Notes
Uncle Larry fantasizes about being young and British with long straight hair and weird teeth, and about having some ancient exotic stringed instruments …all while being trapped in a world of American P-90s and vintage Cleveland tweed…

May 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 436, Tom Bukovac, “Back In The Compensated Saddle”

Chapters
00:00 - Demonstration of Music City saddles / '63 Fender Telecaster
03:30 - '64 Fender Telecaster Custom
05:29 - '60 Fender Telecaster / The Who
06:47 - Lesson: Jefferson Airplane basic Music Theory
10:12 - Metallica & Pantera show
10:36 - Lesson: Beatles love of major and minor 3rd at same time


Notes
If you don’t already have a set of Music City Bridge Groovemaster Tele saddles, you are a naughty naughty boy

November 1st, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 250, Tom Bukovac "Special Halloween Edition"

Chapters
00:00 - Little Halloween music / Happy Halloween / Playing
04:30 - EQ pedal trick / Playing
07:50 - The Cure and Ziggy Stardust
09:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Studio etiquette change from youngsters
11:39 - "Screwed on a guitar deal, ever?"
13:07 - Hot stuff on Quora digest
13:30 - Kirk Hammett playing (YouTube)
14:00 - Best thing being a session player vs. band / Watching the trends from afar / Giant marriage
15:35 - Jefferson Airplane
16:41 - Janes Addiction
17:27 - Gibson 335
17:45 - Big Al stuff


Notes
Wow...250 episodes...thanks for coming along for the ride friends...

go to www.ziggysartstudio if you want to check out one of the rad limited edition prints he drew up to commemorate episode 250

and...we are getting damn close to 90K prescribers....wow

and i think there are a couple hundred vinyl copies of Plexi soul still left...if you want one go to either of these two links folks

https://thesessionman.myshopify.com/

https://thesessionman.com/


a LOT of new viewers have recently asked "where is the tip jar?" when they felt led to contribute something after 248 free guitar lessons

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

AND...you can purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merchandise..including several different T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.


A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to... one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch