December 23rd, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 266, Tom Bukovac, “Christmas In Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - Special singing and playing
02:10 - Breaking into the outer realms
04:20 - Whazzup! / Birthday gifts thanks!
05:00 - Phase 100 Script logo / Topps card Bukovac t-shirt / Books and albums
07:00 - VCB / Live setting tempo Singer vs. Guitarist (Opry Rules: Always follow the singer) / Framing the vocal
12:36 - King Crimson, Robert Fripp / Bill Bruford vs. Alan White (Yes) / More presents
14:19 - '57 Les Paul PAF Goldtop / Blowing shit up


Notes
Happy holidays dear friends…hope you all have great times with your families and I hope that you can avoid the usual frustrations that come from being secluded with your relatives that have terrible communication skills.

Thank you for the 3rd year of supporting this loony little channel

March 31st, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Special Episode, “Uncle Larry's Hearing Test”

Chapters
00:00 - Pedals, pedals, and more pedals (Duelist, Memory Man, etc.)
04:30 - XTS pedal tester
07:18 - Test setup
10:32 - Test starts / Klon
12:18 - Ibanez - Mostortion
13:22 - Nobels - ODR-1
14:30 - Ibanez - Tube Screamer
14:39 - Klon
16:15 - Analog Man - King of Tone
16:48 - Nobels - ODR-1
18:07 - Redo / Ibanez - Tube Screamer
18:29 - Klon
18:39 - Stand outs / Nobels - ODR-1
18:50 - Ibanez - Tube Screamer
19:07 - Analog Man - King of Tone
19:25 - Results of old pedal test
20:40 - More modern pedals / Test setup
22:35 - MXR - Timmy / Brighter hands (Ford Thurston)
23:49 - KingTone - HeavyHand
25:05 - Pedaltrain - Nightlight Distortion
25:25 - Comparison: HeavyHand vs. Nightlight / Cars - Dangerous Type
27:50 - Strymon - Sunset / Randy Rhoads - Crazy Train
30:36 - Browne Amplification - Atom / Atom vs. Nightlight
32:15 - Results of new pedal test
33:45 - Nobels vs. Nobels / Differences
38:10 - Clean sound
38:40 - Marshall - Bluesbreaker
39:17 - Roger Mayer - Voodoo-1 / Michael Landau
40:32 - Nobels vs. Nobels test setup
41:11 - Nobels mini (4)
41:43 - Nobels (2) / Mini (4) vs. (2)
42:45 - Nobels (1)
43:08 - Nobels (2)
43:26 - Nobels (3)
44:11 - Swapped pots
44:30 - (3) vs. (1)
45:00 - Mini (4) vs. (1)
46:00 - Roger Mayer - Voodoo-1 (palate cleanser) / Runthrough test
47:15 - Pedal runthrough
50:28 - Results of the Nobels / Runthrough again with matched volume


Notes

Uncle Larry doing a blind pedal shootout where it is absolutely impossible to “listen with your eyes” like people sometimes do....special thank you to all the sweet friends who helped put this video together....credit list below.

Starring
Ryan Nixon and Brett Moore from guitareffectspedals.com
https://www.guitareffectspedals.com

And:
Barry O Neal and Greg Walton from XTS pedalboards
https://xacttone.com/info/

August 23rd, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 160, Tom Bukovac, “The Honey Man”

Chapters
00:00 - The Pretenders - Kid play through
01:20 - Hello / Analog Man
02:52 - Genesis and challenge
03:50 - MXR Dyna Comp / Foam turns to glue tip
05:45 - The Pretenders history and talk / Lesson: Chord
08:38 - Lesson: The Kid bridge lesson
10:12 - Lesson: The Kid solo lesson
13:00 - VCB
13:20 - Amp-like pedals / Modeling
15:56 - Epiphone Casino / Choppers and modifying guitars / Tremolo vs. Vibrato
19:00 - David Gilmour / Variation of out of tune makes it real
21:33 - Apple products
22:04 - Musical memory and ear training
24:39 - Hanging out with Ann Wilson


Notes
A brief look at some genius shit from 1980…and a gaze into the vast crevasse (i like to say it like kruh-vaaaaahhhhzzzz) that is the VCB

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April 14th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Play Along With “Plexiholic” Loop

Chapters
00:00 - Loop going into a building wall of Marshalls


Notes
Thought i would give you guys a shot at this before i wiped it.

My god i wish you could hear what this sounds like in the actual room…this iphone mic is picking up about 10 percent of it….one of the sickest tones i have ever dialed up in my life. 67 marshall plexi pa 50 head into a 68 4x12 with original 30s with 55 hz bass cones on the left….68 plexi super bass 50 into an ‘87 2x12 silver jubilee cab on right.

Chords

Verse
F add 9 to G back and forth (four times)

Bridge
Eb X6808X
Bb6 X,13,15,0,15,X

Last chord Bb6b5 X,13,14,0,15,X

Enjoy!


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April 13th, 2022

Homeskoolin Volume 138, Tom Bukovac, “Plexiholic”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow, beautiful, raunchy loop playing
03:36 - Hello, class! / Thanks / Nashville floods
04:45 - 1 year anniversary
05:19 - View Comment Bin - Trigger Hippy days
07:23 - Joan Osborne
09:03 - Favorite Twight Zone?  The Shelter
10:37 - Overcoming Red Light Fever?
12:39 - Guitar or amp you never had?
13:35 - Crazy prices of instruments
14:02 - "Uncle Larry" amp / Ebo Customs
15:00 - Recent addiction to Marshall Plexis


Notes
A brief look at the VCB and the wonders of the old MXR Stereo Chorus.

Thanks for watching people


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December 6th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 82, Tom Bukovac, “Ph-ph-ph-ph-phases”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow jazzy intro
00:24 - Hello, class!
01:16 - Phase shifters
02:54 - MXR Phase 90 demo
03:30 - Musitronics - Mu-Tron
04:00 - All-time greatest phaser riff
05:18 - EVH - MXR Phase 90
05:46 - Genesis tune lesson
10:42 - Nashville auto mechanics?
11:27 - Tweed Bassman


Notes
A brief rant on one of America’s great past time....phase shiftin’!!!

Happy Sunday

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June 14th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 41, Tom Bukovac, “Wall Of Sound”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
03:02 - Hello, class!
04:47 - Duesenberg
06:24 - Viewer Comment Bin / Trustworthy
06:54 - Favorite chord change
08:12 - Pants?
09:10 - Internalized beat
10:16 - Band vs. Session guy (Ringer)
11:53 - Jeff Senn Guitar
13:56 - Intro jam lesson


Notes
A brief look at the music of the 50’s and a full body cavity search of the beloved Senn strat. PayPal tip jar: tombukovac@gmail.com

April 6th, 2020

Corona Lessons Volume 20, Tom Bukovac, "Option Anxiety"

Chapters
00:00 - Country-esque playing
02:15 - Welcome to the Corona Lessons / Contest
02:52 - Duesenberg Double Cat / Multi-Benders
05:24 - Bender lesson
09:32 - The subject of "gear" / Tone is in the fingers
10:52 - Old pedal companies / How to decide what to use? / Option Anxiety


Notes
Good morning everyone...don't worry I'm not "poundin' rocks" quite yet...I actually recorded this yesterday afternoon. I apologize for all the noise and constant distractions....family man.