December 30th, 2025

The AC-15 Channel Volume 551, Tom Bukovac, “Back Seat Psychology”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away into melody
03:18 - Hello, friends
03:47 - Lesson: The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
05:17 - The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (Pop record crafting)
07:22 - '63 Gibson ES-335
08:42 - You can tell what kind of person's mind by the messyness of backseat of their car
10:20 - NFL
12:12 - Revisiting The Pretenders album


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about “big mo”…and various and sundry other items, whilst simultaneously coaxing tones out of an “exceptionally fine condition” (as George Gruhn would say) 1963 Gibson ES-335 being amplified by a particularly pleasing sounding early Vox amplifier.

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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July 25th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 57, Tom Bukovac, “Fade Into Cleveland”

Chapters
00:00 - Island music intro
02:36 - Hello, class!
04:02 - RIP Peter Green
04:20 - VCB name / Reasonable man
05:24 - "A Good Friend of Mine"
06:00 - The Pretenders / Lesson
06:48 - String changing
07:28 - Mosrite Combo / Noisy
08:27 - Horizontal layout of chords


Notes
A brief chat family discussion about the VCB.

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