May 30th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 636, Tom Bukovac, “The Harsh Truth About Being Uncle Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Rickenbacker
02:33 - Hello / Pepe the dandruff attendant
03:30 - '59 Rickenbacker 360 Capri with work by Greg Voros
05:07 - James Burkett - Harmony Sovereign
07:09 - "Harsh Truth..." / Nashville difference between now and then
09:10 - Word of mouth is the only way / Son interruption / Rate of pay the same
10:56 - True story: Paying band members
14:30 - Playing: Pink Floyd - Hey You
15:27 - Hot movie recommendations
16:09 - Thanks and James Burkett
17:27 - Duesneberg at Gruhn's Guitars


Notes
I just wanted to try doing one of these “harsh truth” clickbait titles that everyone is doing now, just to see if this video would get a zillion views…the harsh truth is that it probably won’t.

the ACTUAL truth is that i'm just checkin' in to show you guys the INCREDIBLE restoration work that dear Greg Voros did on my trusty old '59 Ricky Capri 360, and also show you one of the amazing acoustic guitars that James Burkett in Dothan Alabama builds for way too cheap....whilst concluding with a quick but effective tour of the recently added "Duesenberg Wing" at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN.

Co-starring, Cory Terrell, Emmett Rozelle and young Marshall Bukovac.

stay tuned and stick around if you happen to be into bad ass old golden era Gibson and Fender guitars my friends...ol' Uncle Larry's got some top shelf freshly hornswaggled grade A 100 % wood pussy to show y'all real soon....i got a feelin' you're gonna like it

March 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 411, Tom Bukovac, “Jangle Reinhardt”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a Rickenbacker
03:51 - Hello, friends! / Playing
04:41 - '67-ish Rickenbacker 360 / Doug at Rumbleseat
06:24 - Toastertop pickups / Maple Glo and other Rickenbacker colors
07:40 - Comment sticky / "Surrendered Tone" / Naming paint colors at Sherwin Williams
09:20 - Amatuer guitar player only playing what they know on different guitars
10:30 - Jedd Hughes / Know how to find the good section of the guitar
10:59 - Paul McCartney with Robbie McIntosh story / Can't every guitar the same
12:25 - Opening guitar playing is difficult / Gotta learn how to do it / Hard parts
15:49 - Nothing wrong with being a hobbyist / Doing it professionally...have to be able to do it
18:43 - Rickenbacker reminiscent of Dave Stewart
21:24 - Dave Stewart trip to Tahiti
22:30 - Fishing out a lesson


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you through the sordid experience of owning an old Rickenbacker…

I always thought the company motto should be

“Rickenbacker…lower your expectations”

but…just like an old Gretsch or Mosrite that plays TERRIBLY…it simply doesn’t matter…because THE SOUND is what people are after

friends, if you are truly getting some joy out of these videos...the tip jar is just around the corner....
paypal is tombukovac@gmail.com
venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

December 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 375, Tom Bukovac, “Castles Made Of Salmon”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow and steady Jimi-style?
05:41 - Hello, friends!
06:03 - Rickenbacker 360 / Rumble Seat / Playing
09:35 - Continuation
10:20 - New Novo guitar / Playing
15:25 - The Cliffs (Uncle Larry produced band) / Jed Hughes and Tom Bukovac opening
16:30 - Novo Guitars
17:12 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - "Castles Made of Sand" (singing)
21:12 - Playing
23:13 - "Jive Bullshit" / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry tries his hand on a couple fresh horses

Special thanks to sweet Doug Jarrell at Rumbleseat Music for bringing this neglected old heap of parts from the 60s into 2024

Go see them Cliffs at the Basement on Dec 18 friends

Congrats to the folks at Novo for building a new guitar that can actually keep up with the likes of a Duesenberg Session Man

Thank you for your continued support of the channel friends….it means a lot to old Uncle Larry

September 23rd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 344, Tom Bukovac, “Rock And Roll Mountain”

Chapters
00:00 - Bringing out those tones
04:23 - Hi friends!
05:17 - More tones
05:54 - I Love Rock 'n' Roll
06:27 - Wings of Pegasus crusade
08:50 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / East Lake Ohio bar / Surfside Jack drawing
10:17 - Thanks / 5 minutes to sell guitar / "How long does it take to know if it has it or not?"
14:15 - Not my first PA head (Paul Kossoff)
14:41 - Break off toothpick / Rickenbacker
16:20 - Marshall Basketweave cab
16:49 - "Would you just use modeling gear?" / "Kemper, it's good enough"
19:00 - Drunk emails?
19:43 - Placid Blue Strat
20:22 - NFL games


Notes
Uncle Larry gets into some knee deep VCB on a fall Monday

September 22nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Sunday Bonus “Mapleglo Syrup….”

Chapters
00:00 - '66 Rickenbacker 360 look over
04:00 - '66 Marshall Plexi amp head


Notes
for your Sunday pancakes friends…

Welcome to Larry’s house of guitar horrors…where we take in the neglected brutalized stray dogs of the old guitar world and spend waaaaaay too much time and money trying to turn them in to well behaved domesticated studio pets.

Special thanks to Phil Bennett and Greg Germino for placing this BEAUTIFULLY manicured turn key old plexi into my life.
I can already tell I’m gonna have a LOT of fun with that one….

#whitebackpanelsforevah

…and a little word of encouragement for those of you out there who grew up with that legendary percussive plexi thunk that you can literally feel in your nutsack…that you can ONLY get out of an old Marshall or an old Hiwatt…it’s OK that you absolutely cannot stand modeling amps…neither can i……sssssshhhhhh

December 14th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 179, Tom Bukovac, “Big Wheel”

Chapters
00:00 - Experimenting
01:45 - Hello / Intro
03:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Thanks / Concert
04:00 - Full band and fitting into context / Small parts making complete song
05:34 - Beatles - Martha My Dear
06:00 - Lesson: Bass and drums don't have to follow each other
07:30 - Not just strumming / Finding what to play
08:45 - John Fogerty tune and story
13:12 - Rockin' playing
16:32 - Burst Believers VI (Book of guitars) / David Bowie


Notes
Uncle Larry waxes rhapsodic about interlocking all the musical puzzle pieces…in an effort to make something have “the boogie”

September 16th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ PSA, “TV Time”

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful crunch playing
01:56 - Hello, class!
02:30 - Who carries Duesenberg model
03:55 - Vince Gill CMT Special "Giants"
04:20 - Rickenbacker 360 Bubbletop


Notes
Hi guys.....if you're bored tonite check out the show i played on called "Giants" honoring Vince Gill
on the CMT network
8pm central...y'all better hurry

Stores in the U.S. that carry the Duesenberg Session Man guitar:
The Guitar Sanctuary, TX
Palen Music Center, MO
Sound Pure, NC
N' Stuff Music, PA
Lark Guitars, TX
Huber & Breese Music, MI
Willcutt Guitar, KY
Boston Guitars, MA
Midwood Guitars, NC
Spicer Music, AL
Ye Olde Music, SC
Danville Music, CA
Music Villa. MT

Thank you to all of you guys for believing in the model!