March 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Get What Ya Pay For”

Chapters
00:00 - Newer Gibson Les Paul through Roland JC-120
02:09 - Newer Les Paul
02:29 - Mike McCready Les Paul R9 (Pearl Jam)
02:56 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Burst
03:10 - Result and comments


Notes
Thanks to Drew Wynn for being my roadie in this little clip.

March 17th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 408, Tom Bukovac, “Velvet Hammers”

Chapters
00:00 - Fishing out those sounds
04:36 - Hey, friends! / Cleveland trip and neighborhood
07:40 - '52 Gibson Les Paul P90 Goldtop
08:25 - "Velvet hammers" (soft notes)
08:57 - Roland JC-120 - chorus off
10:06 - Les Paul pickups, out-of-phase sound
11:15 - "Let me play for a minute"
11:40 - Lesson: Blues in key of B and pre-bends
14:22 - Guitar Riot store / Son bought a MIM Stratocaster / Whatever you like
15:50 - Out-of-phase sound / Replacement bridge
16:45 - Lesson: Expressive pre-bends
17:27 - Gilmour and pre-bends
18:00 - "Fuck off" / "Grown-ass man making videos..." (Stalker Guy)


Notes
anyone that has given their life to the fretboard instantly knows and feels it when a certain guitar is giving you velvet hammers….and what a precious gift it is

today’s amplified signal is coming from my beloved old Roland jazz chorus 120…if you have never owned or tried one of these legendary amps you are making a serious mistake

they are, in a word, magic

November 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin' Volume 362, Tom Bukovac, "The Return Of The Click"

Chapters
00:00 - Showing how to play a ES-335 - AMAZING
06:15 - What's up? / Tom Bukovac introduction
07:45 - Living off playing music / Playing
10:39 - ES-335 click
11:49 - Rehearsal / Nicky G
13:07 - Putting in energy / Giving a Fuck vs. Not giving a Fuck = Disgruntlement
14:06 - Dickhead comment on Guthrie channel / Lashing out
17:21 - Cheering you up for the win / Playing
18:13 - '63 Gibson ES-335 / Light bulb cherry
19:36 - NFL - Cowboys
21:22 - PAF pickup
21:50 - Lesson: Sexy slide


Notes
Uncle Larry rambles on about the mundane, the absurd and the magnificent....

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November 11th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 358, Tom Bukovac, “The Death Of America’s Team”

Chapters
00:00 - Taking that Gretsch higher
05:28 - Beatles - "The Sun King" (singing and playing)
07:24 - John Lennon bashes Rolling Stones and Mick Jagger
09:04 - Roland JC-120 (Jazz Chorus 120) / Blackface Twin Reverb
10:13 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
10:47 - Pontiac GTO delivery
11:29 - Sam Bettens
12:21 - Lesson: Raised 5th on minor
13:20 - Child rearing comments
14:10 - "Stupid Boy"?
15:35 - Twisters movie / Recycled stuff
16:26 - Originality / David Essex - Rock On / Herbie Flowers / John Deacon
18:51 - "You don't talk about women"? / Private life and class
19:56 - Otis Gibbs, Guthrie, Jedd
20:31 - NFL
23:05 - "Most amateurs get wrong"
24:58 - "Is tone in the hands?" / Nothing to do with gear
25:55 - Making up a Will and writing the letter


Notes
Uncle Larry covers a wide swath of VCB in one swell foop on this Veteran's Day holiday….
Everything from gettin’ laid to the Abbey Road medley.

here is that Lennon interview i mentioned
• John Lennon vs Mick Jagger

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October 14th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 349, Tom Bukovac “Please Come To Cleveland (For The Springtime)

Chapters
00:00 - Slow, down home playing
08:08 - Hey, friends! / Triple sessions is a lot of work / Break into song
09:35 - Fender kick
09:51 - Roland JC-120 / More than 1 amp setup and a great soundman
11:24 - Jim Croce / Tight bands and rehearsing
14:16 - Jamie French work / Fall weather
14:49 - Lesson: E to A interesting changes / Barring the A with 1 finger
18:06 - Making a loop out of it
19:51 - Lesson: Little finger hammer pulloff / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry comin at ya on a Monday nite…after the big game…after the long ass day of triple sessions…a little bit toasty but still checkin in with his beloved Homeskoolers before bed.

Crystalline tone courtesy of Roland Incorporated Of Japan

October 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “BIG Bang For The Buck”

Chapters
00:00 - 'TOP of clean sound' amp


Notes
You would be AMAZED if you knew how many of your favorite guitar parts were recorded with one of these legendary grossly underpriced beasts.

The Roland Jazz Chorus 120

There was a time in music history when basically EVERYONE was using one of these amps…
you know why? Cuz they sound fucking amazing

For what it costs to buy one of these , there is really no excuse not to have one

Certainly not the right amp for everything, but the stuff it IS right for? There ain’t nothing better

September 14th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 165, Tom Bukovac, “Flutter And Wow”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, class! / Video intro about loop building lesson / '62 Strat
01:17 - Loop: Starting the loop
02:04 - Loop: Changing loops
04:02 - Get the bass / Tuning
05:38 - Lesson: Chords and progression
07:30 - Harmony H22 hollowbody bass
07:56 - Loop: Bass recording and play along
10:49 - Getting ready to solo / Looper
11:40 - Loop: Practice soloing
13:00 - Marshall 50-watt Combo Amp / Cleaning it up
13:45 - Loop: Restarting the loop for solo
16:35 - Tone (pickup, pedals)
17:34 - Loop: Take 1 soloing
20:33 - Summarizing


Notes
Uncle Larry takes the class along on a leisurely stroll to looptown….with a cameo appearance by his son’s old Harmony H-22 hollowbody bass.

Ampluhmicatiun provided by a ‘78 Marshall JMP 50 watt 2x12” combo with master volume.

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Thank you for watching friends, i mean it

May 13th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ rare gear review, “Tough Guy Delay�

Chapters
00:00 - RE-202 demo
00:58 - Friends! / Gear reviews and demo pedals
01:57 - Roland Space Echo pedal review
02:37 - First impressions
03:57 - Look and features
05:00 - Demo
06:14 - EQ controls / Gain
07:43 - Reverb
09:03 - Tap tempo
09:58 - Saturation
10:44 - Mode selector


Notes
A rare gear review from Larry….filled to the brim with brutal honesty, laughter and tears.

Special thank you to dearest James Hatem and the fine people at Roland for letting me try this cool new pedal…the RE-202.

Please note, this device has far more to offer than i glanced upon in this precursory perfunctory analysis, including a “warp” freak out mode that happens when you hold down the pedal, but i wasn’t emotionally ready to delve into all that in this video.

totally unrelated, these rug cleaning vids have at least temporarily taken the place of old NFL films in Larry's current youtube watch list https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J1EP...

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March 1st, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Volume 131, Tom Bukovac, “Hello?….hello???…hello????…hello????”

Chapters
00:00 - Spacey, trippy playing
00:50 - Hello, friends! / 501chorusecho? / Roland Chorus Echo (RE-501)
14:00 - Opening it up


Notes
s this thing on???

Uncle Larry waxes rhapsodic about capstans and pinch rollers, and explores some of Japan’s proudest moments in great detail.

Not a SINGLE ONE of you out there realized that there were TWO volume 128’s of the Homeskoolin series…. even more proof that Larry needs a secretary…..secret-a-larry

Thank you guys for the kind words and kind donations….you guys really know how to make a gal feel welcome and loved.

Larry appreciates it

August 29th, 2021

Homeskoolin’ Volume 110, Tom Bukovac, “Unclelectric Larryland”

Chapters
00:00 - Bad ass intro jam / Come On
02:00 - Hello, class!
02:58 - Stressful morning / Leo (son) sick
03:25 - Cover tune / Jimi doing Earl
04:42 - '60 Strat / Tuned down to Eb
05:07 - The Gear Page / Thin Lipped Cups
05:52 - Trip the Witch / Jon Anderson
07:30 - Viewer Comment Bin / Football
07:52 - Best 5 guitar amplifiers
09:01 - Direct box
09:42 - Bus story and sense of humor
10:52 - Roland BeeBaa Fuzz
11:31 - Top 5 Worst Guitar Inventions / Thanks
12:45 - EHX Frequency Analyzer


Notes
A brief chat on many things, including hurricanes, tunings, pedals, and people who are NOT fun to hang out with at parties.

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