June 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 656, Tom Bukovac, “Experimental Doink”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello
01:33 - Fender Telecaster and putting on flatwound 9's on it
03:35 - Music City Bridge Groove Master telly saddles
04:13 - Capo / Going to 9's and the super doink
12:45 - Guild S-200 Thunderbird
13:51 - Testing out for the first time
14:42 - Email about the "Uncle Larry Freeze" / Busting balls
22:33 - Plugging it in / Slamming it on table / Tuning
24:00 - Could not hate this any more than I do


Notes
Uncle Larry forges fearlessly ahead in the quest to experiment with new sounds.

June 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 655, Tom Bukovac, “Classic Rock Clams”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: The Allman Brothers - Melissa
01:10 - Hello, friends! / Guild S-200 Thunderbird
02:30 - Movie theatre with Keith Urban / Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul documentary
07:25 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Marcus King Blues collab / Led Zeppelin Dancin' Days / Dan Auerbach and Rolling Stone
10:18 - Capo
11:07 - Lesson: Capo up high
12:18 - Tapping on an acoustic guitar? / Everything is part of the sound
15:26 - The Allman Brothers - Melissa how whack the pocket is on the acoustic
17:19 - The piano intro clam / YouTube channel about Classic Rock clams
18:35 - Another The Allman Brothers clam
20:14 - Dan Auerbach leaves mistakes on records


Notes
Uncle Larry talks about re-discovering the sheer beauty of going to a movie theater…instead of the living room recliner….and he unleashes a super fresh idea for what COULD BE the dopest YouTube channel yet

May 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 632.5, Tom Bukovac, “Tough Guy Bends (Part 2)”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Guild S-200 Thunderbird without going out of tune
04:00 - Iannuci Audio clone pedal vs. ODR-1


Notes
A brief addendum to this morning’s Homeskoolin’ curriculum for extra credit

the pedal i am trying is made by Iannucci
https://www.iannucciaudio.com/en-intl/home

May 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 632, Tom Bukovac, “Tough Guy Bends”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Guild T-bird
03:57 - Hello, class! / Special guitar
05:15 - Guild pickup in the drawer / '68 Les Paul / Thanks for Gill video
07:14 - Guitar going out of tune because of the nut
10:00 - Nut files
12:00 - Being at Gruhn's
19:64 - '48 Martin D-18


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya some cool shit on a Sunday….including how to bend like a tough guy

This old Guild S-200 was perfect when I first got it back from Greg Voros, but the nut slots started binding up, so I wanted to show you how to address that problem

This guy is cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiCR8SYLmAY

April 28th, 2026

Boneskoolin’ Volume 611, Tom Bukovac, “Lipstick Swamper”

Chapters
00:00 - Drink cooler / Loula / Getting bored
03:00 - '50s Danelectro U-2
04:15 - Muscle Shoals / Gun Runner hotel / Using guitars on recordings
07:40 - Ella Langley
11:19 - '30's Martins
14:20 - Playing
18:29 - Guild S-200 T-Bird
21:39 - Rick Beato and Peter Frampton interview / Playing into the Beatles


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on yet another busy week, fresh home from "the Shoals", as the music business insiders say, whilst restringing a tastefully chopped late 50's Danelectro U-2.

Sorry for the blur in this 100 percent absolutely free video friends...as you can already tell, the phone camera was in cinematic mode by accident.... i'll be sure to fire the camera guy.

Check out The Band Loula…great singers with a very cool vibe...sweetheart people...i really enjoyed working with them.

and totally unrelated, check this vid out friends....fucking FASCINATING

April 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 610, Tom Bukovac, “Bone To Be Wild”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic style in the utmost beauty
01:49 - Hello friends! / Gruhn's
04:15 - '39 D18 for sale
05:13 - '57 SJ for sale
11:17 - '65 Gibson Thunderbird


Notes
Uncle Larry randomly accesses memories from his last 10 days of heavy sessioneering and offers a couple life changing acoustics for sale, in an effort to fund his recent decision to buy a 39 "Bone"

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want to move some money around to greatly improve your personal happiness

Every single person that I have seen pick up either one of these two guitars IMMEDIATELY loves it …and I have some fucking picky friends

April 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 609, Tom Bukovac, “Ice Cold Beards”

Chapters
00:00 - Back at Gruhn's with the '65 Guild Thunderbird S-200
10:39 - "What is the coolest Guild electric?"


Notes
Uncle Larry visits with the boys at Gruhn Guitars in Nashville TN on a lovely spring day

After a world class refret by Greg Voros, this old 65 Guild S-200 Thunderbird went from playing like a log wagon to being one of the best playing guitars I have.
I am ABSOLUTELY STUNNED by the complete transformation.

Starring:
Greg Voros
Cory Terrell