November 15th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Sam Bettens”

Chapters
00:00 - Sam Bettens


Notes
From yesterdays session, a couple versions of “5000 miles” by Sam Bettens, former lead singer of K’s Choice from Belgium

Sam’s new album will be coming shortly, we have 13 great tracks in the can, this one is one of my faves…this is a live recording friends

I was fortunate enough to work with an amazing band , Gordie Sampson on acoustic , Dave “Bird Dog” Dorn on keys, Steve Mackey on bass and Freddie Eltringham on drums….and the most important guy in the band, Zack Zinck running the PA

November 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 359, Tom Bukovac, “The Bitter End”

Chapters
00:00 - Bluesy playing on the Strat
06:07 - What's up, friends! / Playing
07:38 - Some singing (Cops), called the "New York Blues"
10:25 - Name That Lead - $2 / Sam Bettens / Name That for a $1
12:00 - Update / Pontiac GTO / Gibson GA-83s
13:40 - Lesson: Key of E to the V
14:42 - Playing Layla (Rita Coolidge, Jim Gordon, Eric Clapton)
16:04 - Outro / Special Fuck-offs / Playing


Notes
Hey GT and Jedd-o…this sounds pretty damn New York-y to me…you fellas wanna play it at the show?

I can already picture it…

you guys…with your heads back and your feet up on the intermittent monitor wedges…lettin’ it eat while helpless droves of excitement drenched female onlookers with heavy Brooklyn accents swoon and sway….pointing your bolt on necks heavenward in the glowing red halo of a poorly aimed par can …

Here’s a link for the gig we have booked in Chicago in February for all you early bird
https://www.axs.com/events/757974/guthrie-trapp-tom-bukovac-tickets

May 24th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Lesson “How To Rock”

Chapters
00:00 - Rock n' Roll
02:21 - Hey, friends / Ibanez 2350, bolt on neck, knobs
03:55 - K's Choice & Sam Bettens / Dan Auerbach
05:07 - Lesson: Power chord and different hammer-ons
05:50 - Lesson: Chuck Berry Rock hammer
06:08 - Lesson: Sus it hammer
06:18 - Lesson: Old Stones thing hammer (06:39 - Cont.)
07:13 - Lesson: Getting real cool hammer
08:00 - Lesson: IV chord over the I hammer (in B)
08:54 - Lesson: Fake open G tuning hammer
09:30 - Mess of intonation
10:15 - Lesson: Creepy hammer
10:37 - Getting Guthrie CDs


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses a little talked about but absolutely necessary element of rock guitar playing on a cheapo guitar

March 9th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Saturday Guitar Repairs Pt 1....."it's NEVER the tuners”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
02:14 - Fender Strat
03:00 - Change string? / Can't tune them with dents (D'Addario)
04:11 - Horseshit about not staying in tune
05:00 - Nut, nut slots, and tuning / Tuners
06:00 - Yuengling / Rolling Rock
06:36 - Update / Door Dash / Jamie Johnson
08:55 - Correction / Garage Sale thanks
09:35 - "The harder you work the luckier you get"
10:36 - "Records you played on?" / Allmusic.com (search credits: Tom Bukovac)
12:13 - Sam Bettens
13:10 - Lesson: D & G string winding


Notes
Long form Larry with what might be the most boring Homeskoolin’ video of all time.

This one is for the real die hard Homeskoolers…you know who you are.

the instrumental record i made with dearest Guthrie Trapp is scheduled for release on May 1st...very exciting.

and....since we have a lot of new viewers coming along recently...
let me tell ya' how shit works around here...
first off, i NEVER ask anyone to subscribe or "smash that like button"....

if you do indeed learn some useful stuff from this channel and feel like it is indeed helping you as a player, all i ask is that you just throw a little something in the tip jar...especially since it's tax season ferchrissakes

You can make PayPal donations to this address:
tombukovac@gmail.com
You can make Venmo donations to this address:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

but wait....THERE'S MERCH TOO!!!!

a person could potentially purchase a myriad of Homeskoolin' related merch..including several different extremely comfortable and nice feeling T-shirts and some beautifully constructed coffee mugs for those afflicted with thin lips...i pride myself on having the comfiest t shirts on earth...no scratchy bad fitting horseshit here people.. check it out at
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/merch/tom-bukovac/

AND....believe it or not....i have a new website people....an actual proper website.
https://thesessionman.com

You can see all kinds of weird old photos there, you can also purchase a download of the live concert i did last December if you like.

A lot of these very same new viewers don't seem to know that Uncle Larry made a couple records that they could potentially listen to... one is an instrumental solo record called "Plexi Soul" that is available here:
https://tombukovac.bandcamp.com/album/plexi-soul

another is an instrumental collaboration with his dear friend Dean Deleo (originally from the Stone Temple Pilots organization) that is available here:
https://tripthewitch.bandcamp.com/album/trip-the-witch