December 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 535, Tom Bukovac, “The Boss’s Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello
01:29 - Vince Gill's '54 Gibson Les Paul
03:29 - A.I. hasn't affected work / Straps
05:50 - New Brett Papa album / New Country star albums / Ozempic and weight loss drugs
07:08 - Humidifiers
08:12 - Collision Devices - Tars and Black Hole Symmetry / NFL
10:58 - Rickenbacker thanks
15:20 - '52 Gibson Les Paul mini humbucker install
19:04 - Do you regret doing any work? / Country version of First Cut is the Deepest by Cat Stevens & Sheryl Crow / John Shanks


Notes
Uncle Larry sets up a cool old chopper 54 Goldie with some cool history

December 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 534, Tom Bukovac, “Osmondmosis”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
06:38 - Hello, friends! / Marie Osmond and Vince Gill recording
07:51 - Lesson: Only using 2 chords / Outline the chord
09:43 - Products (straps, capos)
11:32 - Lesson: The Claw to grab notes
12:43 - Lesson: Cool Major 7s
14:32 - Major operation on the Goldtop / Mini humbucker put in
15:22 - '70 Marshall Superbass and Marshall Straight Cab / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale


Notes
Uncle Larry recaps a busy session day and plays ya some deep cut stratospheric blues on a 52 goldie through an embarrassingly clean 1970 super bass 100

If you ever wondered if Marie Osmond was a cool person or not, I can tell you for sure without a doubt that she is..

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November 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 529, Tom Bukovac, “A Sure Sign Your Repair Guy Is A Hack”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench intro
02:22 - Pedalboard intro
04:37 - Components on board: Diamond - Compressor, Collision Devices - Black Hole Symmetry, Digitech - Whammy, Coppersound - Telegraph V2 Autostutter & Killswitch
05:43 - XTS pedalboard builders
07:36 - '59 Danelectric U2 (Silvertone) / Rick Vito
10:23 - NFL
11:53 - D'Addario strap locks
14:09 - Ace guitar strap
14:42 - Nashville Bender Volume 3
16:45 - Gibson ES-355 Mono / Overbeveled frets
19:29 - Gassed out pickguard / Overbeveled frets
26:54 - Playing


Notes
i'll bet this isn’t the first time you guys have gone on a total stream of consciousness journey after a Bills game

check out this site my dear friends...some cool and cozy new Homeskoolin shirts just in time for winter...
https://humbuckermerch.com

here's the site for Baked Alaska records...they distribute my solo record, the record i made with Guthrie Trapp, plus the latest Dann Huff record.
https://bakedalaskarecords.com

they will very soon be be putting out the latest "Nashville Benders Volume 3" record featuring all KINDS of red hot pickers...Brent Mason, johnny Hiland, Jimmy Olander etc etc