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June 11th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 645, Tom Bukovac, “S**t That Works”
Chapters00:00 - Delivering those old time tones
08:29 - Lesson: Cool technique - mute as you pick
09:36 - Good morning / Circling roomers and stalkers
11:15 - Lesson: C# minor - Flat 7 is Blues note
13:17 - Playing: Tony Iommi like licks / Swinging Iron Man
14:36 - Terry Kath and Pignose amp
16:00 - Keith Urban and Austrailians / Ebo Everb / Pool vacuum
21:58 - Remember when Fender made good guitars?
Notes
Uncle Larry braves some extreme bed head to deliver another faithful episode of the progrum.
May 26th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 634, Tom Bukovac “Blind Lemon Delta Larry”
Chapters00:00 - Plucking away on the Tele
03:23 - Hello / Berry Hill and Music Row
04:50 - Lesson: Playing like a sharecropper from the Delta
05:55 - Thanks about vintage guitar video
07:10 - Gus's buddies and PAFs
08:30 - Rascal Flatts / Driving guitar riff and being in tune
10:38 - Lesson: It is the way your playing it
11:50 - Lesson: Don't put yourself too loud / Study body language
16:46 - Demo made by A.I. and not being cool
18:42 - '59 Fender Stratocaster chopper for sale
Notes
Uncle Larry, fresh home from a session, gives ya some pretty damn important recording tips.
The 1000 Pound Sisters were filming a TV show in the studio next to ours today …I was very excited to meet them and take a photo
Sweet gals, big music fans too
May 13th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 624, Tom Bukovac, “Murray Olderman Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Playing that maple cap Blonde Tele
04:27 - Hello, friends!
04:56 - Lesson: 1 chord Easy Listening rhythm with infinite
07:28 - Playing: Strange bending
09:30 - Music City Bridge saddles
11:08 - Freak out with a theremin
12:38 - Acoustic and baked potatoes
14:55 - Music City Bridge saddles
17:44 - Ad for YouTube
Notes
Uncle Larry gets way deep into the science of baked potatoes and guitar bridge saddles
THIS is where you need to be today friends
For your tele AND your Strat
If you buy these….THEN you’ll be happy
https://musiccitybridge.com/products/groove-master-strat-saddles
May 8th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 620, Tom Bukovac, “Eastbound And Broke”
Chapters00:00 - Playing: The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See on the new Tele
02:46 - Numerous names
04:00 - '65 Fender Telecaster with maple cap neck / Playing / Music City Bridge saddles
08:08 - Playing: Tele Custom
09:47 - Playing: Back to the Maple
11:58 - New '48 Gibson Southern Jumbo
14:56 - Imitation Tom / Guitar shipping boxes
Notes
Uncle Larry gives the class a tour through some exciting new arrivals in the Spring Collection.
Special thanks to Rick Hogue from Garrett Park guitars for a very smooth transaction on a super fuckin’ rad old Tele.
If I don’t stop him Marshall will eat 10 bananas in one day like nothing .
April 10th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 607, “Does Tone Come From The Hands?”
Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Telecaster
05:21 - Hellooo, friends!
06:00 - Playing: Coming up with some Michael Jackson tunes
08:10 - "Killer Chorus" / Michael Jackson and greats making great noises
09:25 - "How do you come up with flow of ideas?"
11:25 - Paul McCartney
11:52 - Lesson: Get a motif going and then start fucking with it / Putting melodies to it
13:30 - "If you don't practice improvising, how are you ever going to get better at it?" / Pre-Internet practice
14:59 - Lesson: Weakness tentativeness
15:38 - "How much tone is in the hands?" = 95%, the other 5% in gear is important! :|
16:36 - The most interesting video - Tonal shading of 10 different individual guitar players
18:41 - Danny Dugmore story about David Grissom and tone from the hands / Gear settings are in the ear
22:56 - Summation / Play the Middle Way (not too much and not too little)
Notes
The age old question that we are all SOOOO sick of finally gets definitely answered Cleveland style.
I even did one of those super dumb thumbnail pictures to match my clickbait video title…cuz it seemed appropriate
April 7th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 604, Tom Bukovac, “Uncle Glarry”
Chapters00:00 - '68 Fender Telecaster Custom (brand new)
03:15 - Music Emporium t-shirt
03:39 - Playing: Fender Telecaster Custom through Bassman
Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class an NOS 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom.
Special thanks to Bubba Sarley for the recent additions to the Homeskoolin vocabulary
March 28th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 598, Tom Bukovac, “Steers & Gear” (Starring JD Simo)
Chapters00:00 - Slide playing
24:22 - Lingua with Kid Rock
Notes
Friends, please check out the big sale going on this weekend for my guitar instructional course going on at brettpapa.com
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
Half off this time , so if you have been putting it off, NOW is the time to take the plunge
A little chat with my dear old friend JD Simo…
March 27, 2026, day 4 of four straight tracking days out at Kid Rock’s Dixie Ridge studio in White’s Creek TN.
Dan Friszell: Engineer
Gavin: Assistant Engineer
Bob Ritchie: vocals, acoustic guitar and percussion
Amanda Rowland: BGV’s
Shannon Curfman: BGV’s
Herschel Boone: BGV’s
Tim Watson: fiddle
Rowan Stewart: drums
Steve Pierce: bass
Jim “Moose” Brown: keyboards and mandolin
JD Simo: electric guitar
Yours Truly: electric & acoustic guitar, keyboards
February 20th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 580, Tom Bukovac, “Listen To The Blues They’re Playin”
Chapters00:00 - Old skool tunes
02:55 - Hello, friends / Pick drop
03:50 - Lesson: So much shit right in there, friends / Endless lifetime
06:07 - How's everyone doing? / Update
07:33 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom / Heat setting neck / Nick Drushel at Glaser's
09:55 - 250k potentiometer
11:45 - Victor Mason / Mojave amps / Plexi Palace
Notes
Uncle Larry performs a full cavity search of the tonal possibilities of a couple Fender Telecasters while the neighbor’s dog does his thing .
February 12th, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 575, Tom Bukovac, “Community”
Chapters00:00 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquose
05:10 - "What is the point...to leave it alone?"
07:30 - Carfax for guitars
10:00 - "Most heinous chop job?" / '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
12:20 - Preamps in acoustics / Van Halen / Brent Mason Telecaster
16:23 - Fiberglass / Carbon fiber splines
23:04 - Neck sets
26:41 - Groove Master bridge and innovations at Glaser
30:00 - Tom Murphy / Tom Bukovac innovation on the hush about a Stratocaster
Notes
Uncle Larry visits with the boys from Music City Bridge to discuss a very cool 1965 Stratocaster that found it’s way to it’s current owner through a very real and very organic network of people working together simply trying to help each other out.
After 30 plus years of living in Nashville, I can tell you that there is a very strong sense of community here, and we are all very thankful for that.
This guitar was originally consigned at Music City Vintage for a LOT of money due to the rarity of the ocean turquoise custom color.
I saw it there and immediately fell in love with it, and decided to feature it in one of my videos thinking that someone out there with way more money than I have might be interested in it.
My dear friend Matt Swanson saw that video and said that he would buy the guitar, but ONLY if the store was cool with having the guitar inspected by the guys at Vintage Verified to MAKE SURE that the finish is original.
You may remember me telling you about Vintage Verified, they use spectrometry and other amazing technology to analyze finishes, plastic and metal. They can tell if a guitar is straight or not, which is very important when you are spending THAT kind of dough.
Vintage Verified inspected the guitar, confirmed that it is indeed authentic. It had already been refretted once, but it was not a great fret job, so they suggested that the guitar be refretted again properly.
Matt agreed, so it was sent over to Glaser Instrument Repair so that Nick Drushel could give it to the bad ass fret job that the guitar deserves.
This whole thing is a great example of how the guitar community in this town works…there are so many great people and great resources here.
It’s truly amazing and I am THRILLED to be a small part of this great big beautiful karmic wheel .
Hope you enjoy the video friends
It stars :
Joe Glaser
Nick Drushel
Josh Rawlings
February 2nd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 571, Tom Bukovac “Cool Old Gear Party”
Chapters00:00 - '52 Fender Tweed
01:32 - Acoustically testing '51 Fender Telecaster / Amp setup
02:11 - Playing
04:14 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom
05:37 - '51 Fender Telecaster
06:41 - Differences?
08:56 - Playing Gibson SG bridge
09:51 - Gibson SG neck
Notes
My dear friend Tiego Castro brought over some EXTREMELY cool guitars and amps tonite …and after we had a beer and a burger we plugged some of it in , and I thought you guys might enjoy it
If you guys want to get in touch with Tiago check him out at tiagocastro1974@gmail.com
February 2nd, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 570, Tom Bukovac, “Artificial InTELEgence”
Chapters00:00 - Playing Sunburst Telecaster Custom
03:19 - Hello friends! / Quick Tele shootouts set up / New spectacles
06:42 - Adding EQ for raunch
07:53 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge
09:16 - '60 Sunburst Tele bridge
09:37 - Lesson: Unknown lick used a lot
10:16 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge
10:52 - '69 Bigsby Tele neck
11:28 - '60 Sunburst Tele neck
11:55 - '60 Sunburst Tele middle
12:37 - '69 Bigsby Tele middle
13:25 - '60 Sunburst Tele middle / bridge
13:48 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge
Notes
Uncle Larry shows you some of the sonic differences of two sweet old Teleblasters
February 1st, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Volume 569, Tom Bukovac, “Dregs Of Winter”
Chapters00:00 - Playing the '69 Fender Telecaster
02:10 - Beatles - I Want You / She's So Heavy cover
04:08 - The attitude of the tele / Up all night fucking with the tele
05:48 - "Like any 67-70 telecaster, totally microphonic" / Chrome finger cut
07:20 - Playing
07:42 - JizzBoy shred lessons
08:35 - Playing and shredding like Jimmy
09:34 - Nice balance in pickups / Nice guitar
11:08 - Cold outside
Notes
Uncle Larry recounts the nasty fight he had with a particularly angry sounding 69 Telecaster yesterday
I was a bloody battle but think I won...
this is that time of year where you stop caring about things like trimming your beard, or giving a fuck about anything......the theme of this last week or so has been "BACK TO THE 1800'S!!"
and seriously friends...if you guys are getting a bunch of useful stuff out of these videos, PLEASE do not forget the fact that there is a tip jar within reach....also PLEASE do not forget that i had to bleed and give everything i had to find all these endless licks that you guys steal so freely and easily...
and you might think "why should i give to a guy who owns a '60 tele custom?"....but friends let's be honest... it probably won't be long til i get old and my hands give out...think about the big picture here
the PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
the Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1
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January 31st, 2026
Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Tele Savales”
Chapters00:00 - '69 Fender Telecaster with Bigsby
02:37 - Playing acoustically
Notes
Special thank you to the Reverb seller “French Riviera Guitars” for a lovely transaction on a fine fine instrument.
I could not be happier with this beautiful old guitar.
I can promise you that the last thing on earth that I was looking for was a Tele with a Bigsby, but when I scrolled past the ad for this guitar one night while I was Reverbin’ I swear I could just TELL from the photos that this was a special instrument.
I’ve been doing this too long friends
December 28th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 549, Tom Bukovac, “Blues For Violet Jessop”
Chapters00:00 - Playing Tele Custom through Vox AC15
02:52 - Gibson Firebird
03:03 - Watching history stuff / Violet Jessop
05:07 - "Let's hear this bird"
Notes
Uncle Larry tries a couple more guitars through the magic 62 AC-15
Homeskoolin’ corporate is seriously thinking about renaming this channel “the AC-15 channel” where every video is just a different guitar through it
Check out these two fucking AMAZING videos that are soooo well done
This is long haul stuff boys so settle in and watch it on your tv when you get time …top shelf entertainment and fascinating historical facts
Start with this one..
• Final Plunge: Titanic's HORRIFYING Last 5 ...
and then move on to this one about the Brittanic
• The Sinking of Britannic - Titanic's Forgo...
If you happen to love this YouTube channel…feel free to donate to the man who writes all the material, and does all the narration
PayPal tip jar is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1
December 20th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 546, Tom Bukovac, “Slabbin’ Cabin”
Chapters00:00 - Creepy Larry on 57th birthday / Thanks
03:19 - '63 Fender Telecaster (slab board) / Old terminology lost
07:00 - Andy Summers and the Police / 3 tone slab
08:53 - Calls, texts, cards, technology
11:00 - Cable tensioning / NFL
19:00 - Tuning / Playing
Notes
Uncle Larry restrings a sweet old Fullerton slabber and contemplates the disappearance of stationery.
My old friend Tony Lucido sent me this video this morning and said “good band”
Ann Wilson - Dream On (Live)
Indeed it was…there was about a year period where that band could play with ANYBODY…but then of course the “great disillusion” set in, fueled by lack of corporate funding , and it all went to hell in a handbasket…but I still have very fond memories of being in a band that was literally tighter than a gnat’s ass..good times
Ann’s vocal on this absolutely live recording is fucking transcendant
Here is some tip jar info for anyone that gives a flying fuck:
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Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1
December 8th, 2025
Homeskoolin, “A Fun Christmas Time Gear Lover’s Special Holiday Bonus Video Spectacular”
Chapters00:00 - The Cave tour
00:43 - Gear tour (synth, bass, drums, steel)
00:53 - Uncle Larry's rig and new pedalboard
01:21 - '70 Marshall Superbass
02:23 - Diamond Compressor
02:29 - Donald Fagan's MXR Phaser
02:50 - Mick Ronson Wah
03:00 - Full pedalboard
03:15 - Guitars
03:42 - Amps
04:00 - Addendum / All acoustic guitars
Notes
Uncle Larry gives a brief tour of a cool studio called “The Cave” in Nashville TN…it is one of the sub studios of the bigger entity called “East Iris Studios” which were formerly called “House Of Blues”
If you feel like these free videos are somehow enriching your brief existience on this constantly changing planet , please don’t be shy about visiting the tip jar and sending a little holiday cheer to old Uncle Larry
Friends, i SINCERELY appreciate each and every donation, and I am extremely thankful for all the sweet comments/messages and stories you guys share with me…I am truly thankful for all of you …basically everyone EXCEPT that soul-less fat ass Deercreek ….and that talent-free imbecile Combsie…and that brain dead wanker Jizzboy
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November 21st, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 529, Tom Bukovac, “A Sure Sign Your Repair Guy Is A Hack”
Chapters00:00 - 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
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Gibson Les Paul Custom
Bench
Pedalboard
Diamond Compressor
Digitech Whammy
MXR Phase 90
Coppersound Pedals
Telegraph V2 Autostutter & Killswitch
Collision Devices
Black Hole Symmetry
Boss RC-1
Strymon Zuma
Danelectric U2
Silvertone U2
Rick Vito
D'Addario Strap Locks
Ace Strap
Gibson ES-355
Pickguard
November 2nd, 2025
Homeskoolin Volume 520, Tom Bukovac, “Slap-back Slab-Board Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Popping off a song
03:31 - Hello, friends! / Fighting a cold and playing with Guthrie
05:26 - Scott Henderson story about an empty night
07:26 - Organized event / John Oates, Mike Mills, Steve Gorman
10:15 - '60 Fender Telecaster / Coolest Tele with "2-tone" / '61 AC30 or Fender amp / Font
13:24 - Lesson: Nastiest, dirtiest guitar lick
Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on last evening’s madness with a lovely old Telecaster Custom and a Tweed Deluxe both for 1960
September 19th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “One Take Wonder”
Chapters00:00 - Country picking
03:22 - Marshall company gift / European shirts
Notes
Hello friends, I just wanted to see what would happen if I really quickly did one take only to build a simple guitar and bass loop….and then quickly did one take only soloing on top of it
I’m all about the freshness of the spontaneous musical moment...and I'm also all about a 1960 slab board Tele Custom....what could possibly go wrong?
anyway, this is the result of my little one take experiment…hope you enjoy my friends
Also a little love here for our long suffering European friends who have been completely screwed in the Homeskoolin merch game since day one
this whole campaign is mainly designed a special treat for our friends across the pond..
although i do promise I will try to get some of these in the states too if you hound me enough.
Of course, in the true tradition of Homeskoolin' Inc., these shirts will be of the utmost quality and EXTREMELY soft and comfortable.
I will forward the ordering details as soon as they are officially available
Also, big thanks to Hugh Gilmartin and all our friends in the custom shop at Marshall Amplification for hooking me up with this sweet ass back panel.