July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Thank You Letter”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues playing
03:24 - What's up, friends! / Tal/Buk show thank you
05:02 - Packages sent to the Bukovac Office catching up
06:00 - Thank yous


Notes
This video says it all for me right now

July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ PSA “3 Things To Tell Ya”

Chapters
00:00 - Stomp tune
00:03 - Brand new t-shirts
00:55 - Tal Wilkenfeld and Tom Bukovac show
01:19 - Reverend "Gristleblower"


Notes
Hello dear friends

A few things to tell u real quick today

1) If you want a bitchin new t shirt go here
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

2) you wanna see the most unrehearsed cover band in the history of music tomorrow night go here
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

3) if you wanna support a great guitar player who happens to be a fuckin really sweet guy check out Greg Koch

July 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 475, Tom Bukovac, "Just South Of Hell"

Chapters
00:00 - Mamas Papas / Bon Jovi / Boston / Yes medley
00:24 - It's hot!
01:13 - Mick Ronson Wah
02:47 - '75 Guild G212 12-string / Guild F412
04:08 - Bent finger
04:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
05:27 - Jeff Senn
08:30 - GTO
09:19 - Friday night gig


Notes
Lord it's hot

I think its the first time in history that the humidity has actually exceeded 100 percent

The Guild is sold

Here is the link to the new t shirts!
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

Here is the link to my guitar course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 13th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 474, Tom Bukovac, “Hybrid And Lonesome”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing from the heart on '74 12-string
02:55 - Top of the pop
03:34 - Hi friends / Road update / Playing
07:27 - Stream of unconsciousness / Paying to record a song
09:02 - More lessons about hybrid picking
12:33 - Picking out individual notes


Notes
This one goes out to my dear friend Eddy Dunlap…the amazing pedal steel player in my current band

Pop a top for old uncle Larry friends

Here’s the link to my guitar course
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

July 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “20 Finger Discount”

Chapters
00:00 - Professional playing


Notes
so, if you’re impressed by the keyboard room….just wait til you see the whole house!

here’s a little document displaying the mind numbing touch and talent over there on stage right

The legendary John Jarvis (piano) and Moose Brown (B-3)

I’m absolutely mesmerized by these guys every night, it’s literally amazing to watch and listen to

these cats are as pro as it gets

Team work makes the dream work friends
TAGS

Keyboards

July 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Time Capsule, “Recently Unearthed 43 Year Old Recording Of Uncle Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing at the age of 13


Notes
Even I forgot that when I was 13, i sounded like the worst southern rock bar band guitar player that ever got signed and had their first record tank.

Well kids, that’s why we practice so much

This was 40-50k hours ago

Here’s the link if you wanna learn some shit
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...
TAGS

Boombox

July 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Ruben And The Retrofret Jets”

Chapters
00:00 - Bigsby "Larry" guitar


Notes
Uncle Larry prowls the streets of the Big Apple..lookin at some cool guitars…and then later we’re gonna come around at 12 with some Puerto Rican girls just dyin’ to meet you

Special thanks to Ruben Alvarado for showing me a good time at Retrofret guitars

July 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “Sweet Tysons Virginia”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking away in hotel Virginia
03:00 - Hello, friends! / Vince Gill update / New t-shirts coming
04:58 - '30s Gibson C1
06:08 - GTO
08:49 - Lesson: Cool chord - very pleasing C chord


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from the road

just wait til you guys see this new Homeskoolin t shirt fast ball that is about to come across your plate…all you gotta do is swing your bat and it’s an instant home run friends

July 9th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 473, Tom Bukovac, "Chopper Time"

Chapters
00:00 - Big reveal Fender Telecaster Bass
09:16 - Music City Bridge / Glaser Instruments / Baked Alaska
17:52 - Gretsch Space Control Bridge


Notes
Part 1- Uncle Larry shows the class one of the more hideous chop jobs that you may ever happen across in this lifetime

Part 2- Uncle Larry visits with Joe Glaser and Josh Rawlings at Baked Alaska/Music City Bridge headquarters


here is the link to the new Maximum Larry guitar instructional course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...


If you wanna check out Dann’s record go here
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/

July 6th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 472, Tom Bukovac, “The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Body”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing P90s
02:53 - What's up, friends!
05:42 - Lesson / Quiz: Prog Rock lick
06:17 - Prog Rocker?
06:44 - Course, tablature, good stuff
07:37 - Joe Walsh and ham radio
08:47 - Soulful Strat Lake Placid Blue
09:38 - Nick Govrik record
10:53 - Reading music?  Not at all / Jo Dee Messina Christmas album (A Joyfull Noise)
14:09 - '60 Gibson ES-330 / Vs ES-335 nothing alike / Hollowbody vs Solidbody
15:50 - Ted Nugent and being able to do what he did


Notes
Uncle Larry walks ya through some late Sunday night VCB on a 60 es-330

If you wanna take the plunge on the new Uncle Larry guitar instructional course here is the link...
you will learn so much shit that even your wife will be like "damn, that sounds good honey"
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...