May 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 437, Tom Bukovac “Ten Gallon Hat”

Chapters
00:00 - Somber plucking around
06:53 - Just Larry from the Opry playing through the Ebo Spring Verb
08:17 - New looper pedal
10:43 - Jedd Hughes and the Grand Ole Opry
11:57 - Lesson: Show you a lick with the claw method


Notes
fresh from the Opry , Uncle Larry gives ya a little western swang with a touch of Kalamazoo...


trust me on this friends...if you REALLY ARE serious about your music, you absolutely MUST look into buying one of these absolutely magical devices...

you: "what is it Larry?"
me: "just the best sounding tube spring reverb in the history of mankind that's all"

https://www.ebocustoms.com/new-products/e-verb-studio-2

and lastly...

check this out friends....back when we were lean and hungry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDKU-0_EqR4

May 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 436, Tom Bukovac, “Back In The Compensated Saddle”

Chapters
00:00 - Demonstration of Music City saddles / '63 Fender Telecaster
03:30 - '64 Fender Telecaster Custom
05:29 - '60 Fender Telecaster / The Who
06:47 - Lesson: Jefferson Airplane basic Music Theory
10:12 - Metallica & Pantera show
10:36 - Lesson: Beatles love of major and minor 3rd at same time


Notes
If you don’t already have a set of Music City Bridge Groovemaster Tele saddles, you are a naughty naughty boy

May 1st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 435, Tom Bukovac, “Must Be Present To Win”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow playing into funky character
05:12 - Hangnail hello
06:10 - Lesson: Fingerpicking a sick decent
07:50 - Redneck Woman played on
08:06 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with p90s
08:36 - Thanks for Dean Z playing
09:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Wife's bitching
09:44 - Trying to 'parent' Larry about selling guitar for car / GTO trade
11:40 - Best ES-335 you had
13:22 - Work on my gallop picking / Not Triplet / Correction from son
14:29 - Lesson: Bb7 lurking in that F minor (Fmin6 [1 x 0 1 3 x])
16:35 - Lesson: All the magic is in the VI
17:42 - Lesson: Coolest pedal steel licks
20:00 - Lesson: VI continued [x x 17 16 15 x] (F#min -> Emin -> Dmaj -> C#maj -> Bmin -> Amaj -> Gmaj -> F#min)
21:09 - Lesson: Chord = Recipe of notes
28:22 - Name that song


Notes
Uncle Larry plunks on the retro and answers some blazing hot VCB

April 30th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam, Tom Bukovac, “Try The Crab Rangoon”

Chapters
00:00 - Quacking on the Dean Z


Notes
‘Spress yourseff…

April 30th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Garage Sale “Upper Tax Bracket Edition”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson ES-335 for sale
03:36 - Playing
07:13 - Do not want to ship
07:46 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry throws one out there for the older own your own business type crowd.

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if interested

I did forget to mention, the original crumbled mummy toe tuners are in the case…nice repros currently on it

I would LOVE to sell this local and not ship friends

I would consider shipping ONLY if someone was willing to pay 500 to cover next day air

April 30th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 434, Tom Bukovac, “The Hang”

Chapters
00:00 - Classic Rock medley
05:04 - Lesson: Major IV into a minor iv
06:54 - ES-355 snarl
08:58 - Phone case
09:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / PHone trick
10:43 - Jim Strange on truss rod cover
11:21 - J. Geils Band gig and quiet P90s
12:28 - Lesson: "The hang" / Personality mixture
15:13 - Multivox Big Jam Distortion pedal
17:10 - Hardy (Country)
17:20 - Coming home from work and drink a beer with Homeskoolin' / Being bought and sold
20:35 - Paul Blart Mall Cop
21:35 - '60 Fender Telecaster / Grand Ole Opry
23:29 - '64 Fender Telecaster


Notes
Uncle Larry gets into the some VCB at a depth that few people have ever come back from.


These iPhone cases rule

Look at this product I found on google.com https://g.co/kgs/iMSnGpb

April 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 433, Tom Bukovac, “Strange Days Indeed”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson ES-355 bench video
01:10 - '63 Fender Telecaster / '59 Gibson Junior
02:05 - '59 Gibson ES-355 / Truss rod cover (engraved plaque
03:27 - Playing
04:38 - Bigsby
08:50 - '64 Fender Telecaster Custom
09:29 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you a couple recent projects…one just beginning, and one just ending ….

Thank you for your continued support of the channel friends

April 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 432, Tom Bukovac, “Mink Tweed”

Chapters
00:00 - Hot P90 through Fender Tweed Deluxe
01:57 - Fender Tweed Deluxe
03:03 - Volume on 3 / Being in tune on '59
03:36 - Volume on 2
04:02 - Volume on 1.5
04:55 - Volume even lower
05:34 - Fender Telecaster Custom
06:13 - Wacken Festival with Ann Wilson
07:17 - Volume on anemic
07:31 - Volume on 2
07:46 - Volume on 3
07:54 - Volume on 4
08:06 - Crossroads movie with Ralph Macchio and Steve Vai
08:45 - Back to the Junior / If the last guitar sound I ever had / Playing
09:40 - Lesson: Double bends
14:26 - '59 Gibson Les Paul Junior in tune
15:24 - Music City Bridge Stud Finder


Notes
Uncle Larry gives it to ya straight about the timeless greatness of the fender tweed deluxe

An amplifier that EVERY guitar player should own

April 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 431, Tom Bukovac, “Hazy Hot Brazilian Slabs”

Chapters
00:00 - Ole buddy Rick
02:07 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom / Glazer saddles
02:32 - LiquiSlide / Don't be a dick if you want someone to come to your funeral
04:39 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / What 'wear' do you like on strings?
05:24 - Drummers with too much dampening on kick drum
06:03 - Flatwounds on a Precision Bass / Dead strings
09:13 - Middle sounds on the Les Paul Goldtop / Price of old guitars sucks
11:15 - Bench videos
11:48 - Harmony H22 bass
13:25 - Slab board
16:32 - Van Halen - Unchained


Notes
Uncle Larry restrings a Golden Age Of Fullerton classic and answers some recent VCB....
i don't know why this video is a bit "hazy"....but it reminds me of a foggy cleveland fall morning

thanks for the continued support of the progrum my friends.

if one were indeed so inclined to throw a little somethin in the corporate tip jar it’s very easy …

all one must do is go to PayPal and type in these letters
tombukovac@gmail.com

or go to Venmo and type in these letters
@Tom-Bukovac-1

April 26th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 430, Tom Bukovac, “Neckrestphilia”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello, friends / Neck rests
02:25 - LiquiSlides
03:40 - Harmony H22 bass / Fender Precision Bass - Lake Placid Blue
05:18 - Stalker Guy
07:32 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Favorite all-time artists / Beatles & David Bowie
14:47 - Different styles of music
21:00 - Stretching out the strings
24:14 - Tuning
25:05 - Playing through Fender Tweed Deluxe amp / Stalker Guy
26:32 - PAFs


Notes
Uncle Larry proudly shows off his extensive collection of neck rests…

We are closing in on the 120K subscriber mark my dear friends…thank you for your generous support of the channel and for helping bring chords back to music