March 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 600, Tom Bukovac, “Faded Cherry”

Chapters
00:00 - Changing strings '61 Gibson SG
05:00 - Taking off pickguard


Notes
Uncle Larry commandeers an old 61 SG/LP from his own son’s guitar stash

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March 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Offset America Part 3”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing Fender Electric XII
03:44 - The guitar Candy Apple Red


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class one of the grand ideas CBS tarted out right after they purchased the second best guitar company in the world in 1965.

The Fender Electric XII…replete with offset body, hockey stick headstock, 4 way rotary pickup selector, binding and blocks, and in this case…a lovely candy apple red finish

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March 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin Volume 599, Tom Bukovac, “Pulled Into Nazareth…”

Chapters
00:00 - Stringing an acoustic and talking Kid Rock and putting together unknown players
10:00 - Thanks and update


Notes
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Witness a complete and total transformation that takes place after I get rid of the bullshit coated strings that were on this 39 D-18 and put on a set of Daddario phosphor bronze 013s, as the Good Lord intended .

March 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 598, Tom Bukovac, “Steers & Gear” (Starring JD Simo)

Chapters
00:00 - Slide playing
24:22 - Lingua with Kid Rock


Notes
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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

March 26th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 597, Tom Bukovac “Ouds and Lutes”

Chapters
00:00 - Little heat from Texas
05:15 - Guitar is hard, friends
07:11 - Playing: Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
09:49 - Chess songs / Yes / Playing and singing
14:20 - Teaching lessons to ass guy


Notes
Uncle Larry fantasizes about being young and British with long straight hair and weird teeth, and about having some ancient exotic stringed instruments …all while being trapped in a world of American P-90s and vintage Cleveland tweed…

March 25th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 596, Tom Bukovac, “Ivy League Rock”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Strat
04:10 - Hello, friends! / Kid Rock and JD Simo
05:17 - Fender Tweed Harvard
05:55 - Playing: Strat into Harvard
06:56 - Playing: '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
09:07 - Greg Voros
10:20 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / '78 Yamaha FG750S comment


Notes
Uncle Larry soaks his weary ears in a nice hot tweed bath….Harvard, Princeton, Yale..whatever it takes…

March 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Music For People Who Live By The Airport”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic


Notes
Uncle Larry caresses the wood and steel
….caress of steel…caress of pedal steel…pedal to the metal…metal health…health and welfare …welfare lady…lady in red…red velvet curtains…closed curtains…closing time ….time to pretend …the great pretender…tender is the night ….night moves…moving picture ..picture in a frame…Scanlon who’s pitchin the opener…can opener…can’t fight this feeling …feelin alright …right where you belong …you belong to me …

Well everything from this morning’s video sold right away EXCEPT the one that was the best deal of all that stuff..the 56 special ….special K…K mart…Marty Stuart…Marty Stuart little …little red riding hood …hood rats…rats in the cellar…cellar dweller…Helen Keller…Bob feller…

March 24th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 595, Tom Bukovac, “Spring Cleanin’”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic
02:44 - Checking in...
03:36 - '36 Martin D-18
06:09 - Grabbing the '38 Martin
06:32 - '38 Marting 000-18
06:53 - Playing: 000-18
08:27 - Playing: D-18
10:26 - Comparing it to a Neumann U67 microphone
13:01 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson J50 - $6,500
13:48 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '56 Gibson Les Paul Special - $22,000
14:42 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '80 Hamer Sunburst - $3,000
16:03 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '61 Fender 400 Pedal Steel - $2,500


Notes
Uncle Larry’s champagne tastes on a beer budget once again forces him to liquidate some gear he wasn’t planning on selling

As always …local pickup ALWAYS wins here

My email is tombukovac@gmail.com

59 J-50…I got 6k in it and I am trying to make 500 bucks on it…do the math

56 LP Special …22K plus shipping …ask any vintage dealer about that price…oh and don’t forget to tell them that it’s 9.5/10 condition

1980 Hamer Sunburst, a bit heavy but it’s a tone machine…set up PERFECTLY…priced VERY affordabily 3K

61 Fender 400 pedal steel…very low mileage and no rust whatsoever $2500.00

March 23rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Nerves Of Steel”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on a beauty pedal steel


Notes
You already knew it wouldn’t be long before he went back to playing a proper old sho-bud 10 string 3 and 1 with rods like he used to play

Uncle Larry never does ANYTHING half assed

March 22nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 594, Tom Bukovac, “Shade Top Mechanic”

Chapters
00:00 - Unclus Larrius and Springtime
02:32 - Shorepoint Guitars and classic Gibson acoustic purchase
05:00 - '48 Martin D-18 Shaded Top
09:18 - Back to the Gibson J-50 string change / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry recounts a lovely experience he had yesterday at the Amigo’s vintage guitar show in Music City USA