August 10th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 681, Tom Bukovac, “Early Fall Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away
03:52 - Pretending it's fall / School for sons
05:09 - '64 Gibson J200 / Paul Bunyan beer / Scotland
06:52 - Lesson: Expensive chord (Fmaj7b5) [1 1 2 0 3 5]
07:20 - VCB (View Comment Bin) / Uncle Larry's channel
08:35 - Sarah Buxton
09:11 - "Any guitars you still hunting?" / Fender Telecasters
13:54 - "Ever consider another road gig?"
16:04 - "Hellcat vs. GTO?" / Thanks / Playing
22:26 - Old vintage guitars and selling


Notes
that Uncle Larry completely ignores the fact that it’s still summer and tries desperately to force fall into happening early by wearing one of his favorite winter hats, even though the forecast still calls for weeks of more hellish 100 degree days...with 80 percent humidity....

He also answers some fun VCB AND shows you guys some tasty harmony low harmony licks that you can use to woo any woman at any party…all whilst solo parenting his way through the first week of school for his two young boys…all whilst trying to work full time while recovering from a long illness...

August 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus….”The Magic Stuffed Cabbage”

Chapters
00:00 - Opening a football pack from the past with son
01:44 - Reveal
05:46 - Theramin fun


Notes
Back to school for these guys tomorrow…holy shit

But…AT LEAST we got Grandma Normy’s legendary stuffed cabbage to get us through

Well, no gem mint Michael Irvin rookie card, but still so much fun to open a 36 year old pack of cards with my sweet sweet boy

Special thanks to Bob Urban

and special thanks to sweet Gil Southworth, who was one of the REAL pioneers of all this vintage madness …I got a sweet email from him tonite and it was great to re-connect …been too long

August 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 680, Tom Bukovac, “3 Strats And The Truth”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Senn Strat
02:53 - Hello, friends / School
03:48 - Setup of video / Jeff Senn
04:24 - '65 Fender Stratocaster - Lake Placid Blue
07:47 - '57 Fender Stratocaster - Maple
11:43 - Jeff Senn Guitars Strat-style
13:38 - Senn bridge pickup


Notes
Fresh out the bed, Larry wrestles with 3 old Strats for your viewing pleasure …showing the difference between rosewood and maple for all you tone wood believers

August 8th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 679, Tom Bukovac, “Transformation”

Chapters
00:00 - Discussion with Greg Voros about a refret
03:58 - Saddles
04:35 - "Wang bar"
06:51 - Playing


Notes
I cannot tell you in words how excited I am to get this 57 Strat back from Greg Voros after working his magic on it

I had a feeling this guitar was gonna have a major transformation, and it turned out to be even more than I dreamed

All I can say is “wow….holy shit”

August 7th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 678, Tom Bukovac, “Utility Acoustic”

Chapters
00:00 - Thanks and happy to be alive / Zinger picks
02:54 - 2000ish Gibson J45 / Changing strings / NFL Hall of Fame game / Playing tuning


Notes
Uncle Larry strings up a good workin’ man’s guitar for the Homeskoolers after a day of sessioneering

Special thanks to all you dear Homeskoolers who have stuck around through this whole bloody mess

August 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 677, Tom Bukovac, “Student Driver”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Gibson Firebird raunch
06:00 - Hello, class! / Son steering the vehicle moment
08:22 - Wheelin' and dealin' vintage guitar / '52 Goldie (Gibson Les Paul) / Life update
16:25 - Lesson: Cool chord D/C [x 3 4 0 6 x]
18:26 - Gibson Firebird


Notes
Uncle Larry shares a magical moment that EVERY single dad out there can relate to…amidst some ferocious p-90 attacks through some old fender tweed

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 676, Tom Bukovac, “Full Sale”

Chapters
00:00 - Preface video for Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
04:00 - '65 Gibson SG
05:19 - '52 Gibson Les Paul
07:08 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
08:25 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
09:54 - '63 Fender Jazzmaster
11:30 - '65 Fender Telecaster
13:08 - '58 Gibson EMS 1235
15:19 - '72 Gibson Les Paul Professional
16:08 - '65 Rickenbacker 360 12-string


Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com but ONLY IF you are seriously interested in any of these guitars friends…

you KNOW my prices will be fair

what usually happens in these types of scenarios is that there will be a buyer who wants a few of the items in a package deal, so im definitely prepared to talk turkey and make some deals with anyone in that mindset

…and even more importantly, you know that I wouldn’t even HAVE these guitars in the first place if they weren’t some bad motherfuckers

Thank you for watching friends

August 5th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 675, Tom Bukovac, “Bone Density”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking around on acoustic
03:21 - Checkin in / Sickness recovery
04:36 - Martin Herringbone / Playing
05:05 - Lesson: EbMaj7 [X 1 1 0 3 3] / Thumb thing / Thanks
06:41 - "Punches out the sound" / "Deer Creek" viewer
07:51 - Hate on vintage guitars / Tube amps come around again
10:30 - Lesson: Picking notes out of a chord from piano playing
12:42 - Movie: Warrior
13:04 - Guitar Dreams in Scotland
13:49 - "Cool Chord" find
14:30 - AC/DC Rig Rundown - Trace Foster (Dear friend of Tom Bukovac)
17:00 - Lesson: Work on thumb on Low F with Open G


Notes
Uncle Larry goes off script with pure improv and absolutely nothing to talk about

Hell he didn’t have any VCB to answer

Hope everyone is great out there…I SINCERELY appreciate all the kind words and donations friends , more than you know

August 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 674, Tom Bukovac, “Full Nelson”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Tele clone
05:14 - Hello, class!
05:41 - Bruce Nelson guitar from Dean DeLeo's tech


Notes
Uncle Larry tries out a killer brand new guitar that was made for him by a California luthier named Bruce Nelson

A very unique instrument with a couple key tweaks from the traditional fare

Insanely lightweight and easy to play, and very easy to listen to

Beautiful job Bruce , thank you so much for putting your heart in it bro

…and a VERY special thank you to my brother Dean DeLeo for hooking us up

What a time to be alive friends

August 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 673, Tom Bukovac, “A Couple Cardinal Rules Of Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Reverb magic
04:04 - Anyway / Back to home
05:23 - Lesson: Starting guitar again...long chords / Reconnect
06:33 - NFL coming
08:00 - Lesson: Out of the game a little...jump back in
09:00 - Tile business / Music City Saddles on the Jeff Senn Guitar / Collison Devices, Black Hole Semetry
10:04 - Movie: Warrior
11:25 - Lucky in life...selling guitars / '57 Strat incoming
13:26 - 'Tom Bukovac' video search / Broken cardinal rules
14:36 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Bend up and down on certain strings
15:39 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Bend with fingers together for more power
16:56 - Lesson: Cardinal rule - Sometimes the thumb is nessa!
24:36 - Things you think about on your death bed / Thanks


Notes
There’s not a lot of things in the world of guitar that I would say a person should ALWAYS ALWAYS do, but there’s a few…

Thanks again for all the kind words of support and donations to the channel friend

It helps more than you know

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