August 21st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 687, Tom Bukovac, “New York Tweed”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: National New Yorker
03:13 - Hello, friends! / Fender Tweed Deluxe
04:00 - '40 National New Yorker ("Satan's Banjo")
04:54 - "The thickest high E string"
06:49 - Special thank you to Smacker Bats
08:32 - Robert Keeley - Tube Drive / Dead Ringer rubber bridge
09:21 - Bone chords / Marshall amps aren't selling
13:08 - Tommy Emanuel


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class some really fun new items…and most importantly he sends out a huge thank you to sweet Brian Carter at Smacker Baseball Bats for sending the family a nice trio of personalized bats so Uncle Larry can crush some bombs outta the park

and class, you might want to take note.....if you ever get a chance to check out one of these old National New Yorker guitars you should DEFINITELY do it....but sadly, they only made that guitar with this exact design and layout for one year...1940.

With a little work and a few tasty upgrades these can become very dangerous weapons.

This is very much like the one Memphis Minnie played, except hers was sunburst and had a slightly different pickup.

People think the original pickup on these guitars is a humbucker when they look at it, and even more so when they hear it because it's so loud and ballsy....but it's not friends.

I have taken one apart and it's just a big loud raunchy single coil with a VERY unique design and a ridiculous gnarly tone with a metric SHIT LOAD of particularly nasty midrange cut....

it basically sounds like this through any decent rock and roll amp.

Uncle Larry thinks it's a damn shame that they only used this pickup for such a short time because they are so insanely cool and unique sounding...if they would have put this pickup on more guitars for a longer period of time, Uncle Larry believes that they would have become iconic in the annals of rock and roll history.

I have had them all friends...there is no other pickup that sounds quite like this.

August 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 686, Tom Bukovac, “Doozy Day”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Duesenberg Double Cat
02:36 - Hello, friends! / Fall
03:15 - Duesenberg Double Cat / John Oats / Morgan Wallen / Fakin' steel
04:41 - Playing: Faking pedal steel
05:53 - "Weird EQ" / Coolest moves on a multibender
06:22 - Lesson: Keeping the G while hitting the B
07:41 - "That move right there"
08:51 - Getting to a cool Major 7
09:51 - "Cool move" / "Sound of the benders"
10:51 - Lesson: Crippled by the slide
13:27 - '63 Gibson Firebird V / Taking out high end by swapping potentiometers (pots)
16:26 - '64 Gibson Firebird III
19:00 - Robert Keeley - Tube Drive
19:38 - The Doors - People Are Strange


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class the discontinued Duesenberg Double Cat Multi Bender guitar that he has been wrestling with for almost 20 years now….and then he gets into some old Firebird minutiae

August 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Total Sleeper”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: "Hideous refin, but plays beautiful" / "Great neck and tone"


Notes
Just IMAGINE how good this thing must play and sound for me to buy an old Gibson flat top that is THIS ugly…

This re-everythinged 41 J-35 has stolen my heart friends

This one is pure magic …one of the most inspiring acoustics I have ever picked up …and it’s SOOO damn ugly I can barely look at it hahaaa

It looks like I did the burst myself out in the shed

August 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Late Summer Low Budget Garage Sale

Chapters
00:00 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Gibson J-45
01:52 - Jerry Jones sitar
02:50 - Sho-Bud
03:39 - Epiphone Zephyr


Notes
Hello friends …I have four lovely items here that are being sold a fair bit under their book price, in typical Homeskoolin’ fashion

Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want any of this stuff

Local pickup only on the amp and the pedal steel friends

I can ship the guitars , but I would rather not

2004 Gibson j-45 with pickup 1750 plus shipping
1990’s Jerry Jones sitar 1500 plus shipping
1960 Epiphone Zephyr 1x12 1300 local pickup
1970s Sho-bud pedal steel. 1500 local pickup

August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Sweet Little Gal From Kalamazoo”

Chapters
00:00 - Gibson Les Paul Custom - Marshall half stack


Notes
I thought it only fitting that Uncle Larry’s third and final post of the day be the beloved 59 Black Booty Beauty roaring through Dudley Craven’s masterpiece that he created in an old Ham Radio shack in Hanwell.

oh and by the way, have you heard the news?? tube amps are dead

August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “English Maple Syrup” (1963 Marshall JTM-45 Offset)

Chapters
00:00 - '57 Fender Stratocaster - Marshall half stack


Notes
Unclest Larryest thought you kids might enjoy a little roll in the hay with a 1957 Stratocaster blasting through one of the first 10 Marshall heads ever made on this fine Tuesday evening....

This one goes out to Larry “Rhino” Reinhardt

if you guys want some cool Homeskoolin' swag check out these two links:
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...
https://humbuckermerch.com/

August 18th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 684, Tom Bukovac, “Life 360”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Acoustic
03:21 - "Pepe, did you get the brush?" / Doing 3 sessions
05:20 - '39 Martin Herringbone / 13 year old boy and tracking Life 360
09:24 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '38 Gibson ES-150 - Charlie Christian


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses the pros and cons of the delicate subject of using technology to spy on your children’s every move …and offers one of the coolest guitars ever for sale …all in one episode.

if you are interested in this guitar email me at tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬

NOTE TO ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS:
since i'm not making any dough whatsoever on this deal i reserve the right to swap the original guard on this guitar over to the one i am keeping....don't worry, the repro guard on my other one looks super cool.

August 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 683, Tom Bukovac, “School’s In”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing: Fender Stratocaster
08:24 - "Good wang bar on this thing" / Life of Larry is not glamorous
13:16 - Jamie French gig
14:24 - Done with pedal steel (Uncle Larry's Garage Sale)
15:00 - Neil Giraldo / 100W Marshall
16:53 - '57 Fender Stratocaster
17:21 - Son's game and fun / Movie: Final Destination
19:08 - Passing of cousin Jay Cook
21:03 - Playing: Police
22:55 - Playing: Gibson Les Paul Custom


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses guitar and a life spent as a solo dad in the kitchen and the laundry room all day trying to keep two sweet young boys fed and clothed …two boys who NEVER hang up their towels….no matter how many fucking times I tell them

Guitars by Fender and Gibson…amp by Fender…

RIP Jay Cooke…my dear cousin and an absolutely wonderful guy

and please , if you guys are TRULY getting something useful or interesting out of these videos PLEASE throw something in the tip jar …every little bit helps friends….it costs me 100 bucks roll out of bed in the morning ferchrissakes

PayPal is tombukovac@gmail.com
Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

and check out my dear friend Kris's new Rig Rundown vid friends....he's a great dude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3oZLt2MZEU

August 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 682, Tom Bukovac, “Oh Precious Youth”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking some bad ass tunes
05:11 - Delay Party! / Checking in / Kids and taking care
07:16 - Mills Logan from The Cliffs / "Song Medic"
09:29 - '64 Fender Jaguar
10:00 - Acoustic changeout / Thanks / Playing
11:49 - Lesson: How to come up with riffs for intros
13:49 - Appreciating time
17:00 - Saving someone's song and update
17:36 - Lesson: Show you a cool lick


Notes
Larry checks in on a fine Tuesday morning before a session…sporting Charlie Judge’s old 64 Jag, waxing rhapsodic about how no young man on this planet could ever FULLY appreciate his youth …at least as much as he should, because sadly we are just not wired that way.

Thumbnail photo of circa 1993 Uncle Larry taken by Michele McCord….we used to play local gigs and record together when we were kids …she's a cherished old friend and i absolutely love her to pieces.

Thanks again to Bob Wootton for offering up the gear we needed to get through the Abbey Road gig ...even though i didn't personally participate....i wish i could have got to meet him

Sidenote for all you tube amp nerds....i FINALLY located that no bullshit no excuses 68 100 watt Plexi Super Bass that my new friend and fellow Clevelander Neil Giraldo was looking for....

Lord Jesus that was NOT easy friends...holy shit

Finding a 67-68 (the well known "magic years") Marshall that did NOT suffer the rampant butchery of the 80's has always been challenging..but now it's a small miracle to find one.

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...