October 19th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Learn A Song”

Chapters
00:00 - Cover: Paul McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey


Notes
While the boys are in the other room playing X Box I decided to uncover the mystery of Hugh McCracken amazing part of “Uncle Albert”

I just learned this very quickly, didn’t do a deep dive to get it EXACTLY, just a rough approximation more so just to get the feel

Just some old school muscle shoals licks with a TON of reverb on them over the top of another brilliant quirky composition by the greatest pop songwriter that ever walked on this planet…I’ll take it

October 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus…”Arena Tone”

Chapters
00:00 - Secret recording of son Marshall


Notes
11 year old rock and roll enthusiast Marshall Bukovac wears it out while his old man is downstairs making him some spaghetti

He won’t let me film him directly so I have to sneak around downstairs or outside his bedroom and try to record him ….

October 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 350, Tom Bukovac, “Small Block”

Chapters
00:00 - Cover: Missing Persons - Destination Unknown
02:44 - What's up? / Playing
05:55 - Night Rider - Jimmy Bryant
07:00 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
07:45 - "Blowing your musical mind lately?" / Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney
09:00 - Lesson: Beautiful off chords / E6/9 [0 2 6 4 2 2]
09:40 - Lesson: Fmaj713 [8 8 7 9 10 8]
10:56 - "What's on the horizon?" / Producing
12:43 - "What does it cost to make a record?" / $40,000 - $45,000 / Brett Papa course
15:57 - ' 61 - '62 Gibson SG & story
17:18 - Arena tone
19:14 - Old Western playing


Notes
Uncle Larry answers a few questions in the VCB and caterwauls one of his all time favorite songs for your listening pleasure.

October 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “I’m Slovenian, I’m Nationwide”

Chapters
00:00 - Black and white plugged in acoustic


Notes
Uncle Larry fingerpicks through dark waters, traversing the dangerous ocean waves of harmony and searching for familiar shore

October 17th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Day At The Office “Anything Else Jaime?”

Chapters
00:00 - Working as a session / producer


Notes
Some days at work are just very relaxing…finishing up this record i am producing for Jaime French and I gotta say, sitting at the console listening to Wendy Moten sing backup vocals all day is not a bad way to make a living friends.

The hardest part of the day was deciding what to order for lunch

Trust me, this ain’t the way it goes every day…as much as I wish it was.

Surround yourself with extremely talented people and life is a hell of a lot more interesting

Check out Jaime French on YouTube …she is a well known comedian who also happens to be an amazing singer

Really enjoying this project …hope you enjoy as well friends

October 14th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 349, Tom Bukovac “Please Come To Cleveland (For The Springtime)

Chapters
00:00 - Slow, down home playing
08:08 - Hey, friends! / Triple sessions is a lot of work / Break into song
09:35 - Fender kick
09:51 - Roland JC-120 / More than 1 amp setup and a great soundman
11:24 - Jim Croce / Tight bands and rehearsing
14:16 - Jamie French work / Fall weather
14:49 - Lesson: E to A interesting changes / Barring the A with 1 finger
18:06 - Making a loop out of it
19:51 - Lesson: Little finger hammer pulloff / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry comin at ya on a Monday nite…after the big game…after the long ass day of triple sessions…a little bit toasty but still checkin in with his beloved Homeskoolers before bed.

Crystalline tone courtesy of Roland Incorporated Of Japan

October 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “BIG Bang For The Buck”

Chapters
00:00 - 'TOP of clean sound' amp


Notes
You would be AMAZED if you knew how many of your favorite guitar parts were recorded with one of these legendary grossly underpriced beasts.

The Roland Jazz Chorus 120

There was a time in music history when basically EVERYONE was using one of these amps…
you know why? Cuz they sound fucking amazing

For what it costs to buy one of these , there is really no excuse not to have one

Certainly not the right amp for everything, but the stuff it IS right for? There ain’t nothing better

October 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam…featuring Tom Bukovac…”Low Neck Sweater”

Chapters
00:00 - Amazing jam on the Strat


Notes
The next installment in the ocean green Strat series …naturally

A little jazz blues direct from the mind of a converted yankee

October 12th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Saturday Night Bonus Jam “Slant 6”

Chapters
00:00 - Pickin' those strings to a loop


Notes
Remember friends, if you don’t get called for fouls you ain’t playin basketball.

October 10th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 348, Tom Bukovac, “The Age Of Guitar”

Chapters
00:00 - Old Folk, Country type songs
04:27 - Hello, friends!
05:22 - Age of guitar / Jedd Hughes channeling Grady Martin
06:48 - Worst gig of life (Underdog) / Unprepared nervousness, shakiness
09:06 - No more experiemental gigs (phones)
10:37 - Rare cut
11:06 - Stage neurosis
11:33 - Great book - Fender the Sound Heard Around the World (book)
12:15 - Update / Grammy nomination for Album Engineering
13:00 - Smokestack (Paul Moak studio)
13:57 - '53 Blackguard Fender Telecaster / Compensated saddles / Lost saddles
15:45 - Lesson: Cool lick (Key A: V back to the I) / Playing and singing
19:42 - Lesson: Cool chords
20:50 - In studio drumming


Notes
Uncle Larry catches us up on his last week of internet delinquency

Let’s say a few prayers for the folks down in Florida ok friends?