December 9th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Metallurgy”

00:00 - Intro - Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest" video / Mark Morton of Lamb of God / Lesson straight from the man
02:57 - Lesson: Mark Morton - Lamb of God - "Laid to Rest"
Notes
Sincere and heartfelt thanks to dear Mark Morton from The Lambs of The Gods for taking time out of his busy life to send these private instructional videos to my spoiled rotten son Marshy.
I suspected that Mark must have kids of his own to be so acutely aware of the impact that something like this can have on a young man...
It turns out he does…I KNEW it
Hope you metal heads enjoy
Mark is a sweet sweet guy....Lamb Of God is a fuckin' cool band...let's rock people.
December 8th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 374, Tom Bukovac, “The Song Remains Strikingly Similar”

00:00 - '63 Gibson ES-335 on the workbench
Notes
Uncle Larry does a bit of a deep dive on one of the most brilliantly designed guitars ever conceived by “mankind”…the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollowbody electric
To really understand the word “mankind” we must first break it down into two smaller words….
“mank” and “ind”
Birthed in 1958, a full decade before the author/director of this video, the es-335 (aka “the 335”) took the music world by storm with it’s exceptional tone, playability and versatility.
Special thanks to a particularly clever Homeskooler for today’s video title…I believe the fellas name was Chester…
nice one mate….i sometimes wish I was smart and funny enough to think of something that hilarious …I guess I’ll keep trying
Speaking of 335s, you may remember a cherry late 65 335 with bigsby holes that I sold on this channel several months back…it used to belong to my dear old friend Bubba….
Anyway, the guy that I sold it to recently contacted me saying that he wants to sell it ….
I think it’s 10k
If you want his email just ask and I’ll send it…all I ask is that you only do that if you are very serious about potentially buying it
It’s a good guitar
Also if anyone out there has a clean original case for my 63 that’s in this video please let me know …it would be black with yellow insides in 1963
I would pay handsomely if anyone has one that doesn’t smell like cat piss and mold
Over and out Homeskoolers
December 8th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 373, Tom Bukovac, “Eight Is Enough”

00:00 - '61 Gibson SG on the workbench
Notes
Larry is joined by his dear son Marshall, who just turned 12 a couple days ago for a Sunday restringing session of a 1961 Gibson SG/Les Paul….the guitar was purchased new in 1961 by a dear friend of mine’s ex father in law for 275.00 as you can see by looking at the thumb nail of this upload. The photo shows the original receipt surrounded by the second best pink in the world.
December 7th, 2024
Uncle Larry’s Garage Sale “Early Winter Utilitarian Price Point Edition”

00:00 - Led Zeppelin, "where did they steal that lick?"
02:17 - Fender Telecaster
03:10 - Fernandes Tele
04:09 - '79 Gibson SG
05:59 - Led Zeppelin - "No Quarter", "where did they steal that from?"
Notes
Three guitars
79 sg 1250
80s Fernandes tele custom 500
97 MIJ tele custom 1750
Plus shipping
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if interested
Local pickup always preferred
Package sale REALLY preferred
December 6th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 372, Tom Bukovac, “Strat Fury Volume 4”

00:00 - Showing some wizardry to a loop
07:30 - Alright, hey, friends / Humidifier
09:09 - Avon Silicon Glove hand lotion
10:02 - Lesson: Blues in E (Em7 -> A -> G7sus)
11:14 - Lesson: Soloing over
13:18 - Thanks for fixing wang bar
13:46 - Lesson: Solo tricks
Notes
Old Uncle Larry comin' at ya with some real helpful advice that’s gonna help you deal with this winter
friends
Get on Amazon and get yourself a tube of this shit right away…like tonight
Avon
This stuff has been around forever, and it is the ONLY hand lotion for guitar players ....dries IMMEDIATELY and doesn't get sticky
…and you can also use it with your vacuum cleaner too String Locker …ya know, if you get tired of playing guitar …
I also recommend you buy a couple of these and use them religiously through the next 4-5 months or so
Amazon
December 6th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 371, Tom Bukovac, “Iced Tea Dreams”

00:00 - Playing: Steely Dan - "Reelin' in the Years"
00:54 - Elliott Randall and iconic guitar lead / Ampeg bass amp with Stratocaster
02:53 - Introduction to Homeskoolin'
03:15 - '64 Epiphone Alcala
06:25 - Jumbo frets
07:06 - Switches / Bad engineer hypothetical
08:02 - Switch #2 - "Maggie May" / Garden hose sound
09:07 - Epiphone guitar company history
10:20 - Playing: Rush - "New World Man"
11:00 - Neil Peart lyrics / Son's critique of the song
14:03 - Morgan Wallen and day off / Thanks
14:26 - The Who - "My Generation"
15:21 - Vemuram - Shanks ODS-1
17:25 - Pentatonic wizard / Whipping ass / Impersonation Contest / NFL
Notes
Royal Tan my ass
Uncle Larry gets into the weeds with some total stream of un-consciousness ramblin
Lord I was born a ramblin man
December 4th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 370, Tom Bukovac, “The Ceramic Man”

00:00 - Singin' and a playin' - Chuck Cannon - God Shaped Hole
02:18 - Hello, friends! / Not impersonation / Asphalt paving work
03:48 - Chuck Cannon - God Shaped Hole
04:15 - Birthday gig - 3rd & Lindsley
05:48 - '64 Gibson J-50
06:20 - Camera freeze look
06:38 - Son wanted to drum / Jeff Senn guitar son likes / Eastwood guitar
08:51 - Inexpensive guitar
09:54 - Impersonation Contest love
11:52 - Lesson: Favorite chord (minor 9) (Dmin9) [x x 0 2 1 0] [x x 5 3 5 5]
15:40 - Gibson J-50
16:55 - New York gig with Anton Fig (David Letterman) / Ace Frehley - Rip It Out / Drum solo & guitar solo
19:00 - Singing
Notes
Uncle Larry gives ya whatever is left in the tank after another long day of sessioneering friends...
So…if you happen to enjoy people that can write fucking amazing songs and amazing lyrics, you should check out the REAL version of that old song i butchered at the beginning of this video….with these poor beat up old node-soaked vocal cords of mine....
• Poison
Chuck is a very dear old friend of mine (and Guthrie’s) and will be singing a couple songs with me at my little bday show Dec 20 at 3rd and Lindsley...a truly beautiful human...supremely talented and very gifted when it comes to " putting the pen to paper" as we say
Incidentally, this particular record you are hearing here was recorded when your uncle Larry was a much much younger man
Pre-kids…
Crazy to think about
December 4th, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Bring A Yacht”

00:00 - Funky playing
Notes
Uncle Larry does an early morning dissection of one of pop history’s greatest vocal performances
Dig this live vocal, all being delivered while he is yelling at the monitor guy…
The GOAT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t45QGRSXS1I
TAGS
December 3rd, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Volume 369, Tom Bukovac, “Brazilian Wax”

00:00 - Recall humor / Fender Telecaster string setup
06:00 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale - Gibson Flying V
Notes
Special thanks to dear Nick Drushel at Glaser Instrument Repair for kickin this old 60 tele custom through the uprights.
I truly appreciate it bro
Here is the link to the upcoming Guitar Bomb show in Chicago
That’s a pretty good name ain’t it? I just thought of it right this second
https://www.axs.com/events/765962/guthrie-trapp-tom-bukovac-tickets
And here’s a link to the tele saddles you need
https://musiccitybridge.com/products/groove-master
December 3rd, 2024
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mother Nature’s Phaser”

00:00 - Lesson: Fighting to be heard in an acoustic setting
Notes
The one and only Bryan Sutton