August 26th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 331, Tom Bukovac, “Royal Power Pop”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking out a song to a loop with a little Leslie in it
03:23 - Hello, friends! / Life update / NFL diddy
04:46 - Morgan Wallen session
05:58 - '79 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe / Playing
06:30 - Lesson: Blue Oyster Cult / 2 parts as one / Burnin' For You
07:30 - Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper lyrics
09:00 - "Hardest thing about being a session man?"
11:00 - Numbnuts from Tulsa in the comments / "Jam off" / "Off his meds"
13:53 - The Gear Page Moderator and getting banned
14:45 - Lesson: Smear with hammer into bend / Pre-bend dead in tune
16:50 - Lesson: Bending strings / Tightly slammed fingers


Notes
Uncle Larry gets his English melody on.
God Save the Queen

so, do you think i even stand a chance in a "jam off" against this fella?

• Early 70s Carvin AS50

August 25th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Let Us Not Forget”

Chapters
00:00 - Some amazing 6 & 12 string sounds through Leslie


Notes
In a world of modeling amplifiers and boutique pedals that simulate everything, it may have been a minute since you plugged your axe into a real Leslie.
Ain’t nothin’ like it friends…

Well, I’m officially banned from the gear page friends…over the most innocuous little comment…I suppose it’s been building up over there.

The moderators hate me…they are are more sensitive than the gas pedal on a 70 Hemi Cuda…but deep down they know I’m right…

So now what am I gonna do with my life?
I’ve thought of gardening perhaps…

August 24th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “White Funk Railroad”

Chapters
00:00 - Doing that funky playing with a loop


Notes
You can bust some shit up real good with just two chords…music is mostly about rhythm.
The rhythm and the phrasing of the notes gets noticed by the human ear more than the actual notes themselves get noticed

In this example it’s just the 1 to the 4 back and forth in the key of C

If you get bored by just two chords, keep in mind that this groove actually has one more chord than “chain of fools” by ‘Retha does

August 23rd, 2024

Uncle Larry’s Early Fall Garage Sale, “Utilitarian Edition”

Chapters
00:00 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Marshall Amp
01:23 - Marshall Cabs


Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want either of these items friends

Local pickup only

Once I deem you the first responder/buyer you can PayPal me an earnest money deposit to hold the items using the same email above, which is also my PayPal address

August 22nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 330, Tom Bukovac, “Idiometry”

Chapters
00:00 - That Country type thing
07:57 - Uncle Larry hello/update (Morgan Wallen / Dan Auerbach) / Thanks
09:10 - '52 Gibson Les Paul
10:04 - Lesson: Staying withing idioms or it just sounds untrained
12:42 - Playing into singing
13:49 - Buying a Plexi / Update / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in in the middle of a long week of plunkin’ on guitars to pay the rent.

If you haven’t seen this yet, please do yourself a favor and watch this video friends

• I interviewed legendary guitar player...

Please understand, my interest in this video has absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that he mentions a couple things about uncle Larry here and there…what I TRULY LOVE about this video is how it so clearly showcases what a beautiful person Dann is and always has been

so sweet , so genuinely humble..so supremely talented….such a special guy

August 22nd, 2024

Homeskoolin’ “Evolution Of A Rock Star” Pt. 2

Chapters
00:00 - Son playing guitar


Notes
He’s 11…there are plenty of virtuoso kids out there that are 8 years old shredding Yngwie kicks, but what i don’t ever hear in a kid’s playing is that Rust Belt groove.
You can’t teach pocket…you’re either born with it or you’re not.

August 20th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Hamburgers With Legs”

Chapters
00:00 - Geckos
05:25 - Gruhn's secret way of pressing guitar guards /
10:15 - Bent/cupped guard
10:58 - Old Strat tilted pickup twisted



Notes
If you don’t consider yourself to be a TRUE homeskooler you might want to skip this one lads.

Long form TOTALLY random content…a little something for everyone here in this patchwork quilt of slice of life moments from your old pal Uncle Larry.

Starring:
Marshall
Leo
The Leopard Gecko gang (Drake and Dotters)
Bubba
Greg Voros
Drew
Joel
Corey

…and the rest of the Gruhn Guitars family

August 20th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Bringin’ Back The Brown Pants Of Yesterday”

Chapters
00:00 - Little song in the control room.


Notes
Hello friends, one of the many people that showed up during yesterday’s 12 hour cavalcade of stars session that I was on was this kid Josh Weathers…I like his voice, but I LOVE them brown pants

Cast of characters for your records….

Sweet Little Danny Friszell was producing and engineering

Tony Lucido on bass

Moose Brown on Hammond

Pat McGrath on acoustic

Russ Pahl on steel

August 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus….”Thank You”

Chapters
00:00 - Image montage of friends
00:30 - Hello, friends / Appreciation for the fans at Guthrie Trapp & Tom Bukovac gig


Notes
Still buzzin’ from this amazing weekend friends…just a sincere thank you to all that came along to see and be a part if this celebration of music and life

I can’t find the words to explain how special it was for me to spend the entire weekend with all my best friends, who also happen to be some of the finest musicians to ever roam this earth

Nothin but love to you all

August 14th, 2024

Tom Bukovac, “Gold Digger”

Chapters
00:00 - Looping some amazing shit


Notes
A little tone from way back before the patent was actually granted …