October 14th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Snake Bite Fever”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a nice little tune
01:14 - Remeber that song? / Checking in, thank you
02:35 - '60 Gibson ES-335
03:27 - Trip The Witch signed copies


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in real quick and plunks ya out a good old country and western song on a recently acquired snake bit '60 335

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Urban Guitar Dictionary:
snake bit: (adj) refers to any old Gibson ES-335 that has visible Bigsby holes on the top

mummy toes: (noun) the crumbling disintegrating tuner buttons found on many old 50's and 60's Gibson guitars

witch hat: (noun) a hat that a witch wears

October 11th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Uncle Larry Takes Grandpa’s Old Jalopy Down To The Crossroads”

Chapters
00:00 - '63 Firebird unboxing
02:05 - Testing it out


Notes
1963 Firebird I…clearly one of the first birds made.
My next project.

October 10th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Wish You Were Graffiti”

Chapters
00:00 - Recording of Tom playing with Page and Waters and adding some sugar


Notes
Sometime…somewhere…in the very distant past….Uncle Larry engaged in a cosmic jam with Jimmy Page and Roger Waters….

For many decades it was thought that this strange and surreal event was never recorded…but this extremely rare footage was recently unearthed.

Our editors worked tirelessly to restore the tape to as close as possible to it’s original condition, please disregard any signal degradation and tape warble.

October 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Off My Mind”

Chapters
00:00 - Maybe a new career in playing and singing


Notes
Normally I have zero interest in me or anyone else putting words to any of my instrumental jams…but for some reason this one wouldn’t leave me alone…

October 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Volume 247, “Dak’s Blooze”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues
01:06 - Hello, I don't really have the blues / Talk about the weather
02:15 - Thanks (musical ideas) / Writer's block
02:59 - Great song about writer's block (Chicago 25 or 6 to 4) / Tom playing on Chicago XXX
04:20 - New Ann Wilson & Tripsitter - Another Door (new album) / Hipgnosis did cover
05:50 - Signed ZZ Top - Tres Hombre album
06:22 - Slapback echo, "what would we do without it?"
07:24 - Roxy Music - Avalon album / What was used on "More Than this" (Phil Manzanera)?
08:30 - '63 Gibson ES-335
08:40 - '65 Gibson Trini Lopez
09:30 - Talk about the Gruhn Versitar
10:18 - Playing the Trini Lopez
11:10 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
11:42 - Wet/Dry and complicated rigs? No
13:02 - Multi-channel amps? No
13:09 - Lesson: How Tom sets up his guitar rig (important deep dive)
15:00 - Creepy user comment / Clean your car before I steal it
16:18 - Israel craziness


Notes
Hello friends, hope all you Texans have recovered from last nights prime time drubbing.

October 8th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Ballad Of Curtis Mathes”

Chapters
00:00 - Back to plucking on the Senn
03:57 - Sirens going off while in the car


Notes
A new set of retreads to drive on down to the chicken shack….

October 7th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “The Fall Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - You'll break a wrist trying these up and down strokes


Notes
Don’t try this at home...

October 7th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Flying And Landing”

Chapters
00:00 - Bonus playing


Notes
Pass the Maton

October 6th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ “I Always Pictured You Wearing Pants Part 14”

Chapters
00:00 - Just amazing composition


Notes
Three truths and a chord

October 6th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Soldier Field Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - A little Chicago Blues


Notes
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