October 31st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 518, Tom Bukovac, “The Saddest Guitar In The World”

Chapters
00:00 - Sad sliding
05:16 - Singing: Coming in on a wing and prayer
05:47 - Hello, friends! / Gildan
06:48 - '64 Gibson J50 sad guitar
08:18 - Playing and singing a made up sad song
10:00 - Cloying
11:13 - A.I. taking our jobs?
12:07 - FAILACI / Working with young cats
14:31 - Happy Halloween / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
15:15 - Jim Irsay collection / NFL
17:43 - Formative ages for music / Friends and the old days
20:58 - "Most gratifying thing in your life?" / Kids
22:32 - John Fogerty
23:05 - Ears are doing better / Stories of feedback


Notes
This 64 j-50 I have owned for years must have had a terrible childhood

I’ve never played any acoustic in my life that sounds sadder than it does

October 30th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 517, Tom Bukovac, “Orchestra Sized Maneuvers In The Dark”

Chapters
00:00 - Strumming away on an oldie
05:44 - '51 Martin 000-18 acoustic for sale
07:00 - Guthrie and Jedd show tickets
08:15 - Plexi Soul / NFL
09:43 - Bizarre accident story with feedback / Cancelled gigs and uncontrollable
15:24 - Pretty cool series on Netflix


Notes
Uncle Larry discusses a recent brutal affliction and shows you a sweet old '51 OOO-18 with a K&K western mini pickup that a friend of his is selling for 6k plus shipping

email me at tombukovac@gmail.com if you want to purchase this fine instrument

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if you wanna donate a little something to the channel:
my PayPal tip jar is
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if you wanna see a pretty cool doco on Netflix check out "No One Saw A Thing"....some really great early 80's footage and more Morley Safer than you EVER got after a football game ended when you were a kid and "60 Minutes" came on...which was always just a sad reminder that you had to go back to school the next morning...don't act like you don't remember

October 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 516, Tom Bukovac, “Choppers and Benders”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench vid on Gretsch 6129
02:16 - Adjusting truss rod by feel / NFL
06:00 - Thanks Guthrie and Jed vid
06:30 - Lesson: Chord you never thought of [0 11 11 14 14 x]
07:16 - '57 Gibson Les Paul Junior with Gene Parsons string bender
08:11 - Playing: String bender
12:17 - Chicken Soup


Notes
Uncle Larry shares the delight of his dear young boys after his first foray into making homemade chicken soup.

October 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 515, Tom Bukovac, “Sick Day”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic / Sick kids
05:30 - New UK Merch
06:17 - '50 Gibson Southern Jumbo / Saving an old acoustic / Nathan Guller
08:04 - '64 Epiphone Frontier
08:47 - Lesson: Uncle Larry composition
12:18 - Losing money on NFL
13:19 - Playing: Stolen lick from Gus
14:20 - Epiphone brand


Notes
Uncle Larry plunks some acoustics on a rare day off ...

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October 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “Historic Studio A”

Chapters
00:00 - Tour of studio
03:45 - Early day photos


Notes
Session update from day two of working with Daniel Tashian and Lawrence Rothman producing an amazing singer named Maggie Rose at one of the coolest studios in Nashville…the historic RCA
Studio A

Which is currently owned by Aubrey Preston and rented by producer Dave Cobb.

Starring Craig Alvin

October 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 514, Tom Bukovac, “Kalamazoo Girls”

Chapters
00:00 - Calm finger picking
04:37 - Hello, friends!
05:40 - Plexi Soul album
07:37 - Havalina update / Playing
08:49 - Open Chords and wide voicings / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the universe on a clear fall evening

October 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 513, Tom Bukovac, “Chords In Flight”

Chapters
00:00 - Doinking around
00:51 - Hey, friends / Checking in
02:16 - Lesson: You don't have to hit all the notes, just don't break rhythm
03:56 - Lesson: Key (ground / tonal center), chord progression (taking you away from tonal center and back)
05:20 - Lesson: The journey Root -> Flat 7 -> Weird chord -> Home
06:02 - Lesson: Flat 6 (intense) -> Possible Key change -> Three minor -> Four chord -> Blues -> Beatles -> Four minor
07:53 - Lesson: Four minor chord (most emotional)
09:14 - Lesson: Chords are like elevations
09:56 - Lesson: Country Western Swing - Yakety Sax
12:00 - Chord progression / Beatles chords
12:54 - Lesson: Beatles - Sexy Sadie / Recognize and detect chord progressions
15:35 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow
17:09 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Fender Twin Reverb


Notes
Uncle Larry…..chord progressions…you get the idea

I need 22k plus shipping for the 59 special

4k for the dead clean electric instruments 64 twin reverb

October 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 512, Tom Bukovac, “Doink 182”

Chapters
00:00 - Plinking around
02:33 - Hello, friends!
03:23 - Gibson ES-150 (Charlie Christian)
03:58 - Doink sound? / Outlaw Country vs. Jazz doink
05:20 - Loop with ES-150
06:00 - Loop with Gretsch Duane Eddy
08:08 - Loop with '52 Les Paul
09:40 - Loop with Firebird
11:29 - Back to the ES-150


Notes
It’s full on Doinkapalooza going on at Larry’s house tonite friends…Doinkstock….Doinkamont…
The Isle Of Doink…your indoinktion to the neck pickup hall of twang

Anyway, you get the idea

October 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 511, Tom Bukovac, “Vertical Input Horizon”

Chapters
00:00 - That sound...holy shit!
04:15 - Hey friends / JCM800
04:34 - '79 Dean Z
05:33 - Playing Dean Z
07:51 - Marshalls and a little slapback
09:00 - Brett Papa
11:22 - Dean & Firebird shape resting arm / Loving the Dean Z
12:45 - Howl Owl Howl / Steve Gorman, Darius Rucker, Mike Mills
16:45 - Dann Huff video thanks / Real interviews vs non-existential meltdowns


Notes
Uncle Larry gets deep into the weeds about quantum physics and Brazilian rosewood whilst plunking on a vintage Dean Z with the very rare Braziliaburst burst finish….

What if you brought a guitar with a Brazilian rosewood board and a Braziliaburst finish to one of those places where you get a Brazilian wax….
I mean, seriously just think about it

This video and video title is dedicated to my dear old friend friend Matt Scannell

October 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin Bonus “San Francisco Rock City”

Chapters
00:00 - 12-String version of Detroit Rock City
05:00 - Lesson: Tuning 12-string guitar with Peterson Strobe Tuner
09:25 - Brett Papa course part 2


Notes
RIP P.D. Frehley