August 31st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Special Edition, “Hermanos Gutiérrez”
Chapters00:00 - At the Easy Eye with the Gutierrez brothers
06:00 - Getting to know the gentlemen
Notes
A special treat for all you guitar lovers out there…Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez of Hermanos Gutiérrez.
These guys have a new record coming out next spring.
Check out some of their videos on YouTube…super cool music and beautiful dudes.
Hope you enjoy
August 31st, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Volume 241, Tom Bukovac, “Johnny Unitas Blues”
Chapters00:00 - Pink Floyd mashup ending with Country singing
07:00 - Hello, friends! / Direct TV
08:00 - White Falcon / Modulation / Thanks!
08:48 - Teddy Boy rehab / Childhood from bullying to being a camelion / Spelling
10:45 - Hermanos Gutierrez
11:22 - Tomo Fujita
12:00 - EHX Big Muff Deluxe
13:00 - Lesson: Pink Floyd motifs / (Em -> C) / (Cmaj7 -> Bm -> Fmaj)
15:03 - Lesson: Tritone (F -> B) / Beatles - I am the Walrus
15:50 - Every song has mix of 4 chords
16:45 - Tomo's nice, new Gibson Les Paul / Guthrie and big night out
18:45 - Keep practicing and bedtime trick
20:00 - Lunch with David and Tomo
Notes
Uncle Larry extols the virtues of the 2min to 5 progression that you have heard on a million songs of your youth.
Massaman on the moon
August 30th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 240, Tom Bukovac, "The Naughty Triad"
Chapters00:00 - Mesmerizing playing
04:55 - Yo, it's Uncle Larry / Thank you and Joe Glaser
07:00 - VCB / "Do you drink milk?"
08:09 - "Biggest fear?" / Shopping mall as Hell
09:00 - Guitars that speak to you / Les Paul TV Special
12:50 - '62 Fender Stratocaster
13:50 - Why are there popular YouTube guitarists? / Comparable level of guitar playing vs. superior playing
18:38 - Lesson: Lower voicing of chords with root in the middle
20:50 - Rare string break
20:19 - Strings and picks / NFL card
Notes
Uncle Larry discusses a vast array of subjects in volume 240...everything from naughty triads to cookie dough....
August 29th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Studio Update.... “Get Me On It”
Chapters00:00 - The man at work
02:17 - In the control room
04:40 - Gordon's genius
07:00 - Mchugh's drums
Notes
Studio update
Aug 29th 2023
Peter Frampton’s studio in Berry Hill
Session personnel:
Brandon Hood: producer and mandolin
Reed Foley: artiste
Seth Morton: lead engineer
Stix Mchugh: drums
Jacob Lowery: bass
Kris Donegan: guitar
Gordon Mote: keys
Bruce Bouton: pedal steel
Tom Bukovac: guitar
Jordan: assistant engineer
August 29th, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Mr. Glaser’s Attic”
Chapters00:00 - Tour of some treasures and an important mailbox
Notes
A brief look inside the mind and the business of one of Nashville’s most beloved people, Joe Glaser…founder of Glaser Instrument Repair.
If you play guitar and you have ever lived in Nashville you KNOW who Joe Glaser is.
A dear dear friend and a TRULY brilliant brain.
Absolutely one of a kind…I have cherished my friendship with this man for decades. One of the most interesting conversationalists I have ever known, and believe me I know some interesting conversationalists!
Hope you enjoy
August 28th, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 239, "Can't Find My Thank You Can't You See My Way Home"
Chapters00:00 - Electric football montage / Plunking around intro / Surgery update / Family life / Heat
03:37 - Gibson Deluxe
04:13 - Electric football teams / Rolling Rock thermometer / Cool magazine thanks
05:30 - Thanks and relation to Homeskoolin' / 80%/20% rule
07:35 - VCB / "How many instruments do you have?"
09:48 - Song: Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You
10:42 - Theory about money and success
12:30 - Costco and armchair financial advice from Uncle Larry
Notes
Frank Zappa's definition of "folk music"
"when you play a D chord and wiggle your little finger around"
In this episode Larry talks about finances, he talks about Costco, and most importantly, he talks about the 7 decade legacy of Tudor Electric Football...which is potentially the catalyst for the single greatest bond between a father and a son to be found on this earth.
August 23rd, 2023
Homeskoolin' Bonus Jam "The Boogie"
Chapters00:00 - Playing the '52 Lester
Notes
shake your booty
TAGS
August 23rd, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 238, "El Tio Larry Es Genial"
Chapters00:00 - Rocking away / Boys are Back / Back to rockin' it
04:22 - Intonation / Howya doing friends!
05:55 - What you can do when a guitar is intonated
08:45 - Bridge / Wound G string
11:00 - Hermanos Gutierrez amazing guitarists
13:45 - How personal the guitar is / Sonic fingerprint
16:00 - Playing / Start a YouTube channel
18:00 - Quaratine start in 2020 and Homeskoolin' start
19:00 - Technology and learning new shit / Dogs watch TV
21:06 - Lesson: Cool licks with a Larry lick / Playing
Notes
Uncle Larry takes a deep tuning exploration on a guitar that was made before the Beatles played on Ed Sullivan
Check out these amazing cats..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS3XGAh_n2c
did you know that once you officially steal 100 cool chords from this channel, you are required to donate something to the PayPal tip jar?
the PayPal address is tombukovac@gmail.com
test pressings of Plexi Soul vinyl showed up yesterday....did you hear that??
i said.....TEST PRESSINGS OF PLEXI SOUL VINYL SHOWED UP YESTERDAY
August 23rd, 2023
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Primitive Gold"
Chapters00:00 - '52 Gibson Les Paul guitar gets new bridge
03:10 - Out of phase pickups due to wiring and poles
05:30 - Frets, fretboard, inlays and depth of inlays
08:50 - Tour of the rest of the guitar
10:32 - Old Gibson case
11:00 - Hardest part?
13:20 - In tune
16:40 - Playing
Notes
In this video Larry picks up a very crude early first year model ‘52 Les Paul that was just worked on by Andrew Jellison at Strung Out Guitar Repair in Nashville.
The miracle bridge that retrofits on to the ancient original tailpiece that these guitars came with from the factory is designed by Music City Bridge.
https://musiccitybridge.com/products/trapeze-wrap-over-tailpiece
Hope you enjoy
August 21st, 2023
Homeskoolin' Volume 237, Tom Bukovac, "Crickets"
Chapters00:00 - Softly strumming away
02:49 - What's up Homeskoolers / Skin cancer surgery update
04:08 - PAF book and discussion
06:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Vintage guitar reference books
08:38 - Thank for kind words
09:00 - James Burkett guitars
11:07 - NFL starting up
11:45 - Lesson: Cool chord - open G tuning [x 4 7 0 7 0]
12:41 - Ann Wilson gig and why not touring
13:17 - Movie of the making of Ann Wilson album by Chris
14:40 - "What have you been listening to?"
15:40 - Black Sabbath - Fairies Wear Boots Fucking Awesome!
16:35 - Battle of the bands back in the day
18:23 - Hipsters stealing Uncle Larry's shit
19:15 - Jealous not English?
19:55 - How do you stay confident? / Something to say
22:45 - Playing acoustic
23:53 - What is your least favorite instrument? Trumpet / Kenny Chesney hates slide guitar
Notes
Do you hear them? My living room is a cricket serenade at this point...bought 25 yesterday to feed to the pair of leopard gecko lizards that my dear boys have as pets.