July 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 478, Tom Bukovac, “Breakneck Redneck Mock Turtleneck Bottleneck”

Chapters
00:00 - Nice, mellow playing with some slide into rockin' Cash Blues
13:40 - Working at the Al Capone castle / Jeff Steel
15:58 - Thank you for course!
18:26 - Spitfire tortoise guard on Jeff Senn guitar / Singing and playing
22:19 - Steely Dan and Walter Becker and not giving a fuck


Notes
Uncle Larry gettin pretty weird on a Monday night before the NFL football season starts...

remember when i sold off my ENTIRE extensive late 60's Marshall collection a while back in one fell swoop?
well....i've slowly rebuilt that stash over the last year....and now i'm back up to 3 old basketweave cabs and 4 plexi heads haha.. i suppose you could say it's an illness friends

here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tabs....
if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

the guy behind the guy's PayPal address is:
tombukovac @gmail.com

the guy behind the guy's venmo address is:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

July 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “How To Play Slide Guitar In Under 5 Minutes”

Chapters
00:00 - Lesson: How to play slide


Notes
A made this quick video tonite for a friend of mine who is starting to get interested in playing slide.

I just wanted to show the extreme basics of what I learned about slide in the early days so he doesn’t adopt and practice any bad habits

but sadly the video was too long to text to him, so I just decided to post it here on YouTube instead ….

Who knows, maybe it was a sign from God (or whoever/whatever you believe in) that this little video might actually be beneficial to more than just one person in the end

Hope this helps kids

I absolutely love and HIGHLY recommend these slides made by Liquislide
https://theliquislide.com/

They are AMAZING …check one out friends

The guy who designed them says they have scientifically proven that the liquid that is inside them makes a difference to the sound ….
Hell I don’t know, maybe it does …honestly I don’t even care about that.
I just LOVE the way they feel…best slides I have ever tried

July 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 477, Tom Bukovac, “Mona Lisa’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Ole time Rag
08:24 - Hello, friends! / Schedule from Gill gig
09:17 - '56 Danelectro Bass
10:24 - Old car show? / Hellcat
12:00 - Derek & The Dominos - Layla (Eric Clapton)
14:15 - Derek & The Dominos - I Am Yours
16:00 - Lesson: I Am Yours
18:35 - Jimmy Gordon


Notes
Just checkin in with my Homeskoolers after getting home from a weekend run with Little Vinnie's Traveling Circus

This summer has literally flown by my friends

Seems like just yesterday we were firing up the first rehearsals for this gig...
and now this upcoming weekend is the final run for our little ensemble…

and just take a guess what fine city will be hosting our final out of town show....

if you guessed Cleveland Ohio, you were correct.
how fitting right?

Here is the link to Uncle Larry's new instructional guitar course...over eight hours of detailed professionally shot multi camera lessons with tab....
if you check the comments and look at what people have commented on Gearpage (if you can stomach it) t has been getting rave reviews from even the most skeptical tight ass consumers who desperately WANTED to hate it.
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

if you are being thoroughly entertained by the content of this channel, and you feel led to make a donation to the guy behind the guy, please feel free

the guy behind the guy's PayPal address is:
tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬

the guy behind the guy's venmo address is:
@Tom-Bukovac-1

July 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “For Old Car Lovers ONLY”

Chapters
00:00 - Shop where GTO was worked on


Notes
Warning…if you don’t give a fuck about old cars, PLEASE skip this video IMMEDIATELY and move on to the next “10 things you are doing wrong at the sports bar blues jam” video you were planning on watching

Todays feature?

Kiwi Classics and Customs in Franklin TN
https://www.kiwiclassicsandcustoms.com

It literally took me 56 years of searching before I found a single guy who works on old cars who isn’t clinically insane

and here he is…

This is his YouTube channel
• 67 Pontiac GTO, Tip Top Rag Top!!!

…and once I post this video he will be too busy to ever work on my stuff again

Bob’s your uncle

July 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin Volume 476, Tom Bukovac “From Pontiac To Kalamazoo”

Chapters
00:00 - Black Sabbath - Changes / Ozzy Osbourne & Beatles influence
02:21 - Tour bus on the road
06:27 - Picture this groove
09:25 - '67 GTO
12:42 - Paco from Argentina
14:51 - '61 Gibson J50
15:37 - Looking forward to show
16:12 - Friend Paco Gibson shootout
17:02 - R8
17:32 - Burst
20:18 - Neck pickup
25:25 - Conclusion


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from the road ….this video covers a very wide everything from Nativity In Black to His/Her shifters

We start out with a small tribute to the Oz….
followed by a moment with Ronnie Mullins, the greatest bus driver in the history of show business

Then we have a new song and a check in from uncle Larry….here’s a link to the video of Kiwi working on my 67 GTO convertible for all you old car nerds
• 67 Pontiac GTO, Tip Top Rag Top!!!

and lastly we have my dear old friend Paco giving us a quick shootout between a new Gibson R8 and a real 1958 burst, Argentinian style

you can certainly hear and feel the difference in this video….but I have to say, actually being IN THE ROOM, the difference between these two instruments was “shocking” to say the least…and a good illustration of the contrast between two instruments with WIDELY varying price points.

Here is a link to my new instructional course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

And here is a link to the new “Maximum Larry” t shirts and all other Homeskoolin swag
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

July 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Summer School Of Rock “

Chapters
00:00 - School Of Rock


Notes
Hello friends

my dear sweet boys just completed summer camp at School Of Rock in Franklin TN and they absolutely LOVED IT

Over the years we have put them in a million different summer camps….indoor stuff, outdoor stuff, you name it….with varying results and wide ranging reviews….

but School Of Rock has been a huge fucking HIT with both of them….they loved every second of it.

If you’ve been on the fence about trying this with your own kid, I am telling you now friends…just DO IT!

You will not regret it

July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Two More Days Friends”

Chapters
00:00 - Rocking with the wah - Mick Ronson style
01:23 - Mick Ronson wah / Brett Papa course
02:44 - Boss BP-1w Booster / Preamp / Thanks for many gifts
04:03 - '65 Gibson Firebird / Controls and layout
06:50 - Lesson: Tom Morello boing
08:08 - Lesson: Coolest note in E (Bb)


Notes
my dear friends and fellow rock and roll enthusiasts, these next two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) are the last two days to get my instructional course at the discounted $199.00 price tag..after that it goes up to the original list price of 299.00
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...

Here is the link for the new t shirts kids...
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...


Also special thanks to:
Greg for the cool Cleveland mug
Chris for the tiny amp built into an Altoids box
Pete Thomas for the Larry’s hair putty

You guys are all sweethearts for being thoughtful enough to send gifts ...i appreciate it

and....i may have found just the thing to cover that nasty route on that chopper 68 Telecaster bass i got recently ...an original 70's Hunter Ronson tour sticker

looks a hell of a lot better with a cool pickguard don't it?

Todays rig
65 Gibson firebird I
Gretsch 6161 combo amp made by Valco

July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Thank You Letter”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues playing
03:24 - What's up, friends! / Tal/Buk show thank you
05:02 - Packages sent to the Bukovac Office catching up
06:00 - Thank yous


Notes
This video says it all for me right now

July 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ PSA “3 Things To Tell Ya”

Chapters
00:00 - Stomp tune
00:03 - Brand new t-shirts
00:55 - Tal Wilkenfeld and Tom Bukovac show
01:19 - Reverend "Gristleblower"


Notes
Hello dear friends

A few things to tell u real quick today

1) If you want a bitchin new t shirt go here
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

2) you wanna see the most unrehearsed cover band in the history of music tomorrow night go here
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

3) if you wanna support a great guitar player who happens to be a fuckin really sweet guy check out Greg Koch

July 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 475, Tom Bukovac, "Just South Of Hell"

Chapters
00:00 - Mamas Papas / Bon Jovi / Boston / Yes medley
00:24 - It's hot!
01:13 - Mick Ronson Wah
02:47 - '75 Guild G212 12-string / Guild F412
04:08 - Bent finger
04:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
05:27 - Jeff Senn
08:30 - GTO
09:19 - Friday night gig


Notes
Lord it's hot

I think its the first time in history that the humidity has actually exceeded 100 percent

The Guild is sold

Here is the link to the new t shirts!
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/to...

Here is the link to my guitar course friends
https://www.brettpapa.com/maximum-lar...