June 19th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Resonature Boy” & Very Low Key Viewer Contest (read video description)

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the resonator


Notes
give this one a try kids..

It’s fun…and a little tricky at times…just like Uncle Larry himself

Bb F C F A D should get you there …from low to high

Whoever makes it FEEL the best by tomorrow night gets a rare vinyl test pressing of the “In Stereo” LP mailed to them…and bragging rights of course.....

Please don’t use my name “Tom Bukovac” in your YouTube titles…just put “Resonature Challenge” and your name.

Learning it note for note of course certainly helps, but I’m looking for the best FEEL ....

because as we all know, the feel is EVERYTHING

June 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Nunchuck Sunset”

Chapters
00:00 - Ole finger picking straight to the heart of music


Notes
Uncle Larry rides the subway train through blues town

June 18th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “I Always Pictured You Wearing Pants” (part 15)

Chapters
00:00 - Beautiful ascension


Notes
Get on that great big escalator to the sky with Uncle Larry

June 17th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Volume 317, Tom Bukovac, “English Birds”

Chapters
00:00 - 70's imagery
01:20 - Van Halen tuning / Hi friends!
01:43 - The Butter trick
02:10 - Rock Williams band story
03:07 - Lesson: The Butter trick (get that fu fu) / Knife pick attack with upstroke
05:10 - Early morning chess / Uncle Larry Garage Sale Tele went fast
05:57 - '52 Goldtop
06:25 - 3rd & Lindsley Bukovac & Guthrie special guests gig
07:05 - Wrist pain, arm pain, carpal tunnel / Arthritis / Hand stretches
10:27 - "Got a pool guy yet, Larry?" / Need for a pool guy
11:08 - What does it cost to make a record in Nashville?  / Break down of costs
14:10 - Milwaukee completely furnished studio for cheap
14:56 - Funniest comment? Namath DJ your party
17:20 - Some gal that interviews people
18:00 - Tube amps and Eric "Ebo" Borash


Notes
Uncle Larry dives into some deep VCB waters and serves up the recipe for butter tone, whilst continuing the tour through the various colors of XTS t shirts

June 16th, 2024

Homeskoolin Volume 316, Tom Bukovac, “Eat A Peach”

Chapters
00:00 - Blues away
02:30 - Hello, good friends! / Hiatus
04:43 - '63 Fender Stratocaster / Greg Voros apprentice story
08:44 - A bitching platform / 6 mos. girlfriend / Nashville
10:45 - IT IS ALL WORK!
15:00 - Moving houses with pool


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in after a long hiatus of solo dadding, working full time and moving all at once…

I’ll have you know that this 16 minute video was uploaded in mere minutes on a brand new wi-fi rig…praise the Baby Jesus

June 14th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Cockeyed Knight”

Chapters
00:00 - Old school computer chess


Notes
This one goes out to all the chess lovers out there….let’s be honest it’s probably not gonna be String Lockers bag, but hell, some of you might find it interesting.

This is a game review of a 10 minute game I played on chess.com against a guy from Zimbabwe

Yes, chess is one of Larry’s only non music related hobbies.

June 13th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Soul Free”

Chapters
00:00 - Old van / Fretboard gymnastics


Notes
Another one for the night owls of the Western Hemisphere...

June 12th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Leo-Vision”

Chapters
00:00 - Greatest American Hero


Notes
Uncle Larry relaxing after work trying to learn one of the greatest songs ever written

June 12th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Bryan-Vision”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing and playing


Notes
Uncle Larry filmed his natural habitat by an up and coming bluegrass guitar picker

June 4th, 2024

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “On The Job....(Analog Version)"

Chapters
00:00 - Setting up session to play bass
03:11 - Recording the song


Notes
Uncle Larry plunkin' on his old '59 P bass in his natural habitat once again...

ya' know come to think of it, I've actually had that old bass longer than 95% of my other instruments, i remember buying that thing back in 2007, right after getting booked on a very lucrative Faith Hill tour haha.

Working at one of my alltime favorite studios all week, Reel Recording in Nolensville TN, a magical place that was conceived, built and operated by the one and only Shannon Forrest.

Mr. Forrest is an absolute genius, current drummer of Toto and formerly of Steely Dan and Mike McDonald.

The boy is an expert on 2” tape machines and cool analog gear in general, and one of the finest recording engineers in the world...the sounds he gets in his place are simply fucking unBELIEVABLE, for lack of a better word.

You may remember we cut the whole Plexi Soul record there years ago.

When you work at Shannon's place you are taken back in time, hearing the sound of real analog tape machines and using giant racks full of the OG hardware versions of all the legendary pieces of outboard gear that all these plug ins that people use nowadays are modeled after.

It's just the coolest shit ever, and not only does Shannon REALLY know how to operate all that vintage gear, the boy knows how to fix all of it too.

A true renaissance man...i would be afraid to find out what his IQ actually is.

I literally cannot find the words to describe how good that old analog tape sounds when you are standing there at that beautiful old SSL console.….it’s still the best sounding shit I have ever heard to this day. The shit that it does to drums and guitars is just magic.

I'm producing a record out there all week for a dear gal from Rochester named Kathy Wilson.
Got a smokin little combo together consisting of Shannon on drums…Jerry McPherson, John Shanks and myself on guitars and basses....and sweet Timmy Lauer on keys.
Lots of fun.