May 21st, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Quick Update, “Hot Dogs & Miller High Life”

00:00 - House construction
00:30 - Tone Talk
00:59 - 501chorusecho.com blog
01:27 - Little finger exercise lesson
Notes
Heres the two links cats: https://youtu.be/5u1SEI9KS3E
http://501chorusecho.com/
If trying to play that lick with the middle, ring and little fingers doesn't make you feel like you are trapped inside a plastic bag then you're doing it wrong.
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May 19th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 106, Tom Bukovac, “Them Damn Pinkertons”

00:00 - Straight rockin' intro jam
02:44 - Hello, class! / Isolation.com
04:24 - Bitcoin
05:15 - VCB / Singer's voice in your head?
06:21 - Improve tone with fingers?
07:04 - Humbuckers into a clean amp touch
09:56 - Adjustments to touch
11:27 - YouTube videos you like to watch?
13:24 - '78 B.C. Rich Super Eagle (built in preamp)
Notes
A lengthy discussion on the MOST important kind of tone....like when you take the gear outta the equation.
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May 18th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Session Update “Isolation Dot Com”

00:00 - Isolation cab fun
Notes
May 18, 2021.... I always wanted to make a website called “isolation.com” where you have live camera feeds with video and audio of isolated guitar cabinets in various studios all over nashvlle where all you can hear is the audio coming through the guitar cabinets but with no context of the music is was playing along to. It might be boring for some but real weirdos like me might find it fascinating. Here is one such example Todays session Rick Huckaby: vocals, acoustic guitar and songs Glenn Worf: bass Nir Z: drums Me: electric guitar Shannon Forrest: engineer
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May 13th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 105, Tom Bukovac, “The Bluebird 6 Minor”

00:00 - Mellow, galloping intro with delay
02:30 - Hello, class!
03:06 - Busy / Projects
03:45 - VCB - Hot stuff
04:14 - Tesla Cyber Truck
05:08 - '65 Impala
05:21 - Tom's guitar shop (Second Gear Used Music)
06:55 - Terrible audio quality in videos / Take it easy
07:40 - Oregon Trail settlers
08:17 - Listener sings over Tom's material (Pat)
09:08 - Making chords more interesting
09:50 - Bluebird 6th minor chord lesson
12:18 - Men At Work lessons (Who Can It Be Now / Overkill)
13:52 - Crazy, bad ass chord lesson
Notes
A not so brief chat on Elon Musk and also an explanation of the inner workings of the ancient mysterious “Bluebird 6 Minor chord”.
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May 10th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 104, Tom Bukovac, “The Queen’s Chair”

00:00 - Nasty old blues, soloing intro jam
05:31 - Hello, class! / Blowing up amp
05:55 - Thanks to everone / Session update
06:27 - Lynryd Skynyrd - Working for MCA / Bending tonic lesson
07:40 - Tony Iommi - War Pigs / Root note bend lesson
08:50 - Blues playing
09:08 - Session update
Notes
A brief chat on bending the tonic note and an inside look at todays session...day one of a 3 day project
Session log:
Monday 5/10/21
Sound Emporium Studio in Nashville TN
Artist: Dave Hause
Producer: Will Hoge
Engineer: David Axelrod
Sadler Vaden: guitar
Chris Powell: drums
Gary Tallent: bass
Billy Justineau: keys
Me: guitar
Thanks for watching!
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May 8th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Saturday Night bonus track...”Smoky Mountain Blues Pt. II”

00:00 - Beautiful acoustic playing
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Hello dear class, here’s a little glimpse of a much simpler time...1957...Kalamazoo Michigan... a little free form exploration on an old J-185 that just loves to be played... hope you all have a great weekend.
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April 29th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “A Pretty Good Ear”

00:00 - Gordon finds each note on keyboard that Tom plays (Perfect pitch)
Notes
Thursday 4/29/21 at Oceanway Studio in Nashville. My dear friend and legendary piano man Gordon Mote indulging me in another one of my silly childish games.
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April 28th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “The Gridiron and The Choir”

00:00 - Session with the choir
02:01 - Touchdown Zack (electric football game)
Notes
4/27/21...day 3 of tracking on Ann Wilson session at Backstage Studio....after a long day of tracking the boys had a moment to kick back, while the choir did their thing on a certain old cover song about “an original sinner born from original sin”
50s Tudor Tru-Action vibrating football still brings the excitement like it did 40 years ago....and yes i also have an old “rod hockey” table game
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April 25th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 103, Tom Bukovac, “Herkermer Pushbroom”

00:00 - Def Leppard - Bringin On The Heartbreak intro
01:32 - Hello, class! / Genius guitar parts
02:26 - House party / Rolling Stones / Fine music
03:56 - Busy schedule
04:25 - VCB / Play what the song needs
06:50 - Wish some songs were different / Suggestions
07:36 - Major and minor connection - "Not how I approach" lesson
09:15 - Rare gear exception - Speakers / Pickups
11:50 - '51 Fender Precision Bass / 1st year for fretted bass
Notes
A brief chat on the art of making records and a look into the VCB
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April 11th, 2021
Homeskoolin’ Volume 102, Tom Bukovac, “Smear Chopper”

00:00 - Rock jamming with bends
05:05 - Hello, class!
05:17 - Thanks for 100 & 101 shows
06:00 - "Never fronted a band" / Orbiting
07:16 - Eastlake / Gildan
07:43 - Gibson "Chopper" / Trace Foster
08:47 - Tweed Deluxe / Pedals / Rock playing
09:40 - Duesenberg giveaway at show / Thanks
Notes
Sunday post gig reflections and some gratuitous smears on an ugly old chopper that has stolen my heart.
Sincere thanks to all you Homeskoolers for your undying support.
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