March 25th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Star Spangled Banner Heads”

00:00 - Playing '43 Gibson Banner Head (logo) Mahogany
02:04 - '43 Gibson Banner Head - Mahogany
02:15 - '44 Gibson Banner Head - Maple
04:00 - Some G stuff
04:20 - '43 Mahogany
05:03 - '44 Maple
05:31 - "Which one you like better?" / Tuner-ette / Difference in sound with clamp on tuner
06:31 - Intonation on '43 Mahogany / Peterson tuner and incredible intonation
08:17 - Intonation on '44 Maple
08:42 - Lesson: Acoustic chord for tuning [0 11 x 13 0 0] E Major
09:02 - Playing: '43 Mahogany acoustic chord
09:32 - Thanks to Music City & Glaser Instruments, and more
Notes
Uncle Larry brings forth a rare comparison between two sweet old banner heads …a 44 maple and a 43 mahogany that just found it’s way into the Homeskoolin universe on the heels of the recent 62 sg sale …
Wood doesn’t matter right?
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March 25th, 2025
Homeskoolin' Volume 410, Tom Bukovac, "The Vigor"

00:00 - Hair of the raunch
03:19 - Oh, hi guys! / Problem with audio
03:57 - Magnatone amp - 450
04:30 - Playing: Magnatone
05:26 - Playing: "Jazz version Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker"
05:53 - "Coming to America" (good funny movie)
06:40 - The Cliffs - Easy Way Out / New released band
07:29 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "Haggling any good?" Yes / Tips
08:54 - Estate sales
10:01 - "Wheel and deal for fun?" Yes
10:47 - Most amps just don't have enough mid range
11:20 - User "DeerCreek" blocked from channel
11:56 - "Charlan Maine Collective" - "Play newer Gibson Les Paul with less finesse" / Play what you want
15:23 - The Cliffs / Driving the GTO
Notes
Take 2, had to pull the first one cuz of a problem with the audio
Thats aighhht...this one's way better anyway.
Uncle Larry blasts through some blazin' VCB and some hot old Magnatone tubes Ray Estey style
March 24th, 2025
Uncle Larry’s 1 Amigo Guitar Show

00:00 - Hello, friends / Uncle Larry's Garage Sale
02:11 - Novo Serus - $3,200
03:40 - '65 or '66 Epiphone Olympic - $900
04:50 - '64 Epiphone Al Caiola - $2,500
06:37 - '60 Harmony Stratotone Jupiter - $1,600
08:04 - Jerry Jones Electric Sitar - $1,700
08:59 - EHX Memory Man - $700
09:37 - Silvertone amp in case - $1,000
Notes
Email me at tombukovac@gmail.com to claim your prize
March 22nd, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “387 Amigos”

00:00 - Some 60's song
01:24 - Hello, friends! / 3 video of the day / Vintage guitar show / Big names
02:25 - Tommy Emmanuel
03:18 - Gibson ES-330
04:34 - Bring P90 bridge pickup up / shims
05:12 - Bridge vs Neck pickup
05:37 - Playing / Shredding / Beatles montage (05:58)
07:00 - Vince Gill tour
07:50 - Playing: The Cars - Moving in Stereo
Notes
Strictly a public service announcement to encourage you to get your ass down to the big ass vintage guitar show tomorrow at the Williamson County Ag Center
You’ll miss these shows one day friends
March 22nd, 2025
Homeskoolin Bonus “Hey Kid, You Like Cars?”

00:00 - For Sale or Trade
Notes
Email offers at tombukovac@gmail.com
Will consider trade for cool guitars but it’s gotta be old shit
TAGS
March 22nd, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Fullerton Fever”

00:00 - Rosewood fretboard shootout setup
01:10 - T-shirt burst bass refinished - Joe Glazer
02:09 - '60 Fender Tele slab board
02:40 - '60 Tele bridge
03:27 - '63 Tele bridge
04:24 - '64 Tele bridge
05:29 - "Amazing how different they all are"
05:39 - '60 Tele
05:58 - '63 Tele
06:16 - '64 Tele
06:28 - Conclusion / Weight
07:40 - '64 Tele unplugged
07:53 - '60 Tele unplugged
08:10 - '63 Tele unplugged
Notes
Uncle Larry displays the VAST differences in old Tele bridge pickups
March 20th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Get What Ya Pay For”

00:00 - Newer Gibson Les Paul through Roland JC-120
02:09 - Newer Les Paul
02:29 - Mike McCready Les Paul R9 (Pearl Jam)
02:56 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Burst
03:10 - Result and comments
Notes
Thanks to Drew Wynn for being my roadie in this little clip.
March 19th, 2025

00:00 - Cheap Trick tune
00:47 - Hello, friends / Cheap Trick
01:35 - The Castle / Drake Milligan / Getting backstage
02:41 - Good session never get old
03:19 - Duesenberg Session Man / Uli Roth
03:29 - Cool fuzz pedal (Harmon Booster, Playboy, Jen Fuzz) / Drew from Guitar House show / Human price guide
04:35 - Tuning / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
05:02 - "Most unique guitar tone?" / Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky | Steely Dan (Elliot Randall) - Reelin' in the Years
06:48 - "Never repeat yourself?" / "Get bored easily"
08:00 - Depression / Charles Bukowski / Elliot Smith
08:52 - Stalker Guy comment
10:03 - New guitars vs Old guitars
12:55 - What can I show you? / Piezo on Duesenberg Session Man
13:48 - Playing: David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on a fun day of music and friends, and delves into some heavy VCB, and gives a shout out to the yellow toothed stalker villain
March 17th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Volume 408, Tom Bukovac, “Velvet Hammers”

00:00 - Fishing out those sounds
04:36 - Hey, friends! / Cleveland trip and neighborhood
07:40 - '52 Gibson Les Paul P90 Goldtop
08:25 - "Velvet hammers" (soft notes)
08:57 - Roland JC-120 - chorus off
10:06 - Les Paul pickups, out-of-phase sound
11:15 - "Let me play for a minute"
11:40 - Lesson: Blues in key of B and pre-bends
14:22 - Guitar Riot store / Son bought a MIM Stratocaster / Whatever you like
15:50 - Out-of-phase sound / Replacement bridge
16:45 - Lesson: Expressive pre-bends
17:27 - Gilmour and pre-bends
18:00 - "Fuck off" / "Grown-ass man making videos..." (Stalker Guy)
Notes
anyone that has given their life to the fretboard instantly knows and feels it when a certain guitar is giving you velvet hammers….and what a precious gift it is
today’s amplified signal is coming from my beloved old Roland jazz chorus 120…if you have never owned or tried one of these legendary amps you are making a serious mistake
they are, in a word, magic
March 16th, 2025
Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Birth Of Sports Bar Blues”

00:00 - Driving by childhood neighborhood
Notes
well friends, we made it back home late last night after a fantastic trip to the homeland of Cleveland
so great to see all of our sweetheart relatives and dear friends…three of the four Bukovac brothers were onstage together and one sister was in attendance at a fun gig we played Friday night…the place was fucking PACKED with a zillion faces, most I haven’t seen since high school...
this little video is evidence of that...of course i played a whole set of songs with my brother's band that i never played before with no rehearsal whatsoever....typical Cleveland gig
this particular clip shows me cutting heads with local Cleveland guitar slanger Timmy Facemeyer, while my dearest oldest brother Dougie (to my left) looks on....Timmy Drensky on bass, he was the bass player in my band when i played the Eastlake Battle Of The Bands circa 1983 .....
• One Way Out - Tom Bukovac and Tim Fa...
but let me tell ya' friends….the drive home…sweet jesus it was fucking BRUTAL….i literally had the windshield wipers on the highest setting for five straight hours in the blinding rain with almost zero visibility as semi trucks driven by bots who completely ignored the fact that they were in the middle of a monsoon blazed by us at 85 MPH