February 14th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 576, Tom Bukovac, “100% Pure Unobtainium...1963 Marshall JTM-45 Offset"

Chapters
00:00 - One of the first 20 JTM45 amps that Jim Marshall made
06:00 - Good morning / Playing Marshall JTM45
09:00 - Analysis / Playing
10:11 - 4x12 Basketweave cab
12:52 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90/Firebird chopper


Notes
Uncle Larry, fresh out of bed, shows the class one of the rarest most collectible amps on planet Earth…

do you guys know what "JTM" in JTM-45 stands for?

in the video, i talk about the cabs being 2x10"s, but they are actually 2x12" cabinets

in my defense, i have been so infatuated with this head that i have paid very little attention to these cabinets

February 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 575, Tom Bukovac, “Community”

Chapters
00:00 - '65 Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquose
05:10 - "What is the point...to leave it alone?"
07:30 - Carfax for guitars
10:00 - "Most heinous chop job?" / '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
12:20 - Preamps in acoustics / Van Halen / Brent Mason Telecaster
16:23 - Fiberglass / Carbon fiber splines
23:04 - Neck sets
26:41 - Groove Master bridge and innovations at Glaser
30:00 - Tom Murphy / Tom Bukovac innovation on the hush about a Stratocaster


Notes
Uncle Larry visits with the boys from Music City Bridge to discuss a very cool 1965 Stratocaster that found it’s way to it’s current owner through a very real and very organic network of people working together simply trying to help each other out.

After 30 plus years of living in Nashville, I can tell you that there is a very strong sense of community here, and we are all very thankful for that.

This guitar was originally consigned at Music City Vintage for a LOT of money due to the rarity of the ocean turquoise custom color.

I saw it there and immediately fell in love with it, and decided to feature it in one of my videos thinking that someone out there with way more money than I have might be interested in it.

My dear friend Matt Swanson saw that video and said that he would buy the guitar, but ONLY if the store was cool with having the guitar inspected by the guys at Vintage Verified to MAKE SURE that the finish is original.

You may remember me telling you about Vintage Verified, they use spectrometry and other amazing technology to analyze finishes, plastic and metal. They can tell if a guitar is straight or not, which is very important when you are spending THAT kind of dough.

Vintage Verified inspected the guitar, confirmed that it is indeed authentic. It had already been refretted once, but it was not a great fret job, so they suggested that the guitar be refretted again properly.

Matt agreed, so it was sent over to Glaser Instrument Repair so that Nick Drushel could give it to the bad ass fret job that the guitar deserves.

This whole thing is a great example of how the guitar community in this town works…there are so many great people and great resources here.

It’s truly amazing and I am THRILLED to be a small part of this great big beautiful karmic wheel .

Hope you enjoy the video friends

It stars :
Joe Glaser
Nick Drushel
Josh Rawlings

February 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 574, Tom Bukovac, “Tuxedo Black”

Chapters
00:00 - Salud / Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom setup
20:07 - Tuning
20:23 - Playing Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom
23:02 - Playing '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
24:05 - Playing Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul Custom,
24:41 - Playing P90 / Playing '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom


Notes
Homeskoolin’ Volume 574, Tom Bukovac, “Tuxedo Black”

February 11th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “1959 Tone”

Chapters
00:00 - '59 Fender Bassman (fixed by Eric "Ebo" Borash)
02:55 - Playing the Bassman and '59 Gibson ES-355
04:45 - In the studio with some talent


Notes
Uncle Larry shows the class a 1959 tweed fender bassman 4x10 he recently acquired that was refurbished by Eric “Ebo” Borash at www.ebocustoms.com

Showcased here with a 1959 factory mono Gibson ES-355, not a bad little combo

Sorry I ain’t been around lately friends , been really busy raising kids and working.

Did a super fun session yesterday at RCA Studio A with Ella Langley

I am very proud of her, she is absolutely killing it.

her song “Choosin’ Texas” is number one in the country right now in all genres…so happy for her, she deserves it. A true talent.

Aaron Sterling is the fine drummist featured at the end of the video

February 6th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 573, Tom Bukovac, “P-90 Orgy”

Chapters
00:00 - Rockin' out the '61 Gibson SG P90s
01:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
03:01 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
04:42 - '61 Gibson SG
05:22 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom
06:13 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
07:06 - '56 Gibson Les Paul Special acoustically
07:40 - '61 Gibson SG acoustically
08:30 - '55 Gibson Les Paul Custom acoustically
08:56 - "Staple pickup is a bit different"
09:53 - Public access to my financial records
14:08 - Shootouts
14:30 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale / Fender Stratocaster Ocean Turquoise


Notes
Uncle Larry unleashes some retro P-90 madness in a trio of some of the finest guitars ever made during the golden era of the greatest guitar company in the history of mankind.

and totally unrelated to guitars...but equally fascinating...this is a fucking AWESOME documentary, VERY well done and very insightful.

Good way to spend an hour, you will CERTAINLY learn something here my friends.

February 4th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 572, Tom Bukovac, “The 9.5 And Up Club”

Chapters
00:00 - Hello Homeskoolers' / '56 Gibson Les Paul Special
03:52 - Playing Gibson Les Paul Special acoustically
04:21 - Fender Vibra Amp
04:36 - Playing Gibson Les Paul Special through amp
10:26 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale ('69 Fender Telecaster & parts bass)


Notes
Good evening friends …just wanted to show you a recent arrival to the endless carousel that we call “The Homeskoolin’ Shipping & Receiving Department”

The Lord works in mysterious ways …I just sold two of these 50s LP Specials over the past couple months, and yet another one shows up on my doorstep

Special thanks to my new friend Dale Cross for smuggling this fine one owner specimen across state lines

I’ll figure out what I have into that 69 bigsby tele …somewhere in the 9K range friends …and that restored 68 Tele bass is gonna be 2500

Let me know if anyone is interested

February 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 571, Tom Bukovac “Cool Old Gear Party”

Chapters
00:00 - '52 Fender Tweed
01:32 - Acoustically testing '51 Fender Telecaster / Amp setup
02:11 - Playing
04:14 - '60 Fender Telecaster Custom
05:37 - '51 Fender Telecaster
06:41 - Differences?
08:56 - Playing Gibson SG bridge
09:51 - Gibson SG neck


Notes
My dear friend Tiego Castro brought over some EXTREMELY cool guitars and amps tonite …and after we had a beer and a burger we plugged some of it in , and I thought you guys might enjoy it

If you guys want to get in touch with Tiago check him out at tiagocastro1974@gmail.com

February 2nd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 570, Tom Bukovac, “Artificial InTELEgence”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing Sunburst Telecaster Custom
03:19 - Hello friends! / Quick Tele shootouts set up / New spectacles
06:42 - Adding EQ for raunch
07:53 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge
09:16 - '60 Sunburst Tele bridge
09:37 - Lesson: Unknown lick used a lot
10:16 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge
10:52 - '69 Bigsby Tele neck
11:28 - '60 Sunburst Tele neck
11:55 - '60 Sunburst Tele middle
12:37 - '69 Bigsby Tele middle
13:25 - '60 Sunburst Tele middle / bridge
13:48 - '69 Bigsby Tele bridge


Notes
Uncle Larry shows you some of the sonic differences of two sweet old Teleblasters

February 1st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 569, Tom Bukovac, “Dregs Of Winter”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the '69 Fender Telecaster
02:10 - Beatles - I Want You / She's So Heavy cover
04:08 - The attitude of the tele / Up all night fucking with the tele
05:48 - "Like any 67-70 telecaster, totally microphonic" / Chrome finger cut
07:20 - Playing
07:42 - JizzBoy shred lessons
08:35 - Playing and shredding like Jimmy
09:34 - Nice balance in pickups / Nice guitar
11:08 - Cold outside


Notes
Uncle Larry recounts the nasty fight he had with a particularly angry sounding 69 Telecaster yesterday

I was a bloody battle but think I won...

this is that time of year where you stop caring about things like trimming your beard, or giving a fuck about anything......the theme of this last week or so has been "BACK TO THE 1800'S!!"

and seriously friends...if you guys are getting a bunch of useful stuff out of these videos, PLEASE do not forget the fact that there is a tip jar within reach....also PLEASE do not forget that i had to bleed and give everything i had to find all these endless licks that you guys steal so freely and easily...

and you might think "why should i give to a guy who owns a '60 tele custom?"....but friends let's be honest... it probably won't be long til i get old and my hands give out...think about the big picture here

the PayPal tip jar is tombukovac‪@gmail.com‬
the Venmo tip jar is @Tom-Bukovac-1

January 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Tele Savales”

Chapters
00:00 - '69 Fender Telecaster with Bigsby
02:37 - Playing acoustically


Notes
Special thank you to the Reverb seller “French Riviera Guitars” for a lovely transaction on a fine fine instrument.

I could not be happier with this beautiful old guitar.

I can promise you that the last thing on earth that I was looking for was a Tele with a Bigsby, but when I scrolled past the ad for this guitar one night while I was Reverbin’ I swear I could just TELL from the photos that this was a special instrument.

I’ve been doing this too long friends

January 31st, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 568, Tom Bukovac, “Phosphor Blondes”

Chapters
00:00 - Beauty playing
04:32 - "Can't get up that high"
07:58 - What's up, friends!
09:02 - '38 Marting 18 / Richness in sound / This does it all
15:29 - Lesson: C6maj9 / "D with everything and kitchen sink" [5 5 4 6 0 0] / Em6 [0 x 11 12 0 0]


Notes
Uncle Lawrence strolls through decades of music history on a time machine from the glory days of Nazareth Pennsylvania, where the absolute greatest acoustic guitars that have ever graced this beautiful planet were built.

January 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 567, Tom Bukovac, “Grinder”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the best pickup ever owned
05:27 - "Hear an ebony board"
05:56 - How's everyone doing? / '59 Gibson Les Paul Custom
06:50 - Fuck you Steve Cutler and retraction
07:17 - Lesson: Lush-ass chord [7 9 6 8 0 0]
08:56 - The Castle recording studio
09:22 - Lesson: B6sus -> C6maj7
10:40 - What a Gibson PAF should sound like
11:21 - Gibson Firebird III selling guitar
13:24 - Buying a Fender Telecaster / Lightweight guitars
14:58 - Sold a bunch of gear
15:22 - Lesson: Sliding down sixths / Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl


Notes
Uncle Larry grinds up some fresh PAF for you to put on your tone salad

January 29th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 566, Tom Bukovac, “Up With People”

Chapters
00:00 - Hi everybody / Waiting for eternal thaw
02:00 - Lesson: Tone Control
03:27 - Thanks / VCB (Viewer Comment Bin)
04:13 - "Where did your hybrid picking come in?" / Total obsurity Rig Rundown for Premier Guitar
05:11 - Lesson: Good practice lick
05:31 - Back to Rig Rundown and hybrid picking
07:24 - This is what is meant by "tone is in the hand" / Moving the pick around and fingering picking
09:36 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "What are you known for at sessions?"
10:08 - "Your eyes look alive without the booze"
10:18 - "Steve Cutler suck a dick"
11:14 - "Style of guitar you cannot play?" / Singers are like guitar players in regard to identification
12:50 - "Guitar is one of the most expressive instruments"
13:43 - Eric Gales is a good guitar player / Getting expression
15:57 - Playing
16:27 - '63 Gibson ES-335


Notes
Uncle Larry skins it back a little on an old 335 and discusses his new ultra positive approach to life …”up with people” he calls it….well, everyone except Steve Cutler of course….he can suck a dick.

This episode also contains a healthy amount of VCB…where Larry touches on some of the meaning behind the old saying “if you don’t hybrid pick, what the fuck are you even doing with your life?” that has been spoken in guitar culture for decades.

January 28th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 565, Tom Bukovac, “Off The Wagon”

Chapters
00:00 - Hybrid pickin good / "Suburb Chile"
08:15 - Hi guys / Not drinking
09:13 - Playing: Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
10:25 - "Testing your manhood" / Siphoning
15:43 - Coming back to guitar after a week / Playing upbeats
18:22 - Young Sheldon / Guthrie Trapp thing
20:26 - Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry lets off a little steam after a session and ends a very annoying short streak of not drinking alcohol that was purely brought on by stress…thank God that’s over

Nothing can interfere with a man’s drinking more than stress…terrible

Here’s that thing that Guthrie has goin’ on in October
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…..and totally unrelated…THIS is an amazing documentary
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe...

…and of you haven’t seen the Netflix series “Chernobyl”, you ABSOLUTELY MUST watch it friends …fucking incredible

January 27th, 2026

Homeskoolin Apocalypse Update

Chapters
00:00 - Reality of storm


Notes
I ain’t gonna lie , this storm sucked a giant dick, but we made it through friends

Thanks to all those that sent well wishes

Thanks to all the neighbors and friends that helped me out

This will be known heretofore as the great ice storm of 26

January 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 564, Tom Bukovac, “Goodbye Goldtop Hat”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing somber tunes
05:24 - Hello, friends / Getting ready for storm / Michael Buble
07:27 - '52 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop P90
08:29 - Lesson: Em (1 x 5 5 0 3) -> A7 (x 0 4 5 0 2)
09:41 - Guitar is set up perfectly allows expression to the highest
10:37 - Steven Wilson
12:19 - Jim Irsay gig
14:13 - Playing
16:35 - Jim Irsay gig footage


Notes
Uncle Larry refects on a day of sessioneering and discusses the ins and outs of preparing for an ensuing winter storm with young lads to take care of….all whilst channeling Mingus and Lester, filtered through a very English lens…that then gets squeezed through the heart of Cleveland through a blonde Bassman….

and God bless Jimmy Irsay…miss you every day buddy

January 20th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Vastly Improved Playability”

Chapters
00:00 - Tuning up the Rickenbacker because it played like shit
02:32 - Nut spacing
03:44 - Mods
05:22 - The transformation / Raise bridge, lower nut
06:59 - The "buzz open"


Notes
Uncle Larry brings his old 58 Ricky Capri to Gruhns for a MUCH needed set-up.

Greg Voros and Peter were kind enough to do a quickie set up that took it from zero to hero in about 30 minutes

Much appreciated fellas!!!

January 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 563, Tom Bukovac, “Strawlarry Fields Forever”

Chapters
00:00 - Mellotron intro
01:26 - Hello, friends / NCAA Football game
01:55 - Old Mellotron
04:06 - Rolling Stones - Angie / Canned Yuengling
05:30 - Kenny Rogers - Gambler
06:30 - Michael Buble
07:19 - Lesson: Voicings (x x 3 3 1 5)
08:29 - Throaty midrange
09:25 - Yamaha EAD10 drum device
10:53 - Lesson: Voicings (1 3 x 0 0 1)
11:47 - The guitar tells you where to go
12:42 - Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some sad flutes and a sad guitar…in honor of the passing of Monday night football …but it’s not a total loss cuz he shows ya some cool chords

i clearly meant XX3315 when i talked about that chord...sorry

January 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Kids These Days” (Yamaha EAD10)

Chapters
00:00 - Playing drums along with records device


Notes
Not only does this magical device make playing the drums more fun, it also saves on the ear fatigue of being in the room with a loud ass acoustic drum kit all day

This device is sooooo cool friends…if you dabble in drums and want to play along with records IN STYLE this is for you!

Special thanks to my dear friend Matt Rausch for teaching me about this thing

Love it to pieces!!

January 19th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 562, Tom Bukovac, “Carandolet In The Wind”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing a strange Les Paul
00:58 - Hello, dear friends / Carondelet Pickups
02:25 - Carondelet bridge
02:55 - '59 PAF bridge
03:51 - Carondelet bridge
04:18 - Gibson ES-335 PAF bridge
05:02 - Carondelet bridge
05:39 - Pickup height /  It all sounds great
06:40 - Sometimes mismatched coils inside pickup
07:48 - Just listen to midrange / '59 PAF
08:21 - ES-335 PAF
08:45 - Carondelet (scooped) / Thoughts
10:00 - Carondelet neck pickup / NFL


Notes
Uncle Larry tries out some lovely new PAF style pickups that his dear friend Owen Barry brought him to try.

Check out this site friends
https://www.carondeletpickups.com/


…and totally unrelated, I think this might be the hardest I have ever laughed at an Instagram clip in my entire life :
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTq5hP...

and happy birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King....even though today is actually not your birthday