October 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 516, Tom Bukovac, “Choppers and Benders”

Chapters
00:00 - Bench vid on Gretsch 6129
02:16 - Adjusting truss rod by feel / NFL
06:00 - Thanks Guthrie and Jed vid
06:30 - Lesson: Chord you never thought of [0 11 11 14 14 x]
07:16 - '57 Gibson Les Paul Junior with Gene Parsons string bender
08:11 - Playing: String bender
12:17 - Chicken Soup


Notes
Uncle Larry shares the delight of his dear young boys after his first foray into making homemade chicken soup.

October 27th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 515, Tom Bukovac, “Sick Day”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing acoustic / Sick kids
05:30 - New UK Merch
06:17 - '50 Gibson Southern Jumbo / Saving an old acoustic / Nathan Guller
08:04 - '64 Epiphone Frontier
08:47 - Lesson: Uncle Larry composition
12:18 - Losing money on NFL
13:19 - Playing: Stolen lick from Gus
14:20 - Epiphone brand


Notes
Uncle Larry plunks some acoustics on a rare day off ...

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October 24th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Session Update, “Historic Studio A”

Chapters
00:00 - Tour of studio
03:45 - Early day photos


Notes
Session update from day two of working with Daniel Tashian and Lawrence Rothman producing an amazing singer named Maggie Rose at one of the coolest studios in Nashville…the historic RCA
Studio A

Which is currently owned by Aubrey Preston and rented by producer Dave Cobb.

Starring Craig Alvin

October 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 514, Tom Bukovac, “Kalamazoo Girls”

Chapters
00:00 - Calm finger picking
04:37 - Hello, friends!
05:40 - Plexi Soul album
07:37 - Havalina update / Playing
08:49 - Open Chords and wide voicings / Playing


Notes
Uncle Larry explores the universe on a clear fall evening

October 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 513, Tom Bukovac, “Chords In Flight”

Chapters
00:00 - Doinking around
00:51 - Hey, friends / Checking in
02:16 - Lesson: You don't have to hit all the notes, just don't break rhythm
03:56 - Lesson: Key (ground / tonal center), chord progression (taking you away from tonal center and back)
05:20 - Lesson: The journey Root -> Flat 7 -> Weird chord -> Home
06:02 - Lesson: Flat 6 (intense) -> Possible Key change -> Three minor -> Four chord -> Blues -> Beatles -> Four minor
07:53 - Lesson: Four minor chord (most emotional)
09:14 - Lesson: Chords are like elevations
09:56 - Lesson: Country Western Swing - Yakety Sax
12:00 - Chord progression / Beatles chords
12:54 - Lesson: Beatles - Sexy Sadie / Recognize and detect chord progressions
15:35 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: '59 Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow
17:09 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale: Fender Twin Reverb


Notes
Uncle Larry…..chord progressions…you get the idea

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October 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 512, Tom Bukovac, “Doink 182”

Chapters
00:00 - Plinking around
02:33 - Hello, friends!
03:23 - Gibson ES-150 (Charlie Christian)
03:58 - Doink sound? / Outlaw Country vs. Jazz doink
05:20 - Loop with ES-150
06:00 - Loop with Gretsch Duane Eddy
08:08 - Loop with '52 Les Paul
09:40 - Loop with Firebird
11:29 - Back to the ES-150


Notes
It’s full on Doinkapalooza going on at Larry’s house tonite friends…Doinkstock….Doinkamont…
The Isle Of Doink…your indoinktion to the neck pickup hall of twang

Anyway, you get the idea

October 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 511, Tom Bukovac, “Vertical Input Horizon”

Chapters
00:00 - That sound...holy shit!
04:15 - Hey friends / JCM800
04:34 - '79 Dean Z
05:33 - Playing Dean Z
07:51 - Marshalls and a little slapback
09:00 - Brett Papa
11:22 - Dean & Firebird shape resting arm / Loving the Dean Z
12:45 - Howl Owl Howl / Steve Gorman, Darius Rucker, Mike Mills
16:45 - Dann Huff video thanks / Real interviews vs non-existential meltdowns


Notes
Uncle Larry gets deep into the weeds about quantum physics and Brazilian rosewood whilst plunking on a vintage Dean Z with the very rare Braziliaburst burst finish….

What if you brought a guitar with a Brazilian rosewood board and a Braziliaburst finish to one of those places where you get a Brazilian wax….
I mean, seriously just think about it

This video and video title is dedicated to my dear old friend friend Matt Scannell

October 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin Bonus “San Francisco Rock City”

Chapters
00:00 - 12-String version of Detroit Rock City
05:00 - Lesson: Tuning 12-string guitar with Peterson Strobe Tuner
09:25 - Brett Papa course part 2


Notes
RIP P.D. Frehley

October 19th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Pipe Dream Theatre”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing slide with the Rickenbacker Combo 850


Notes
Uncle Larry takes it through the back of the end zone on a lovely fall Sunday morning

October 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 510, Tom Bukovac, “Mondo Combo”

Chapters
00:00 - '57 Rickenbacker Combo 850 in Cloverfield Green by Roger Rossmeel
03:48 - Hello friends / Rickenbacker Combo 850


Notes
Uncle Larry gives you a tour through an impossibly rare vintage Rickenbacker Combo 850 from 1957

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October 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 509, Tom Bukovac, “Smells Like Godzilla’s Spirit”

Chapters
00:00 - Checking in...busy
01:53 - School of Rock
03:15 - Guthrie, Jedd 3rd & Lindsley Guitar Party
04:00 - 2010 Duesenberg Blackbird
06:41 - Multi-bender
07:28 - PAF replacement and pickups / Music discussion


Notes
Uncle Larry catches up with some old friends while stringing up a rare old Duesenberg at the Homeskoolin Research Kitchen Laboratory Headquarters

i think there are still a few tix left for this friends..
it's gonna be a fun night
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October 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 508, Tom Bukovac, “La Red Grange”

Chapters
00:00 - Pulling out some tricky playing
04:05 - Hello, friends! / NFL shootout / Son's driving experience
06:28 - Lesson: The smear revisited in many forms
07:42 - '57 Gibson ES-225
08:45 - Thanks for kind words / Working
09:52 - '57 Gibson ES-225 / Couch plunkers
11:45 - Music City Bridge
13:07 - Guitar Party Band at 3rd & Lindsley
14:30 - Ninevolt and Dan Auerbach
15:16 - Honking like a harmonica


Notes
Uncle Larry smears it out on a delicious chunk of golden era Kalamazoo....just a little wet bulb blues for the galloping ghost

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October 11th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 507, Tom Bukovac, “Work Work Work”

Chapters
00:00 - Slow Blues into noodling


Notes
I’ve been playing a LOT lately , can you tell?

Sorry I ain’t been around guys, it’s prime session season

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September 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 506, Tom Bukovac, “Basketweave Cab For Cutie”

Chapters
00:00 - Ripping tone on the Dean Z
04:12 - Helloooo, friends / NFL
05:51 - Dean Z
06:29 - Z neck pickup
07:48 - Difference between cabs
08:27 - Open back cab
09:39 - Closed back cab
13:38 - Explanation of opening the back of the cab / With reverb
16:38 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / "First time in Scotland?"
17:50 - "Don't really like to travel"
19:39 - T-shirts


Notes
Uncle Larry demonstrates what would happen if you cut a hole in the back of your 4x12 cab

Special thanks to Hugh and the Marshall boys

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September 29th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Blues For Vince Lombardi”

Chapters
00:00 - Marshall cab with new open back / Laney amp / LED sign


Notes
Just a quick thank you to Hugh and the boys in the back room at Marshall amplification …and also a thank you to sweet Daniel C for the light up sign.

Have a great fall Sunday lads

September 25th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam “Unitard”

Chapters
00:00 - Lullaby music on the PRS


Notes
Uncle Larry chills everyone the fuck out a little bit on a peaceful Thursday night with a little original composition.

I sessioneered all day today and took my dear sweet boys out to a nice meal after I got home from work…all in all a lovely fall day

I hope you all bet the Seahawks tonite…I certainly did, and as a result I’m actually UP with the bookies for the first time of this entire 2025 NFL season…

its safe to say we had a bit of a “rocky start” this year friends I’m not gonna lie…but we are “turning the ship around” in grand fashion y

Special thanks to a dear Homeskooler named Paul Lupus…he sent a very cool gift that I just received today

I also want to say a special thank you to Marc Connelly from Olympia Washington for sending a “bench buddy” guitar repair work bench helper

Special thanks to Paul Reed Smith for sending this fine instrument to the Homeskoolin’ Research Laboratories

September 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin Bonus “Ok Cadillac”

Chapters
00:00 - Shoegazer riffing
02:23 - Hello, 3rd and Lindsley gig / T-shirts
04:37 - Uncle Larry's Garage Sale - '80s Dean Cadillac
06:43 - '56 Gibson J-50
08:41 - Bryan Sutton and crazy arrangement / Trading equipment


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some shoe gazer rock on a super rare guitar that was hand made in the heart land of America back when Ronald Reagan’s former actor ass sat in the big chair at the Oval Office

If you’re interested in either of these instruments email a man at tombukovac@gmail.com


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September 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Session Update “Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain”

Chapters
00:00 - Sound Emporium look about
00:32 - Jeff Senn Guitars refin (explanation here)
01:42 - Osmo Pocket 3 (stabilized camera)
02:35 - Fred Mullen, Larry Paxton, Greg Marrow, Pat Coyle gear (Slingerland drums)
03:33 - Jenco
04:23 - Look at some charts
05:37 - 'The Human Phaser' - acoustic guitar top muting
06:09 - Lesson: Bryan Sutton Bb voicing [7 5 4 0 x x]


Notes
Day two of tracking Jimmy Webb at Sound Emporium studio in Nashville Tennessee

Sweetest dude in the world

Lots of chords and lots of fun friends

September 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 505, Tom Bukovac, “Sea Sick PTA Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing with some vintage equipment


Notes
A look at one of my top 5 favorite pedals ever designed

The Maestro MPF-1 Parametric Filter

Norlin’s finest moment

Sorry about the slow moving camera waves... i can't play without tapping my foot and making a ruckus.

if you don't have your Dramamine you might wanna skip this one friends

September 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Part Two, “The Willowick Lineman”

Chapters
00:00 - StudioSweet playing that goes into a loop
04:30 - Lesson: Bmaj with Blues E pentatonic Blues


Notes
Uncle Larry takes a quick break from the big game at halftime to discuss a few of the harmonic ideas that have been racing through his head all day …
You guys would not believe what goes in there…

like for example, when my Cleveland brain puts C major, F major and G major in a blender, it all roughly adds up to a E pentatonic blues smoothie

It almost works over the F chord in this silly loop…almost

You see it?m friends?

On a more important note, we are lucky to be able to witness a football game played at this level friends ..two incredible teams dukin’ it out on prime time television in front of millions of hard working God fearing Americans.

Fall is indeed here my dear Homeskoolers

For the record I got Detroit plus 5 tonite

PS: do you think that poor kid Gus could read this chart?