June 23rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 466, Tom Bukovac “Don’t Rock The Jukebox In My Mind”

Chapters
00:00 - Singing the weather blues
02:05 - Hey, friends! / Benson Gallagher
03:45 - Vincent Gill
05:32 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Castles Made of Sand
06:36 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - You Got Me Floatin'
07:20 - Playing: Jimi Hendrix - Wait Until Tomorrow / Medley
10:29 - Playing: Blues
11:10 - Playing: Doors - Love Me Two Times / Medley
21:40 - Guessing game / Country playing


Notes
Uncle Larry gets way in the weeds…

riding a stream of unconsciousness….

a musical run-on sentence that carries on without a comma

turn it on Salvador Dali Llama

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “One More Time For Nicky G”

Chapters
00:00 - Nick Govrik music
02:34 - Uncle Larry coming at ya
04:01 - 3rd & Lindsley
04:40 - Gibson ES-355
05:21 - Reproduction pickguard
06:01 - Playing
09:55 - Sign off


Notes
Happy Sunday friends, come on down and see us Friday night June 27th at 3rd and Lindsley for the album release party for my dear friend Nick Govrik's new record "One More Time For The Man'....produced by yours truly, and featuring a cavalcade of guests.

Guthrie, Jedd and myself will all be playing in the backing band…it should be some good clean fun for everyone involved.

Here's the link if you wanna check it out…made with a lot of love by two old hillbillies who have been friends for a long time
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

also, go to this site to check out the amazing new Dann Huff record "When Words Aren't Enough"
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/produc...

and PLEASE don't forget about signing for my new course that should be out in about a week or so...
go to maximumlarry.com/course add your email to the list, which will allow you to get half off the price of the course.

and then, on July 18th, also at 3rd and Lindsley, check out Tal Kin Buk....a little collaboration gig between myself and Tal Wilkenfeld, also with some great special guests

June 22nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus Jam, “A Century Of Progress”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on something special


Notes
If ever there was a true life example of the old saying “man, this old guitar has some songs in it” this is it my friends

I fell head over heels for this old chopped up mid 30’s Gibson C-1 Century Of Progress model right before I left town at a music store

It was too much money, so I made an offer while I was out on the road and they accepted…

my buddy picked it up for me so it was here at my house when I get home from this weekend of road gigs at 5am Sunday morning

In the first 10 minutes this little ditty appeared

Wow, what an inspiring little guitar

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “How To Pick Like An English Guy”

Chapters
00:00 - Groove playing
01:07 - Hey friends from a hotel room and update / Dwayne guitar
04:34 - Lesson: 4 note claw picking
05:53 - Chirping while finger-picking
07:20 - Sign up for Maximumlarry
08:18 - Meeting some Homeskoolers


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from Augusta Georgia…a couple hours before soundcheck

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Here’s a link to the Tal Wilkenfeld show on July 18th friends
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

Here’s a link for the June 27th Nick Govrik record release party with myself, Jedd and Guthrie
https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/tm-eve...

If you wanna check out the new Nick Govrik’s new album that i produced you can get it here friends
Some really good songs, made with a lot of love
https://www.nickgovrik.com/

June 21st, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus, “Macon Gold”

Chapters
00:00 - The Story of Dwayne Allman's GoldTop
03:45 - Acoustic A/Gmaj7...
04:45 - Vince Gill playing the Les Paul
07:06 - More background story
07:25 - Actual playing
07:52 - Tom playing Lynryd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special on the Dwayne's Goldtop


Notes
Hello dear Homeskoolers…dearest Richard Brent, the fella that’s shown at the beginning of this video, was kind enough to bring over the iconic 57 Goldtop that Duane Allman used to plunk on to our soundcheck today .

The guitar is usually on display at the Allman brothers museum in Macon GA, which was about a mile from the old venue we played at apparently.

What a cool old guitar, it’s certainly been through a lot in its life…lots of changes and many owners…but all you gotta do is plug it in and hear it through an amplifier to quickly understand that it’s charm is pretty undeniable.

A nice lightweight guitar with a fairly shallow neck profile, that sports a FANTASTIC sounding pair of PAF’s that are extremely balanced with rich sounding midrange.

What’s not to love?

Special thanks to Steve Harlamert

Here’s a link to some website history on the guitar

June 20th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 465, Tom Bukovac, “Livin After Midnight Ramblin’ Riders On The Storm”

Chapters
00:00 - Tom and Jedd
06:00 - Stories from the road (Ronnie Mullins)
07:00 - Acoustic strumming
09:51 - Greetings from Georgia
11:11 - Allman Brothers
12:09 - Throwing bass track down in 5 minutes
13:15 - Vince Gill shows
13:52 - Lesson: Cool lick [8 8 7 x x x] -> [8 6 8 x x x]
15:04 - Instagram
16:08 - Tal Wilkinfeld gig / Videoing at comic gigs
18:20 - Playing
19:43 - Over and out


Notes
Through the magic of “modern digital editing”, Uncle Larry creates a soft cozy quilt of Homeskoolin’ from some leftover fabric remnants that he had laying around …a coat of many colors

…AND he introduces you to the coolest thing that ever came out of West Virginia…and that my friends is a fella named Ronnie Mullins

If you guys are indeed getting some thrills out of these absolutely free videos where I NEVER ask you to “subscribe” or “smash that like button”, please feel free to donate a little something to the virtual Homeskoolin tip jar

My PayPal address is tombukovac@gmail.com
My Venmo is @Tom-Bukovac-1

You can also still buy nice soft extremely comfy Homeskoolin t shirts in many styles at this site friends
https://dvg-inc.shoplightspeed.com/me...

June 18th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 464, Tom Bukovac, “Hillbilly Swamp”

Chapters
00:00 - Country swing
01:56 - Hey friends! Chicken pickin' in
02:37 - Thanks
03:35 - 80s Ibanez Roadstar for sale
07:00 - Liza Jane / Jedd Hughes
07:42 - Brent Mason solo amazement / Video setup / Bounce / Hybrid picking
10:26 - Lesson: Bouncing fingers on the neck
13:12 - Demonstration of bouncing
14:03 - Lesson: Accents
19:38 - Video Lesson: Liza Jane solo


Notes
Uncle Larry shows ya how to play some rhythm guitar

Brent Mason shows ya how to play a fuggin bad ass lick

June 17th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 463, Tom Bukovac, “The Birth Of Fuzz”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking
03:14 - Homeskoolers! Remember me?
04:50 - History lesson on Nashville, Music City
09:00 - Marty Robbins - Don't Worry / First fuzz sound recorded - Grady Martin and the Danelectro story
11:53 - '56 Danelectro 6 string bass
15:52 - Guitar factoids / Elvis Presley
19:26 - Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, "that voice" in headphones


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in after a long hiatus with a pretty cool piece of Nashville history to show ya…

A 1956 Danelectro 6 string baritone guitar that was owned by Grady Martin and used on the first ever recorded example of “fuzz guitar”

June 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 462, Tom Bukovac, “Tubetorial”

Chapters
00:00 - Pedal steel guitar rig
01:48 - Tubes


Notes
If you don’t care at all about those glass things that get real hot in the back of your amp, then PLEASE click off this video

If you DO care, then listen to Ebo wax rhapsodic about the drug of choice for all real amp nerds…the new old stock vacuum tube

And if you haven’t signed up your email to receive half off my upcoming guitar course then shame on you

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June 14th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Double Shot …”Backstage Pass”

Chapters
00:00 - Read the descriptions!


Notes
A little backstage clip shot by the immortal Dan Friszell of Uncle Larry trying to survive a knife fight with a cold blooded killer from Australia named Jedd.

June 12th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update…”Lamby’s Blues”

Chapters
00:00 - Update from the road


Notes
Just a quick note from the editor regarding the upcoming guitar instructional course that dear Uncle Larry has been slaving away over for the last two years roughly

Well guess what friends…we are set to launch in about a week

PLEASE register your email at

maximumlarry.com/course

to receive half off the initial price of the course

roughly 8 hours of extra strength Larry…with backing tracks, expensive camera angles and fancy tabs

Basically what I am saying is that you guys about to get an ASS FULL of Uncle Larry

June 10th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Florence Alabama Music Enterprises”

Chapters
00:00 - Muscle Shoals


Notes
Uncle Larry takes you on a trip through the hallowed halls of Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals Alabama

June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update “Roy D Mercer Theater”

Chapters
00:00 - Eddie Dunlap playing
06:30 - Drumming


Notes
You know you’re in a pretty good band when the pedal steel player and the keyboard player on the gig are better guitar players than most lead guitar players in other bands

Meet Eddie Dunlap , pedal steeler to the stars

a 35 year old man with the soul of an 80 year old

Not to mention a crucial drum lesson from Billy Thomas

June 7th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Road Update, “Savannah Banana”

Chapters
00:00 - Plucking in a hotel
01:48 - Lesson: Lick you should know
02:38 - Savannah Georgia with Vince Gill update
04:07 - Greg Koch
05:15 - June 6th course technical difficulties
05:54 - Road hacks (shampoo, etc.)


Notes
Uncle Larry checks in from his hotel room with his phone sitting on the desk propped up by a banana…pretty high tech huh?

You do know that you are never supposed to bring a banana on a fishing boat right?

June 3rd, 2025

If interested please email tiagocastro1974@gmail.com Local Nashville sales would be preferred and price can be negotiated

Chapters
00:00 - '69 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with '68 appointments
02:31 - '58 Gibson Les Paul Junior
05:19 - Marshall Basketweave cabs


Notes
If interested please email tiagocastro1974@gmail.com

Local Nashville sales would be preferred and price can be negotiated

June 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “The Potato In The Exhaust Pipe…”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing the Rickenbacker feedback
03:07 - Rickenbacker neck pickup
03:17 - Rickenbacker bridge pickup
04:16 - Making videos about mistakes / Maximumlarry.com/course
05:47 - Studio view with a cool Gibson guitar with a mod


Notes
…has been removed my dear friends ….

full range tone capacity achieved…

PLEASE register your email at maximumlarry.com/course to get half off the instructional course that busted my fucking ass on so you guys can learn how to play the fucking guitar

Let’s GO people

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June 3rd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 461, Tom Bukovac, “Vintage Kitchen Equipment”

Chapters
00:00 - "Uncle Larry" / Locked string change on Rickenbacker
01:55 - Paleboard fretboard / Keith Urban / Greg Koch and language
05:45 - Rickenbacker part nicknames (toaster pickups, oven knobs)


Notes
Uncle Larry explains the ancient correlation between old guitar parts and kitchen equipment…whilst fixing up a 58 capri that was once a member of the pale young boys club….

The email sign up link is fixed!!

Please register your email to get 50 pct off the upcoming course

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June 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 460, Tom Bukovac, “Ghost In The Machine”

Chapters
00:00 - Jazzy intro
00:37 - Creepiest amp ever heard
04:10 - Hello / Coolest guitar
04:25 - '36 Gibson ES-150 Charlie Christian pickup
05:29 - Red felt end strings / Charlie Christian
06:52 - Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
07:40 - Lesson: Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
09:40 - Course possible delay due technical glitch
10:45 - '58 Rickenbaker Capri - Autmn Glo
12:09 - Cut the cap off bridge pickup
13:56 - Dann Huff and Keith Urban
14:30 - Mellow version of yourself


Notes
Uncle Larry traverses joyfully across several styles of adult guitarisms on a 1936 ES-150….only to wind up on some old hillbilly music

editors note:
the guy i bought it from told me they are Thomastik Infeld Jazz Swing 12 strings

June 2nd, 2025

Homeskoolin' Volume 459, Tom Bukovac, "The Bubble"

Chapters
00:00 - Country swinging
01:48 - Hello StringLocker / Home is ultimate hotel / Being on the road
04:46 - Bringing kids out on the road
07:37 - Dann Huff record / Keith Urban / Miles of Ass
09:27 - 3rd & Lindsley
10:18 - '64 Guild Dwayne Eddie
16:00 - Robert Keeley is a sweet guy
18:26 - YouTube wormhole / Vietnam Turning Point
19:51 - Madeline Kahn
21:00 - Guitar parts work good together


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on the weeks events and shows the Homeskoolers some recent kills from "The Great Blood Soaked Guitar Finding Orgy of 2025"

i do realize that the link to sign up for the email course has been broken for a few days, we are working on it, please stand by

here is the link to the amazing new Dann Huff record...
https://bakedalaskarecords.com/collec...

here is the link to the Nick Govrik record release show that will also feature Guthrie, Jedd and myself on June 27th at Third and Lindsley....it is almost sold out
https://www.vividseats.com/nick-govri...


it is rumoured that Uncle Larry might get up and play a couple tunes with Greg Koch at the Analog Room in Nashville on June 4th, but these rumours cannot be confirmed nor denied

May 28th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 458, Tom Bukovac, “Pool Party”

Chapters
00:00 - Pool party
04:18 - Guitar game '70s Fender Stratocaster
09:50 - Duesenberg Sessionman


Notes
As an old man, I like to surround with supremely talented wunderkind such as the fella in this video, young Stephen Kovach from the great state of Arizona, who happens to be one of the amazing guitar players in CLIFFS.

Also starring my dear son Leo and our dear babysitter Miss Melissa