March 23rd, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Nerves Of Steel”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing on a beauty pedal steel


Notes
You already knew it wouldn’t be long before he went back to playing a proper old sho-bud 10 string 3 and 1 with rods like he used to play

Uncle Larry never does ANYTHING half assed

March 12th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 590, Tom Bukovac, “The Half Step Mod”

Chapters
00:00 - Tune from memory
01:31 - How's it going out there, friends? / Guitar safaris / Pedal steel
07:15 - Jizzboy
09:21 - Pedal steel
10:54 - Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)? / A.I. cuts into Demos / Will it take over?
17:09 - Lesson: Tablature [X 3 2 0 1 0]
18:00 - Marshall amp thanks


Notes
Uncle Larry reflects on some current events while enjoying a hot cup of Gus’s tears.

This is the record that Paul played a steel solo on when he was friggin 13

He also mixed the congas at a level he thought was appropriate
• Gallery - Nice To Be With You

March 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “First Day With The New Steel”

Chapters
00:00 - Pedal steel playing


Notes
Mike Bourque I’m comin for you pal!!

Seriously friends …don’t be too hard on me…just havin a little fun here trying to stay outta trouble

March 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 589, Tom Bukovac, “Buddhism Made Easy”

Chapters
00:00 - Raunch
01:33 - Hello, class! / Radio stations through the Watkins Scout / Chilling out
02:52 - Feeling like a dirty whore / Jamie French - The Hunter & Edge of Seventeen
06:37 - Hypochondria / CT scan and bloodwork
12:19 - Steely Dan body of work / Bodhisattva
15:09 - Acoustic change out and tuning
16:30 - Lesson: Steely Dan - Bodhisattva chords
20:28 - Drummer friend channel / Pedal steel


Notes
Uncle Larry plays some post test results rock and roll for ya on a lovely old Gibson solid body.

March 9th, 2026

Homeskoolin’ Volume 588, Tom Bukovac “All The Petes”

Chapters
00:00 - In depth with a pedal steel


Notes
You may have thought that ol’ Larry’s pedal steel phase had already came and went many years ago…and you would be right ….

but…I recently got the urge to jump back in the fire and bought myself an old 1961 Fender 400

I had no idea how to set up the changes and pedals, so I called my dear old friend and legendary steel guitar man Bruce Bouton.

He was kind enough to burn a Sunday afternoon crawlin’ around underneath this archaic piece of Fullerton history, to help me get it up and running like it’s supposed to.

Bruce is a real country music historian, and I’m glad I had the cameras rolling to capture some of these great stories.

In the world of guitar , the name Steve is the most popular…there are a million great guitar players named Steve….

but in the pedal steel world , Pete is the magic name …Sneaky Pete, Pete Drake, Pete Wade…

Thanks for being on the progrum Brucey!!

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

Maximumlarry.com/course

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

May 15th, 2025

Homeskoolin’ Volume 447, Tom Bukovac, “This Machine Kills Cell Phone Cameras”

Chapters
00:00 - Playing
07:18 - Out of tune / Check-in / Talent show / Hellcat
08:54 - '65 Fender Stratocaster / D minor progression / Thanks for shredding words
09:48 - Brett Papa and Rock 'n' Roll
11:00 - Daniel Tasha
11:39 - Pedal Steel and Slash
15:00 - Brett Papa class


Notes
Uncle Larry on another one of his rants

Here is the link to join the mailing list friends

I PROMISE I will never mail bomb you….it will be tasteful
https://maximumlarry.com/course

May 9th, 2023

Homeskoolin' Volume 214, Tom Bukovac, "The Viking Scale"

Chapters
00:00 - Jamming on some strings
01:13 - Demonstration of ashtray (faraday cage) on a guitar (with and without)
02:00 - Hello / Box of Rock rehousing / Greg Voros coffee
03:08 - Speed playing around
03:28 - Lesson: "The Viking Scale"
04:12 - "Original Ace Hendrix Strap"
04:35 - '54 Esquire / Playing
05:45 - Ashtray cover back on comparison
05:58 - Pedals (Simulate ashtray cover / Snare rattle)
06:44 - Joe Glaser & Music City Bridge cool idea
07:15 - Tele bridge pickup in guitar demo
08:16 - Steel guitar playing / Waylon Jennings
09:13 - "Learn how to fix a Wurlitzer"
09:30 - VCB (Viewer Comment Bin) / Ebo comedic timing
10:00 - Grammar helping a viewer / Session players humor and getting serious
11:45 - Bohemian Grove
13:22 - Double slide / Learning new tricks
14:17 - Lesson: New trick / Doubling track
16:37 - The Gear Page and the ODR-1 / Social Media is not cool


Notes
Uncle Larry filets and pan fries the VCB and plunks around on a nice old slab of golden age Fullerton Fender.

April 12th, 2023

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “TV Larry”

Chapters
00:00 - Kelly Clarkson show taping (behind the scenes)
02:51 - Sound of the room


Notes
On the job site

Doing one song with Caitlyn Smith for the Kelly Clarkson show that airs May 11th

September 29th, 2022

Homeskoolin’ Bonus “Big Fish In A Big Pond”

Chapters
00:00 - Recording pedal steel in the studio
06:47 - Drum playing and lesson


Notes
A brief chat with two of the baddest cats to ever put on a pair of headphones….Paul Franklin and Victor Indrizzo.

July 30th, 2020

Homeskoolin’ Volume 59, Tom Bukovac, “Cardboard Cut Outs In The Shade”

Chapters
00:00 - Intro cosmic jam
03:37 - Hello, class!
04:52 - Viewer Comment Bin / AC
05:43 - Pedal steel?
07:03 - Wah wah?
08:08 - Complementing the singer
10:22 - Cardboard cutouts
10:52 - Blues with weird time signature
11:43 - Tonal shading lesson


Notes
A brief chat on tone and Covid era sports.

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