There is no human in existence or that has EVER existed that has more soul than Ray Charles!! The way his voice had that tube like break up and was just on the edge of the note…man!! Never be another!! THAT’s what I would sound like if I could sing. Lol!!
Tom "Phil" Bukovac... showing us how to FILL up a vocal track. It's about taste, class, restraint. Ain't nobody got more of that than Uncle Larry! Thanks for the Epiphone lesson. I learnt something!
Another incredible EPIsode!!! Elliot Easton has always been one of my absolute favorite players for 1. Always serving the song and the melody and 2. Adding amazing little pieces of color and light without ever getting in the way.
Thanks for the class today Uncle Larry! You know it's a good lessen when I get to sharpen a pencil and take notes. Cool and Uncool are solid foundations....hell yeah I love it man. Rock on your bad ass self.
Sweet Tommy Bukovac from Cleveland, Sagittarius, You are the man. I don't think you're over posting, can't get enough of your content. You talked about Ray Charles, yea man, when he sings tears come to my eyes. My dear mom, who lives in Sun Valley had a bunch of framed pictures she was organizing and in there is a picture of her, my dear departed step dad, and Ray Charles. He was in Sun Valley for an event and they got to meet him. You can tell how cool he is in that picture, they are smiling and laughing, he is such a joyous cat. I love how when asked about soul you go straight to Ray Charles, I agree! Thanks Uncle Larry!
Medical issue landed me in hospital recently. Missing my guitars terribly. When that AC⚡️DC loop kicked in, I almost teared up. Keep the vids coming Uncle Larry!
Thanks for the Duke Levine recommendation. I knew his name, but I wasn't familiar with that much of his stuff. I was blown away by some of the videos! That's some "Old Bull" stuff there!
Damn...it's 3am, why am I listening to you talk about Epiphones? Love it, because it's new to my brain..please don't stop your freewheeling format Mr. T.
Hi Tom, thanks for the cool shout-outs! Epiphone, Stevie Mariott( uh huh) and brother Ray Charles. I have always loved a good used Epiphone guitar. In the early 1970's(1971-'72) the pawnshops in Michigan were full of all models of Epiphone guitars. And they were cheap. $120 - $250 range. Also, my favorite cheap guitar, a 1966 Gibson Melodymaker with the SG(one piece) mahogany body. I bought that in 1974 for $120 (big spender). I still miss that little guitar...
I had a old epiphone Electar lap steel. It had the coolest knobs I’ve ever seen. Plus a very cool bass contour control and the same tuners as a pre war Martin. It hand a surprisingly cool sounding horse shoe pickup.
Growing up in the 60's, and watching the Beatles , I drew pictures of Johns Rick all over the place.. books, sheets of paper, placemats.. Shit, I wanted that guitar. Thanks for the fill mini lesson... !
Thanks Tom, I finally see where my cupcake knobs came from. I had an early Gibson ES175 with these knobs and never knew where they came from. Obviously, someone must have put Epiphone cupcake knobs as an personal upgrade or just for the hell of it……now I can sleep at night.. thanks for these videos
Hey, Tom, thanks for the Epiphone lesson. That was cool. Always a sentimental favorite. I actually have a 1953 Zephyr with the New York pickup, bikini headstock and those knobs. Honestly, the pickup is okay in that guitar, which is large and fully hollow, so the whole thing is barely manageable. But it is what it is and it's fun to have in my lap while watching a game or something. Thank you for all these lessons.
“Damn alligator bit my hand off!” -Chubbs Funniest line from Carl Weathers in the movie-Happy Gilmore. Must’ve worn out that part of the VHS rewinding it over and over, sides sore from laughing. A great talent and a great man, we will miss him. Great episode uncle Larry, no need to apologize for longer running videos, I know you like to keep them short, but I always like it when they go past 15 minutes because the content is always excellent. -Ain’t it grand to dig in to a B5 chord first thing in the morning 😀
Marvin Gaye had the nickname “Prince of Soul”…Always loved his style and songs, still do. You just played “Ain’t no mountain high enough…” a few days ago, do you think he is near the top of the list with Ray Charles? I do know that Marvin was considered a Motown and Soul singer, and he sure did sing some sexy songs. Enjoyed this video Tom, thanks for all your inspirational knowledge and for everything you share and do for us homeskoolers! I sing and play the acoustic guitar and also play the piano, your chart today is very helpful. Thank You! 😁
Fuck man, your chart on "fills" is like a road map to life. We measure things in stringent time increments, but the most enjoyable times are the "blurred edges. Thanks man.
I was a huge Randy Rhoades fan when I was a kid (still am). When I got the live tribute album and listened to the outtakes of him recording Dee - when he spoke it sent shivers down my spine. I had never heard his voice. Now you have Instagram and all that mystery is gone. Our heroes are ordinary now. Prince was the king of being a mysterious MF.
I have a beautiful, older (made in Japan) Epiphone 12 string two tone sunburst acoustic I bought for $250 bucks ten years ago. It sounds so freakin good! I leave it in open D. Love my Epiphones, play them as much as my Strat and my Gibson. I don't have a lot of guitars, but I play the crap out of the ones I have. Thanks for the vid Tom
My Mom used to work for United and then American Airlines. She met Ray Charles on a flight. He was in 1st Class (of course). And was reading a braille Playboy mag. To fuckin' cool man ;-) She just told him how much she enjoyed his music, and didn't want to bother him further. He was very gracious.
...the moment you asked the question, who has the most soul, half a second before you answered it I thought: Ray Charles. But Tom: every note you play is soaked with soul! You're a big inspiration to do everything with soul, regardless the level of playing or singing someone is at the moment.
On the cool fills topic, my mind went straight to ‘Debris’ by the Faces. What a great song, Ronnie Wood just having a good old time, filling all over the shop.
I have a 50's Epiphone Century archtop with that new yorker pickup. Sent it to Jesse at Revel Pickups in Minneapolis, who disassembled it and built a custom firebird pickup in the casing. Looks original and sounds KILLER!
Tom, I knew you were a cool cat and a GOAT caliber musician. Now I think you’re the GOAT of GOATs. Ray Charles is the man! Favorite album: Genius After Hours. 🖤🙌🏼🖤
That's a really nice sounding Wilshire. I've been tying to find one I can afford for years. Now I can't even find one. I had one and sold it in the late 70/80's for almost nothing. BIG mistake but I've made a few. I had a Century and I traded that for a Lakeland Bass. I regret that one too. The New York pickup was sweet. Guitars are like lovers, they're beautiful and great to hold and play, until they aren't and one of you dumps the other. And sometimes the memories are amplified by the passing of time. But that Wilshire sounds and looks great.
As a Greek/Italian, music was such a pivotal part of growing up. Didn't know Epiphone was started by a Greek guy! Just started playing Bouzouki again. Mom's getting to her 80s now and she likes to hear the sounds of the old country.
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Hey Tom, recently found your vids, don't ask what took me so long ..but very cool stuff man. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to hell my man
Better late than never
PLEASE don’t leave us Uncle Larry……. Even with the way things are, you bring it back to how it used to be. That’s priceless.
“Ordained by whatever you believe in “
That’s a great line.
RIP Wayne Kramer (who played an Epi with the MC5).
amazing interview on WTF podcast. learned so much about the dude. much respect, RIP!
If you want to be a Star, you gotta be there.
If you want to be a Legend, you gotta be someplace else
There is no human in existence or that has EVER existed that has more soul than Ray Charles!! The way his voice had that tube like break up and was just on the edge of the note…man!! Never be another!! THAT’s what I would sound like if I could sing. Lol!!
Amazing episode…
We salute you
We are glad that you are doing the videos keep it up love you man🙏
Attack out of the gate! Love it! ❤
Thank you, Uncle Larry!!
Always good stuff tom .thanks
Tom "Phil" Bukovac... showing us how to FILL up a vocal track. It's about taste, class, restraint. Ain't nobody got more of that than Uncle Larry!
Thanks for the Epiphone lesson. I learnt something!
Extremely informative. Really enjoyed it. Thanks much.
The fill visual is pure gold
❤❤Hey Tom!!! Never enough videos!!
Unpredictable fills. Thank you Uncle Larry.
Great class today uncle Larry!
I’m with you- Brother Ray was the first one I thought of, and didn’t question it for a moment.
Thanks Rock 'n Roll Larry! Thanks for doing it.
LOVE THE CHART!!!
That chart on fills is awesome and so perfect. Larry crackin' me up and departing guitar wisdom at the same time.
Awesome graphics, Unc!
Brilliant lesson on fills! Never heard it described so correctly and succinctly!
Love the graph for uncool/cool. I will forever visualize that during playing parts. Thanks Uncle!
That fill chart 🤣🤣🤣 Informative, spot on, and hilarious!
Love the ‘How to Fill Properly’ bar charts.
We salute you Mr. Buk!!!
Approach to fills....Spot On!
Never too many videos Larry. No such thing as too much Larry.
Agreed! More mystery and anonymity please!
Great Post Tom! 😎👍
I love a good history lesson and I love a good chart. Please don’t retire uncle Larry.
Very cool. I have a much greater appreciation for Epiphones after this episode.
I love it when Uncle Larry talks about himself in the 3rd person!
Another incredible EPIsode!!! Elliot Easton has always been one of my absolute favorite players for 1. Always serving the song and the melody and 2. Adding amazing little pieces of color and light without ever getting in the way.
Fantastic drawing Marshall! Thank you Tom! ❤
Wow Tom, so much good stuff here it's hard to know where to begin. So, for now, I'll just say .. thanks!
Good stuff Uncle Larry...
Very Cool, Uncle Larry. Token Aussie here, Loved your intro. That Guitar is Super Cool. All The best. Thankyou
We salute you.
Boom!
Larry, your right on the money with the not calling back. It creates the buzz. Nice.
That amp sounds perfect!
Thanks for the class today Uncle Larry! You know it's a good lessen when I get to sharpen a pencil and take notes. Cool and Uncool are solid foundations....hell yeah I love it man. Rock on your bad ass self.
Sweet Tommy Bukovac from Cleveland, Sagittarius, You are the man. I don't think you're over posting, can't get enough of your content. You talked about Ray Charles, yea man, when he sings tears come to my eyes. My dear mom, who lives in Sun Valley had a bunch of framed pictures she was organizing and in there is a picture of her, my dear departed step dad, and Ray Charles. He was in Sun Valley for an event and they got to meet him. You can tell how cool he is in that picture, they are smiling and laughing, he is such a joyous cat. I love how when asked about soul you go straight to Ray Charles, I agree! Thanks Uncle Larry!
Love the fill chart ! I don't remember school being this cool , I'm actually paying attention
NEO native here !
stevie wonder bro man is made of soul
Medical issue landed me in hospital recently. Missing my guitars terribly. When that AC⚡️DC loop kicked in, I almost teared up. Keep the vids coming Uncle Larry!
Thanks for the Duke Levine recommendation. I knew his name, but I wasn't familiar with that much of his stuff. I was blown away by some of the videos! That's some "Old Bull" stuff there!
Skool is in ! Thank you Uncle L for shining the light ! Gratefully - John
And its Baroque ❤
Oh yeah!!
visiting Nashville late July - will check out 3rd and Lindsey & The Underdog for sure!!!
Damn...it's 3am, why am I listening to you talk about Epiphones? Love it, because it's new to my brain..please don't stop your freewheeling format Mr. T.
I absolutely love my old Riviera! Sweet and beautiful. Would love to find a small headstock one some day. Thank you for the Epi insight, Tom!!
Hi Tom, thanks for the cool shout-outs! Epiphone, Stevie Mariott( uh huh) and brother Ray Charles. I have always loved a good used Epiphone guitar. In the early 1970's(1971-'72) the pawnshops in Michigan were full of all models of Epiphone guitars. And they were cheap. $120 - $250 range. Also, my favorite cheap guitar, a 1966 Gibson Melodymaker with the SG(one piece) mahogany body. I bought that in 1974 for $120 (big spender). I still miss that little guitar...
The chart was worth the price of admission!
I had a old epiphone Electar lap steel. It had the coolest knobs I’ve ever seen. Plus a very cool bass contour control and the same tuners as a pre war Martin. It hand a surprisingly cool sounding horse shoe pickup.
Wow, what an episode! The cool/uncool fill chart is the best thing ever. Like Ray Charles playing a Wilshire. With a horseshoe Bigsby. Thanks Tom.
Growing up in the 60's, and watching the Beatles , I drew pictures of Johns Rick all over the place.. books, sheets of paper, placemats.. Shit, I wanted that guitar. Thanks for the fill mini lesson... !
Don’t retire. I don’t want to live in total mystery.
Thanks Tom, I finally see where my cupcake knobs came from. I had an early Gibson ES175 with these knobs and never knew where they came from. Obviously, someone must have put Epiphone cupcake knobs as an personal upgrade or just for the hell of it……now I can sleep at night.. thanks for these videos
Please Don’t Retire Uncle Larry 🍻
Hey, Tom, thanks for the Epiphone lesson. That was cool. Always a sentimental favorite. I actually have a 1953 Zephyr with the New York pickup, bikini headstock and those knobs. Honestly, the pickup is okay in that guitar, which is large and fully hollow, so the whole thing is barely manageable. But it is what it is and it's fun to have in my lap while watching a game or something. Thank you for all these lessons.
“Damn alligator bit my hand off!” -Chubbs
Funniest line from Carl Weathers in the movie-Happy Gilmore. Must’ve worn out that part of the VHS rewinding it over and over, sides sore from laughing.
A great talent and a great man, we will miss him.
Great episode uncle Larry, no need to apologize for longer running videos, I know you like to keep them short, but I always like it when they go past 15 minutes because the content is always excellent.
-Ain’t it grand to dig in to a B5 chord first thing in the morning 😀
Marvin Gaye had the nickname “Prince of Soul”…Always loved his style and songs, still do. You just played “Ain’t no mountain high enough…” a few days ago, do you think he is near the top of the list with Ray Charles? I do know that Marvin was considered a Motown and Soul singer, and he sure did sing some sexy songs. Enjoyed this video Tom, thanks for all your inspirational knowledge and for everything you share and do for us homeskoolers! I sing and play the acoustic guitar and also play the piano, your chart today is very helpful. Thank You! 😁
"People miss mystery" .. you got it man
Fuck man, your chart on "fills" is like a road map to life. We measure things in stringent time increments, but the most enjoyable times are the "blurred edges. Thanks man.
Genius explanation of the best way to play fills. Am I the only viewer who takes notes during these videos?
I was a huge Randy Rhoades fan when I was a kid (still am). When I got the live tribute album and listened to the outtakes of him recording Dee - when he spoke it sent shivers down my spine. I had never heard his voice. Now you have Instagram and all that mystery is gone. Our heroes are ordinary now.
Prince was the king of being a mysterious MF.
I have a beautiful, older (made in Japan) Epiphone 12 string two tone sunburst acoustic I bought for $250 bucks ten years ago. It sounds so freakin good! I leave it in open D. Love my Epiphones, play them as much as my Strat and my Gibson. I don't have a lot of guitars, but I play the crap out of the ones I have. Thanks for the vid Tom
Thanks for the chat on old Epi's! I have a couple myself. Fantastic guitars! No love for the Olympics?
Great Epi overview
Good vibes Tom
couldn’t agree more about brother ray
One of the dudes in the Hives uses one of those black Epiphones with the New Yorker pickup as one of his main guitars.
My Mom used to work for United and then American Airlines. She met Ray Charles on a flight. He was in 1st Class (of course). And was reading a braille Playboy mag. To fuckin' cool man ;-) She just told him how much she enjoyed his music, and didn't want to bother him further. He was very gracious.
Now that is hilarious
Great story 😊
LOL you're the Minister of all things - Guitar. love you uncle larry!
...the moment you asked the question, who has the most soul, half a second before you answered it I thought: Ray Charles. But Tom: every note you play is soaked with soul! You're a big inspiration to do everything with soul, regardless the level of playing or singing someone is at the moment.
R&B Poser - I've learned something today. Always appreciated! BTW, I blasted 'For Those About to Rock' right after the video. 1981. WTF?!?
love the visual guide to cool and uncool fills - haha
On the cool fills topic, my mind went straight to ‘Debris’ by the Faces. What a great song, Ronnie Wood just having a good old time, filling all over the shop.
Oh man, that homemade graph of where a lead fill should fall cracked me up. Cheers Larry. 😂
I have a 50's Epiphone Century archtop with that new yorker pickup. Sent it to Jesse at Revel Pickups in Minneapolis, who disassembled it and built a custom firebird pickup in the casing. Looks original and sounds KILLER!
rock on….
I love inversions...
I would love to have an Epiphone Frontier from the late 50’s, early 60’s. Tom Petty had a beautiful one as did Mick Taylor.
Very cool points on the gtr fills
Tom, I knew you were a cool cat and a GOAT caliber musician. Now I think you’re the GOAT of GOATs. Ray Charles is the man! Favorite album: Genius After Hours. 🖤🙌🏼🖤
Loved the Epiphone info! Do you have any updates on your "project" '63 Firebird I? Such a cool guitar. I'm anxious to hear you take it for a spin!
That's a really nice sounding Wilshire. I've been tying to find one I can afford for years. Now I can't even find one. I had one and sold it in the late 70/80's for almost nothing. BIG mistake but I've made a few. I had a Century and I traded that for a Lakeland Bass. I regret that one too. The New York pickup was sweet. Guitars are like lovers, they're beautiful and great to hold and play, until they aren't and one of you dumps the other. And sometimes the memories are amplified by the passing of time. But that Wilshire sounds and looks great.
(we salute you) Tom Bukovac
Norms Rare guitars had one of those black coronets with the NY pickup that they have a video on here featuring.
We went to the Underdog and watched Guthrie. I took a selfie with him. Great time!
I hung out with him at Gruhn’s. He was very unpretentious and genuine. I’ll stop there.
Ray Charles and Willie doing Georgia, great. Two guys with a bucket full of soul.
As a Greek/Italian, music was such a pivotal part of growing up. Didn't know Epiphone was started by a Greek guy! Just started playing Bouzouki again. Mom's getting to her 80s now and she likes to hear the sounds of the old country.
"Epi" in ancient Koine Greek means, "upon"....
Maybe it was the sugar high from my milkshake, but, man, you cracked me up with your comedy today-
100% agree on Ray Charles - best singer in any genre ever together with Aretha
A THOUSAND “concur with your findings” regarding Brother Ray.
great sounds, really love that small amp. I think Panoramic amps were "rebranded" Magnatones, like the Dwight-branded Wilshires, etc.
ahhh. . I have a Sheraton and yes, I wondered why it was so narrow at the nut.