You win the internet today. The best part is that if you went out and bought the gear Tom uses it would sound closer to how it sounds in his videos than some mic'd up demo. I hate gear demos with mic'd up gear. I still watch like we all do but i know its going to sound nothing like it once I get it.
I dusted off my old 4 track tape recorder, and started using it again. Not just for nostalgia, tape is brutally honest when it comes to assessing one's playing, I'd forgotten just how much of a difference (at least to my ancient ears) in terms of highlighting my more, er, 'unique' moments.
Hey Tom, I lost my job last week and I have a lot of free time on my hands to watch your videos and practice. I love your videos because they're like a good plate of food. Every time I watch one there's a little gear talk, a little theory talk, an album recommendation, a work or road story and some homework but really it's all musicianship. You're saving my life right now buddy and probably not just me. Thanks a million!
Yessir, hang in indeed. I lost work back in March (last gig 3.14) and live music ain't gonna be a thing for a while so these videos have been everything
@@danyjr I caught that reference on That Pedal Show, which it how I came to be here. Nothing wrong with The Cube. Just ask Neil Schon. Listen to the solo on Don't Stop Believing. Amen.
Man that super fast chord grabbing exercise was fucking crazy! Your dexterity was just nuts. I will start practicing that one right away. Thanks again for the lessons Tom. Can’t tell you how much I appreciate them. #UncleLarry4Life
Hey Tom. I know you're limited by recording straight to your phone, but I've always been really impressed by the tone that you get. Obviously we're not getting the full benefit but I'd rather hear you playing to your phone than some other guy with a full home studio setup, but no tone or feel to start with. Class will always shine through but you can't polish a turd!
I record straight to my iPhone as well. It has limitations certainly. But... in ways I build discipline not being able to punch-in and edit, and the less time I mess with editing, the more time I have for playing and actually working on the music. I k ow some guys that have great, high production values... and they spend LOT of time on that editing, if not much more time than actually playing the music.
Actually.. Phone mics are pretty decent. I often do little video clips using a Yamaha thr10 to send to my brother who is learning guitar... And the tone is actually quite good. Also saves me the hassle of messing with software and editing.
Dude, I have never been prouder to be slovenian, not even when we won olympic medals and shit.. Would love to hear more about your roots.. And more duets please, progressive or otherwise.. So good..
I love my music city bridge on my LP JR DC. The resonance and intonation and playability makes this guitar my favorite ever!! If you don’t have this upgrade for a stop wrap tailpiece, you are missing everything …get this upgrade and never look back. Thanks Tom!!
Hey Tom, firstly many thanks for doing this, enjoying every lesson, so much knowledge. The one thing that truly resonates was your comment "be a musician, not a guitarist", never a truer word spoken. Watching from the UK so also loving the British affair you seem to have going on. Blessed are the cheese makers!
Chapters 00:00 - Intro jam 03:43 - Greetings Lads 04:14 - '59 Les Paul Jr and Music City Bridge 05:07 - T-shirt and mug update 05:50 - Viewer Comment Bin 06:06 - Endorsements 08:02 - Perfect pitch 10:32 - Ridiculous comments 11:38 - Brotherly advice and cowboy chords 14:38 - C# jam and odd time signatures
I'm not as good as him but I play similar stuff like this playing along with backing tracks. And people shitt talk me up one side and down the other. Like if they don't like me just don't watch me. If I was Tom they be jacking me off. The dude is great man
Tom, thanks for making HS a safe place on the interwebs. It's nice to hear your sincerity on helping folks learn some tricks and no BS discussions on the stuff that matters. Appreciate the time signature discussion and how you approach it. Stay golden!
I am just watching this lesson in April 2023 but I will be going back to it often. That playing at the beginning was fantastic! It was like music from a dream. Very cool and understated. Thanks Tommy from Cleveland.
This could be the 1st track on your solo album. Thanks for all the really solid guitar advice, beautiful honest playing and straight shootin' doesn't go unnoticed! Thank you!
Love the color and patina of that Junior. Reminds me of an old Minneapolis-Moline tractor my uncle had. I used to just stare at it standing out in the alfalfa thinking colors don't get any better than this.
Hey Tom! The guitarsounds you get on these recordings/videos are some of the best on youtube! So please don't let stupid comments bring you down man! Please keep up the brilliant work, love from Sweden!
Amazing story about your blind friend. It’s incredible to me how the brain adapts to no sight information by turning the ears into incredibly powerful hearing and seeing tools. Really wild!
I know a lot of these YouTUbe gear channel guys sell a bunch of the swag they get, but they get so much of it I don't know what else they could do with it all. Give it away for shipping cost, I guess. Anyway I love that you're doing this in your garage with an iphone. Never change.
0:00 intro jam 3:43 greetings lads 4:14 '59 Les Paul Jr. and Music City Bridge 5:07 T-shirt and mug update 6:06 Q&A endorsements 8:02 Q&A perfect pitch 10:32 Q&A ridiculous comments 11:38 Brotherly advice and cowboy chords 14:38 C# jam and odd time signatures
I've been in the music biz my whole life and you inspire me in many ways I can't express. I've worked and produced some of the best guitarists in the world over the years and you have an intangible gift that most guitarists can only dream of. Thank you for sharing your talents with us all especially in these dark days.
Well Tom, your tone is 1000 better than many yt guitarists with fancy interfaces and such. And that's because you really can play! I myself started my music RUclips Channel during quarantine using my iPhone, but I'm no Tom Bukovac, so I quickly moved to a simple audio interface and i mic my amps. Sounds right to me. Whatever fits you man... Cheers!
Hey Tom, I know nothing I'm typing is anything that hasn't already been said, but this channel is a damn gold mine. Free education. I, like many who have commented, have played most of my life. And it is forever humbling to see and hear your playing. It's the epitome of time, tone, and touch. Lots of flash? Nope. Lots of filler? Nope. Lots of bullshit? Nope. Just meat and potatoes badassery. I never tire of this channel. We are lucky to have you. Thank you.
Thanks for showing the chord grabbing exercises. Been having trouble with chord changes since having to rehab a broken finger on my fret hand and lost considerable speed.
Hey Tom, thank you for your videos. Your playing touches me in a way no other does these days. There is a certain ground and truth to be found in notes you play and they just travel up the spine and hit my heart and senses yep. And then you say you have Slovenian roots :-). That was a really nice birthday present for me this morning. I was wondering about that. The first part of your playing in the Touch episode should already have been a giveaway... and Bukovac or Bukovec (pronounced Bukovatz in the old country) is an often found surname and it comes from the beech tree/wood, slovenian “Bukev”... but what am I sayin, you probably know that . So thanks again and all the best from a fan in Ljubljana. Oh and a shoutout to Jorg from Bogner, we were schoolmates at MI in 1992, great guy, small world :-)!
I know there were a ton of references and influences in that opening number, but the Pete Townsend harmonic choices really got me where it counts. Thanks, Tom.
Ok my comment to the guy who ‘suggested’ you get a better broadcasting setup.... I heard guys on better broadcasting equipment that DON’T play or sound anywhere near as great as you do ... so people lighten up! Keep doing what your doing it works... it’s fresh and real! Thanks Tom
I'm happy with the quality of your videos. They have a real vibe to them not staged and just awesome. Free guitar lessons are great. People should feel blessed your sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for that 😊
Holy S*%T! The solo (1:30-3:30 mark in the video) was worth the price of admission and the "like". Very melodic! Nice job Tom. Seriously man...I'm picking up my guitar as soon as I finish typing this comment. Cheers amigo!
Hello Tom !! I’m practicing that chord technique long time now ! It’s amazing how expand the mind without think where to put your fingers on the fretboard ,also about the odd times,a great thing to do is playing three’s on four to count by mouth.greetings from Greece !
Tom we are privileged to hang out with a guy of your caliber. Coolest most down to earth guy. You remind me of Marty Stuart and Darrell Abbott, guys who never forgot what it’s like to be a fan, never forget a face and shoot the shit with the best of ‘em. The format you use is refreshing to say the least. I hope you don’t change a thing. I could care less what you use. I use what I dig and gets the job done. Keep on Truckin’!
I have played for about 40 years, and I have learned more from your videos the last several weeks, than I have in decades. Thanks for the best channel on RUclips.
just a session dude in his garage with his guitar rappin with other dudes and dudettes with their guitars, this is great! it's like hangin in the local music store on saturday. the sounds damn good keep it up
Been around today. Coming to this vid is like visiting a friend in his basement, noodling with his guitar thinkin about things. How are you? Fine thanks, and you?.. What an incredible good guitar sound.
The perfect guitar player for me. So unbelievably in tune on so many levels.....DAMN.....I could listen to him for days.....thank you Tom....so inspiring.!
I'm in awe of the vast knowledge Tom has gained gained from a lifetime of learning about music, yet Tom is self assured and principled with out being arrogant or selfish. His willingness to share and his kind response even when faced with the ridiculous is rare. This is a guitar and music channel with life lessons built in. Best Garage in Music.
Meanwhile, the rest of the internet is stunned at how good Tom sounds through an iPhone as they sheepishly look at their UAD interfaces.
You win the internet today. The best part is that if you went out and bought the gear Tom uses it would sound closer to how it sounds in his videos than some mic'd up demo. I hate gear demos with mic'd up gear. I still watch like we all do but i know its going to sound nothing like it once I get it.
😂Maybe look accusingly at the UAD. Sheepishly does just sound funny though.
Yes. This. Too much gear not enough playing (I include myself in this). Keep it coming uncle Larry
🤚 that would be me! Hahaha.
I dusted off my old 4 track tape recorder, and started using it again. Not just for nostalgia, tape is brutally honest when it comes to assessing one's playing, I'd forgotten just how much of a difference (at least to my ancient ears) in terms of highlighting my more, er, 'unique' moments.
Love that someone tried to give recording advice to Tom. Some people just lack situational awareness.
God damn that Les Paul junior you're playing just sounds like heaven you rock bro
He didn’t get where he is by not listening to others...
Hey Tom, I lost my job last week and I have a lot of free time on my hands to watch your videos and practice. I love your videos because they're like a good plate of food. Every time I watch one there's a little gear talk, a little theory talk, an album recommendation, a work or road story and some homework but really it's all musicianship. You're saving my life right now buddy and probably not just me. Thanks a million!
Hang in there, friend!!!
Yessir, hang in indeed. I lost work back in March (last gig 3.14) and live music ain't gonna be a thing for a while so these videos have been everything
Laid off myself last day is next Friday...best of luck to you brother. Is that 3 snakes and a charm in your avatar?
Goin’ through a few issues too. Hopefully we’ll all find away out of this virus together.
Nailed it man.
Mate, that intro is the best and most tasteful playing I've heard in years. It is truly inspiring.
The fact that Tom’s vids are raw and candid is a big part their charm. If he threw production and slick editing in the mix it would be a crying shame.
Your intro jam was luscious and resplendent. Now I have to rethink everything in my life. *mind blown
Michael’s been reading his thesaurus again! Love ya bro😂
I miss the corona lesson days when everyone thought the Roland Micro Cube/iphone mic combo was the best tone they'd ever heard on youtube
They all loved it until they found out what it was. That's the power of branding.
could be it’s the fingers, not the gear
lol which video is that?!
@@danyjr I caught that reference on That Pedal Show, which it how I came to be here. Nothing wrong with The Cube. Just ask Neil Schon. Listen to the solo on Don't Stop Believing. Amen.
John Cougar that’s how I heard about this dude’s channel too. Haha.
Hey Tom! I was wondering if Bukovac was a slovenian last name and you sort of confirmed it today! You have at least one fan in the old country! :)
I know this was YEARS ago..and this is probably loonnng gone..but i think this is my favorite sounding of ALL youre guitars
I love when the kids bustle in!
Man that super fast chord grabbing exercise was fucking crazy! Your dexterity was just nuts. I will start practicing that one right away. Thanks again for the lessons Tom. Can’t tell you how much I appreciate them. #UncleLarry4Life
I so dig how your Beatles influence comes through, its beautiful, the loop had a Dear Prudence vibe
I heard a bit of "I Want You, She's So Heavy" throw-in too.
Hey Tom. I know you're limited by recording straight to your phone, but I've always been really impressed by the tone that you get. Obviously we're not getting the full benefit but I'd rather hear you playing to your phone than some other guy with a full home studio setup, but no tone or feel to start with. Class will always shine through but you can't polish a turd!
Right? I wish I could plug my guitar to a $10k audio interface and sound half as good as he does with his smartphone.
I record straight to my iPhone as well. It has limitations certainly. But... in ways I build discipline not being able to punch-in and edit, and the less time I mess with editing, the more time I have for playing and actually working on the music. I k ow some guys that have great, high production values... and they spend LOT of time on that editing, if not much more time than actually playing the music.
sure you can but it turns straight up to poo powder
Tom, don't ever quantize! 🤣
Actually.. Phone mics are pretty decent.
I often do little video clips using a Yamaha thr10 to send to my brother who is learning guitar... And the tone is actually quite good.
Also saves me the hassle of messing with software and editing.
Dude, I have never been prouder to be slovenian, not even when we won olympic medals and shit.. Would love to hear more about your roots.. And more duets please, progressive or otherwise.. So good..
I love my music city bridge on my LP JR DC. The resonance and intonation and playability makes this guitar my favorite ever!! If you don’t have this upgrade for a stop wrap tailpiece, you are missing everything …get this upgrade and never look back. Thanks Tom!!
The thing I like most about your playing is that everything you do is dripping with soul.
"Hey Marshall, your dad's given you a cool name!"
"Yeah, dad likes to give us cool names, but try telling my brother Bogner that."
Lol, I was unaware Tom named his son Marshall, my son is Marshall also
Shoot man always wanted one of them TV Dinner Juniors..
Aren't they great? And also very cheap vintage 50s ones
So much love your son coming in and hollaring at daddy. Cool stuff man.
Hey Tom, firstly many thanks for doing this, enjoying every lesson, so much knowledge. The one thing that truly resonates was your comment "be a musician, not a guitarist", never a truer word spoken. Watching from the UK so also loving the British affair you seem to have going on. Blessed are the cheese makers!
At last someone who can show this friggin digital world how to play a guitar with soul and feel.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro jam
03:43 - Greetings Lads
04:14 - '59 Les Paul Jr and Music City Bridge
05:07 - T-shirt and mug update
05:50 - Viewer Comment Bin
06:06 - Endorsements
08:02 - Perfect pitch
10:32 - Ridiculous comments
11:38 - Brotherly advice and cowboy chords
14:38 - C# jam and odd time signatures
Killer sound Tom ..we just love the Homeskoolin show...keep up the great guitar playin...always waitin for more...
I'm not as good as him but I play similar stuff like this playing along with backing tracks. And people shitt talk me up one side and down the other. Like if they don't like me just don't watch me. If I was Tom they be jacking me off. The dude is great man
Tom, thanks for making HS a safe place on the interwebs. It's nice to hear your sincerity on helping folks learn some tricks and no BS discussions on the stuff that matters. Appreciate the time signature discussion and how you approach it. Stay golden!
Ah, the dulcet tones of a P-90 and mahogany. And a guy that knows.
Just got home from work and kicked back in my favorite chair only to find a new 'home skoolin' volume uploaded on youtube. *Cracks open cold beer* 💪
Magic Chords Progression :
- C# X4666X - C#/B 796666 - Bbm 688666 - A 577655
I am just watching this lesson in April 2023 but I will be going back to it often. That playing at the beginning was fantastic! It was like music from a dream. Very cool and understated. Thanks Tommy from Cleveland.
I really feel like I need an "I'm not tryin' to make a record here, man. Calm down." t-shirt...
Hahaha!
This could be the 1st track on your solo album. Thanks for all the really solid guitar advice, beautiful honest playing and straight shootin' doesn't go unnoticed! Thank you!
I fucking love Tom and his honesty! It is so refreshing! Love you man!
Love the color and patina of that Junior. Reminds me of an old Minneapolis-Moline tractor my uncle had. I used to just stare at it standing out in the alfalfa thinking colors don't get any better than this.
Hey Tom! The guitarsounds you get on these recordings/videos are some of the best on youtube! So please don't let stupid comments bring you down man! Please keep up the brilliant work, love from Sweden!
I agree a out the sound
Especially good was yours and Sarah's last prog duo. I can tell how good you both are because....well...it sounded good!
The insane thing is he’s recording all those monster tones straight into... an iPhone!!?!
My city is on fire and this is really helping me escape. Thanks Tom.
Amazing story about your blind friend. It’s incredible to me how the brain adapts to no sight information by turning the ears into incredibly powerful hearing and seeing tools. Really wild!
A sublime lesson in how the right notes and feel are more important than shredding.
❤❤ this intro is so full of musical quality it needs nothing and is everything
Dude, that is the coolest guitar I’ve seen you play so far!
"You think I don't know that?" LOVE.
I know a lot of these YouTUbe gear channel guys sell a bunch of the swag they get, but they get so much of it I don't know what else they could do with it all. Give it away for shipping cost, I guess.
Anyway I love that you're doing this in your garage with an iphone. Never change.
The intro to the intro is genius.
Thats it! Thats the sound!!!! WONDERFUL...... Brilliant, Tom!
there is a neighbourhood in Zagreb Croatia, called Bukovac
Hell yeah. Homeskollin' is not mainstream and we like it like that.
0:00 intro jam
3:43 greetings lads
4:14 '59 Les Paul Jr. and Music City Bridge
5:07 T-shirt and mug update
6:06 Q&A endorsements
8:02 Q&A perfect pitch
10:32 Q&A ridiculous comments
11:38 Brotherly advice and cowboy chords
14:38 C# jam and odd time signatures
Intro music was so good!!! I've seen a lot of stuff..but never seen chords grabbed so fast! wow
This is my ×# time watching this episode....THANKS BUK!!!
Slight Return while Homeskoolin is on Autoplay whilst I work.
I've been in the music biz my whole life and you inspire me in many ways I can't express. I've worked and produced some of the best guitarists in the world over the years and you have an intangible gift that most guitarists can only dream of. Thank you for sharing your talents with us all especially in these dark days.
LOL, I can’t quit looking at the Marshall behind you. Best channel on RUclips.
Well Tom, your tone is 1000 better than many yt guitarists with fancy interfaces and such. And that's because you really can play!
I myself started my music RUclips Channel during quarantine using my iPhone, but I'm no Tom Bukovac, so I quickly moved to a simple audio interface and i mic my amps. Sounds right to me. Whatever fits you man... Cheers!
Hey Tom, I know nothing I'm typing is anything that hasn't already been said, but this channel is a damn gold mine. Free education. I, like many who have commented, have played most of my life. And it is forever humbling to see and hear your playing. It's the epitome of time, tone, and touch. Lots of flash? Nope. Lots of filler? Nope. Lots of bullshit? Nope. Just meat and potatoes badassery.
I never tire of this channel. We are lucky to have you. Thank you.
Way to take him to skool Tommy!! You made me spit out my Rolling Rock. “Dude you think I don’t know that!” EPIC!!
Tom, heartfelt thank you.
Thanks for showing the chord grabbing exercises. Been having trouble with chord changes since having to rehab a broken finger on my fret hand and lost considerable speed.
This intro is my favorite thing u have played on the show yet. Thanks
Hey Tom, thank you for your videos. Your playing touches me in a way no other does these days. There is a certain ground and truth to be found in notes you play and they just travel up the spine and hit my heart and senses yep. And then you say you have Slovenian roots :-). That was a really nice birthday present for me this morning. I was wondering about that. The first part of your playing in the Touch episode should already have been a giveaway... and Bukovac or Bukovec (pronounced Bukovatz in the old country) is an often found surname and it comes from the beech tree/wood, slovenian “Bukev”... but what am I sayin, you probably know that . So thanks again and all the best from a fan in Ljubljana. Oh and a shoutout to Jorg from Bogner, we were schoolmates at MI in 1992, great guy, small world :-)!
Love the sound the way it is...dont change a thing.
Really loved the music today and that '59. Sweet.
I know there were a ton of references and influences in that opening number, but the Pete Townsend harmonic choices really got me where it counts. Thanks, Tom.
Good God...I appreciate perfection, and that shit was immaculate.
WOW! And I thought I was changing chords properly 🤯 Back to the old drawing board! Thanks Tom🍻
Omg those fast chord changes… I’m gonna work on that for the rest of my life man
Ok my comment to the guy who ‘suggested’ you get a better broadcasting setup.... I heard guys on better broadcasting equipment that DON’T play or sound anywhere near as great as you do ... so people lighten up! Keep doing what your doing it works... it’s fresh and real! Thanks Tom
Great gig
Yes, the bridge is excellent. Been playing 42 years and I absolutely recommend it, the locking studs too.
These shirts are so vintage rad. Just bought one!
Hi Tom, howled with laughter about viewer explaining how to make your sound better...killer jam. Cleveland Rocks
Gordon Mote sang at our church years ago.
Every episode is a learning experience. Take care and thank you.
Hey Tom, what a beautiful taste to play.
Love you man
Love the iPhone vids, it's about the content which is amazing
Thank you Tom
Tom Your Enunciation is Impeccable at any speed. Amazing!
Kudos to Guitar House of Austin, delivery was super fast.
Beautiful song. Tou play in the live show homeskoolin number 100!
Sublime. You can just feel it, can’t you? It’s hits you.
I'm happy with the quality of your videos. They have a real vibe to them not staged and just awesome. Free guitar lessons are great. People should feel blessed your sharing your wisdom and knowledge. Thank you for that 😊
Holy S*%T! The solo (1:30-3:30 mark in the video) was worth the price of admission and the "like". Very melodic! Nice job Tom. Seriously man...I'm picking up my guitar as soon as I finish typing this comment. Cheers amigo!
Hello Tom !! I’m practicing that chord technique long time now ! It’s amazing how expand the mind without think where to put your fingers on the fretboard ,also about the odd times,a great thing to do is playing three’s on four to count by mouth.greetings from Greece !
Tom we are privileged to hang out with a guy of your caliber. Coolest most down to earth guy. You remind me of Marty Stuart and Darrell Abbott, guys who never forgot what it’s like to be a fan, never forget a face and shoot the shit with the best of ‘em. The format you use is refreshing to say the least. I hope you don’t change a thing. I could care less what you use. I use what I dig and gets the job done. Keep on Truckin’!
I have played for about 40 years, and I have learned more from your videos the last several weeks, than I have in decades. Thanks for the best channel on RUclips.
So fuckin great ! Damn Tommy...you bring tears to my eyes. Stellar !
I would have never guessed that that intro would lead into something so enjoyable. Cheers!
just a session dude in his garage with his guitar rappin with other dudes and dudettes with their guitars, this is great! it's like hangin in the local music store on saturday. the sounds damn good keep it up
Been around today. Coming to this vid is like visiting a friend in his basement, noodling with his guitar thinkin about things. How are you? Fine thanks, and you?..
What an incredible good guitar sound.
"but, man...appreciate the advice though..." That´s how you end an statement like that . Master!
Holy crap - that tone!!!!!!!!!!!! I think this is my fav so far!
Yes Tom B , the guy referring to your “potential “ has SO MUCH POTENTIAL, that when we watch you, we’re still applauding. 😁😎
The perfect guitar player for me. So unbelievably in tune on so many levels.....DAMN.....I could listen to him for days.....thank you Tom....so inspiring.!
Intro bit when backing track comes in is ridiculously tasty!! Chords and melodic ideas.. 👌
Watching and listening to Tom is like hanging out and enjoying music with a good buddy - just love this - thanks, Tom!
I love the fact that every time I watch one of your video's I feel it.
Man that's just beautiful.
Just lovely. That chord exercise sounds like Yes!
Props for not selling stuff people give you for reason of profit
Wow ! what an intro - very moving
I'm in awe of the vast knowledge Tom has gained gained from a lifetime of learning about music, yet Tom is self assured and principled with out being arrogant or selfish. His willingness to share and his kind response even when faced with the ridiculous is rare. This is a guitar and music channel with life lessons built in. Best Garage in Music.
I hope someday you release an instrumental record. Amazing intro great feeling piece. Amazing guitar.
''Hey, Tom!" "Thanks for the great playing and cool vibes! Cheers!
Man,I luv your phrasing and note choices \m/
Thanks for the mechanics.love the way you broke that rhythm down. Thanks
Tom, your tone sounds crazy good... Not distracting at all... Please keep doing whatever is easiest for you! Thank you SO MUCH for these lessons.