Homeskoolin’ Volume 33, Tom Bukovac, “The Salad Days”

[@scottgibbs5903]

In this world of over-inflated egos, you’re just a dude that I’d welcome just sitting back with, drink a beer, and shoot the crap. Trust me, that’s the highest compliment I give. Maybe watching you will result in a tiny bit of your talent rubbing off on an old guy that’s trying to learn to play the guitar.

[@tonypalacios]

I can’t remember the exact year 99 or 2000 you played on a demo for the engineer I was a second for , JR McNeeley.One of the most fun sessions I’ve ever done. After you tracked the song you Sat for hours and played every song we called out. Honestly you never missed one song we called. That’s my little Tommy story and I’m sticking to it

[@davidetmariellabroglie-ger8200]

Just passing by and reading some comments... and I saw your name, Tony Palacios... ouahh the great guitarist of Guardian!! That reminds me lot of good memories of my youth, I liked so much your music!! Hope you're doing well!! Greetings from a swiss fan ;)

[@Weily_Alcequiez]

i grew up listen your music man! cheers!

[@PanhandlePrepping]

“I can’t roller skate, but I can play guitar!” ~ Tom Bukovak Love it, brother!!

[@DredDon]

Yeah...why is that not a song?

[@71goaliemask]

Homeskoolin' t-shirt waiting to happen, right there!

[@shanedeel2]

Yep me 2

[@texicanaband573]

WHOA!! THAT TSHIRT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU 😱😱

[@russellzauner]

Los Lonely Boys: *DEMONETI-burble----it's alright man let the groove flow*

[@markhale6495]

I just told my Mrs what a great day i had, having a coffee, a jam and chewing the fat about the past with my old buddy Tom Bukovac. "Who's he" she said. Well he lives in Nashville, but he never taught me any scales or what gear to buy but man, i've learned so much about playing guitar. She just rolled her eyes (we're in England). You are one of the greats !

[@bertgetner9397]

As Steven Wright once said, "Women. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em." Cheer's Mark!

[@davidk.8608]

Hey Tom, I´ve been really enjoying your videos! Just an idea (if you run out of them). Take a session track you played on and tell us your thoughts and ideas behind the parts you played. Thanks man. All the best, David from England

[@gph717]

Han Solo of the guitar world! Truly one bad ass player. Thanks for all you do!!!

[@timreadnour]

Staying home being a daddy!! Not saying road work is bad but so many guys miss the importance...and the blessing of being home and getting to be a dad!! Nothing but respect Tom!

[@robslater5528]

Master class in double stops and bends.... Pure neckbone!

[@ReverndTexDeVille]

Hey brother. Had the chance to sit down and jam with Wayne Perkins. Super cool guy. I think you guys are kindred spirits. These home schooling videos have gave me the confidence to sit down and play with a great like Wayne. Just wanted to tell you thanks. You help me more than I could ever explain.

[@jmwise80]

It’s not often mentioned that Tom grew up playing in a bar. I started playing pretty young but man you grew up in the battlefield. Gun in hand. I’m envious of the way you spent your time as a young man with a guitar. You were born into the perfect family to make you who you are but you also applied yourself to guitar. Perfect storm and you guided that ship to port.

[@jaburchfield7194]

My lucky number 33 brought me here. So enlightening and enjoyable, THANKS!! funny this is the 300th comment. Somehow fitting.

[@mikem3929]

dude, i could listen to that Jam for hours layin back and relaxin.. my Mom was a bartender and waitress as a second job and i too grew up in bars dad owned one in the early 70's when i was real young.. we're from the same Era so i know what your talkin bout

[@DreaNEO]

Back again for the umteenth time... THANKS BUK!!!

[@jcripp7974]

I like the way the guitar in the upper register sounded exactly like the elec piano. I like the way you play with a keyboard mindset anyway. Good shit.

[@sjdanthem]

Love it. I think my phrasing is getting better just listening to these videos. Thanks, Tom.

[@philgallagher1]

The Neal Schon range - I just call it the dusty end!!! Hey, Tom. I really enjoy your "war stories", but today I could've just listened to your smooooooth sounds all night! Beautiful.

[@scottpeterson9609]

Hey Tom I enjoyed hearing a little bit about your early years. I think most of your regular viewers are also interested in you as a person beyond all the guitar stuff. Anyway, thanks again for all you do to make our days a little brighter. Glad to see that Marshall back on the level again........

[@SeeCSeesCC]

❤ this video created even more love for you from me. Even more. Tom

[@steveblomerth]

We are very lucky to have Tom Bukovac's music, humor, and knowledge. A continuing bright spot in this world.

[@Noodleboy56]

Norman Blake said "I never made any money above the 12th fret"

[@TheFeelButton]

No one ever learns it all is why music is such a beautiful pursuit! Cheers Tom!!

[@battmanvonrichtoven]

Damn Tom it’s so fun to watch you play. When you hear something so good it just makes ya smile. That’s your playing. Thanks for sharing.

[@lairdherron8202]

I appreciate how you always take a couple seconds to listen to the track, feel the vibe, etc. before hopping in

[@sargelester7351]

Love your wit & humor, flowing casual super guitar/ musicianship! - Oh to be 13 again with my 1st Sears guitar and the Buk to guide me through this universe of music

[@theoverstoker3430]

That was a badass groove!! Had me bobbin my head

[@mistadavek]

Tom- PLEASE do an album! I have never connected so much with someone’s style! You are a true original

[@bmorton14]

Happy Monday Bukovac clan!

[@thomaszonkowski2115]

Happy Monday Bri! The greatest day of the week, even in the current situation

[@MrYatesj1]

Hey Tom, do you make your own BBQ sauces?

[@guitarathome8787]

Hi Tom, watching you playing and listening to what you say, made me realize I have to focus and get better at things I know and appreciate instead of trying to play everything I grab here and there...And now, I tend to play while really digging into the music I play and songs I learn (Beatles songs these days !) Thanks a lot for the inspiration ! (Jérôme - Paris, France).

[@chrisdbluesguitar3032]

Hi Tom greetings from Sydney Australia ! here we are @ Homeskoolin' 33 & I have to say along with so many others what a captivating campus of the University of life & music its been !! absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any musician to take in & by far the most valuable "hands on" source of real world information about guitar playing & as a working guitarist\singer\songwriter of 30 odd years your Homeskoolin took me back to my own garage of my skoolboy jammin days & the wondrous discoveries of everything since then & made it all feel fresh & new again !!! Huge thanks Tom & I really dig the way you play your golden tone & your whole approach to music & people !! long may you Reign King Tom & please keep Homeskoolin going after this unfortunate situation has lifted & we can all get back to gigging in the "new normal" all the best sincerely ChrisDBlues.

[@BossDM-2]

So glad I finally saw this one. I went to check how to buy a t-shirt on the web page and saw this and clicked. I thought I had seen just about all past episodes but there are still a few I need to catch up with.

[@mojobluesmusic8960]

Gday from Australia 🎸🎸🎸 lovin the Funk... Goodbye Light👍🏼

[@icemanlee666]

Hi tom love your channel so much you’re like a shining beacon of reality in world of fakes, thanks for reminding us all what music is all about

[@theguitarelectric5218]

Tom, The brief info on your childhood was cool. I am 10 years younger than my 2 sisters and 1 brother all of them a year apart. Dad told me I was born out of a 3 foot tall bottle of Johnny Walker Red. I used to gig a place called the Surf Side Inn , it burned down. It was kind of like the blues brother gig with the chicken wire in front of the stage. Great story’s and even better playing. Thanks

[@JDWH]

Hey Tom fellow former Ohioian here, Man I can’t thank you enough for these lessons and stories! I enjoy the no bullshit, to the point, tasteful, no frills straight up six string playing.

[@markknight6445]

How much more funky could it be ? None more funky.

[@johncaban5731]

Thanks for sharing a good bit about your early self and 🎸 life story. Wishing you a great Memorial Day and glad to hear that you’ve decided to lose the neon light... Another high school memory we don’t need to relive! Love that soulful loop too! Beautiful picking. Can’t ever get sick of those funky 6ths!

[@Teleman76]

This is the highlight of my day, to get KZbin notification that little Tommy Bukovac uploaded a new Home Skoolin’ episode. I live a boring life I know.

[@kentkloss6197]

Thanks for sharing stories of the childhood. My Sister knew your brothers long before we met. I knew of you before knowing you - The Bukovac legend of Surfside. Love these posts, great to see you playing in person again.

[@501chorusecho]

Right on kent...long time dude

[@danbaird7414]

Ahhh, listening! That is the gateway to something special. Thanks for mentioning it.

[@kurtstreuber]

Hey Tom, it was so great to hear your back story! We got our home skoolin history class! Thanks again for all you do for us viewers, God bless you and your family!

[@rodmccarthy3593]

Just to say thanks. Listening to your playing has me listening to my own playing and my phrasing has leaped ahead. Thanks again.

[@TJauernigElectronics]

Hey Tom, Man .....all I have to say is thanks. I’ve gleaned more out of these short lessons than I have learned in years. I’ve even written a few tunes because of your inspiring mortals .

[@funandgames78]

This is the best. Cool Cat! 😎 Thanks for sharing, Tom!

[@thomascoulter6121]

“i’m not a Kemper guy”...Amen

[@gktde9874]

Amen

[@PIPA1302]

hi from Spain Tom, you are the light of my day man¡¡¡¡

[@richardbarksdale3810]

Way cool guy, for a way cool story. Awesome Tom thanks for sharing that makes us realize how real life matters and choices of what or what not can be possible.

[@Gummibri]

I love my Home Skoolin shirt! It came super fast too!

[@sjperry54]

Great loop today! I don’t generally like pure guitar instrumental music, but I could listen to all your loops on a continuous feed all day every day.

[@michaelross6311]

Volume '33'... it deserves a toast, with a bottle of Rolling Rock! (If you don't know what I am referring to look at the back of a RR bottle)

[@akinfar]

Well Played @Michael Ross !

[@ericwikman4131]

Bought the Buk Pack right away! Hope you are getting a %. I think your mention of it here will drive a lot of people there.

[@davemassie3726]

Happy Monday! Thanks for slip sliding lesson. Rock on TB

[@ronhipwell5543]

Great session Tom! Loved the playing and the history of ‘the Boy Wonder’, too!

[@bubbaw1234]

I've been thinking about your discussion in your last video about the "big personality" thing and I realized I think of it more like an audio mix. You're a midrange guy who isn't afraid to cut through the mix (in multiple ways) while some people lay down that low end personality--calming, quiet, and a nice base for other people to be the best version of themselves, and some people add sparkly top end. Sarah seems like a mix of those last two, hence you getting along :)

[@michaeljames6216]

Sweet loop T.B. Always nice hearing you helps me get the creative juices flowing. Funny after your show a guitar teacher came up reviewing your show about remember chords with your wife doing ripples. He says, their is so much going on here I don't know what the hell he's doing. lol Chords something we all need to being doing more of... Thanks enjoy the day

[@shanedeel2]

That’s my favorite loop so far! I’m gonna work on it. I ordered a Tokai 335 on reverb can’t wait for it to get here. Thanks Tom.!

[@TropicalReflections]

Tom, I loved the 6ths you were playing. Very cool man! I'll start working on them tonight. Thanks amigo!

[@TommySprocket]

Great Stuff, Mr. Bukovac I so enjoyed your jam in "C" that it reminded me that C is the first letter in Coffee so I surfed over to the Guitar House to buy a new mug only to find that there were none to be had, so I cracked open a "Rock" and played some coffee mug blues. :)

[@Guitarrulez]

Gold...youre awesome, thanks man

[@Gtrmanify]

Love that bass tone!!!i don’t have to think to hard to figure out why I’m wanting a 335 so bad lately. So versatile in your hands brother.

[@Neuri]

55 amazing episodes brother! Amazing archive being created. Thanks Tommy 🙏

[@akinfar]

So many great ideas to unpack in this Volume. Gotta take a break after that and go back later and work on the D7 thing. Thanks Tommy.

[@bluesrocks6507]

I feel ya pain with the Dad thing loving that funk man your a groovy cat dig your channel 👌🏻

[@toddlykins1092]

Great story bro. Interesting that i too never knew my Dad. I grew up in a bar that my Grandmother owned. Music was my escape from the world. Ha! I played guitar in bars as i grew up also!!! Im 57. I think! Ha! Not happy traveling anymore so i just have a little studio at home! Im back to my escape where i started from. Cheers!! Thanks for the share!

[@WordManRandomClips]

Thank you Sensei!!! (Ask Waddy about being a Ronin!) You are the best thing on KZbin for guitarists right now. I have just finished going back and seeing your full set of Corona Diaries AND Homeskoolin’. Caught up, Uncle Larry!! Thank you so much.

[@brettwilliams319]

Hey Tom! Your recollection of old songs and solos seem instantly recallable. You never seem plagued by “how does that go again?”. Do you have phonographic memory? I forget the guitar parts to my own songs!

[@jdavis.fw303]

Damn dude you played that loop!!!!! I thought for sure it was stem it sounded so sweet! Never been to this channel before but Im now intrigued.

[@501chorusecho]

Dude, two things in this life i will NEVER do....used a canned loop....or drink flavored vodka...

[@yutux]

thank you brother!

[@parkerb9010]

Keep up the work brother it warms us all. Thank you.

[@PGU13BHEI]

Would have been good to have some video of you and Jed. I guess he is out in CA so not around much now, but next time... Another awesome episode by the way.

[@KeithKemp]

Thanks Tom!

[@IndyDead]

“It’s alright, I can play guitar!” Yes you can, Buk. A thank you from all of us for being real! Enjoy yourself a Memorial Day Rolling Rock from this retired HOF’er. 🇺🇸🎸🎶🍻

[@michaelgregory2231]

A lot in common. I started playing at 9 and was doing gigs at 12 and the road at 14 (playing for Buck Owens' cousin). No dad, but a Mom who was positive about my pursuit of music.

[@brownsfan7753]

Fantastic!! Thanks Tom!!

[@briano.5746]

Good to see ya Tom! Thanks for the brief life story. I'm sure there's a lot more to it but that would be an hours long video. I can definitely relate to the guitar being an escape growing up. My parents divorced when I was young. Same , but different kind of thing. Maybe a Buckeye thing HA HA! PEACE from Southwest Michigan 🐉💀👽🎸🎶🎵💲

[@tweeddeluxe69]

That loop is great! You should release these for us underlings to practice with. :)

[@LucasHaneman]

What a creative way to loop! Loved this vid Tom!

[@pearupindre4740]

That loop/track is epic!!

[@ericlombardo1342]

Man that is funky! Any David Lindley stories. You are a lot alike to me. Put any instrument in your hands and look out! Just killer stuff!

[@JimFothergill]

Great stuff every show!!!!

[@sccrhns]

Hey Tom... Love the fact that you come off as confident, not arrogant. And I love hearing about your early years. Did you ever feel intimidated moving to Nashville since it's known for being home to countless amazing musicians? Is there a competitive atmosphere or is it pretty supportive among all you guys? Thanks!

[@dep1001]

Loving this show more and more! It's my 10-20 minutes out of the day where I can just put on my headphones and just relax and soak up all this amazing information and also just be entertained! Love it! I have a quick question: Does your kids show any interest in learning guitar? We have two girls and the biggest is 7 and I really hope she wants to play but I don't want to pressure her to do it. Thanks so much, Tom! Greetings from Denmark.

[@rodakaskas]

Great lesson today! Thanks!

[@toneseeker4968]

I absolutely love your style, touch, and voicing, Tom. I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I've been wanting to say this for awhile. Your guitar playing mannerisms kinda reminds me of Joe Cocker's singing mannerisms, but not AS animated. Sometimes it looks like there's no way in Hell that you're in the right hand or finger position, or you appear to be lingering on the current note or chord too long, to be able to nail the next chord or note correctly or on time, yet I've NEVER seen you miss a single ANYTHING. BUT, when you do execute, you make it APPEAR to be all so simple. You're note choice is so "tasty." You are amazingly talented...R.J. was right. He's how I discovered you.. Happy memorial day to you and your lovely wife and family.

[@lesharrison3739]

Shoot out the lights! Richard Thompson fan? Thanks for gracing us with your rolling coffee rock brilliance. If you are a mistake nobody should be planned. Great to learn more about you.

[@JasonHobbsGuitarist]

Chapters 00:00 - Intro blues jam 03:03 - Hello, class! 04:35 - Viewer Comment Bin 05:30 - Kemper profile 06:39 - Rolling Rock baths 07:18 - Back life story 14:36 - Loop lesson

[@muckinfunday]

Hey Tom..When you played with Joe Walsh, did you ever get to do Hotel California with him? One of the finest harmony guitar duals ever!! Love watching the show and after playing for over 50 years, I learn something new and cool from you almost every time. Peace!

[@oudein]

I’d listen to an entire record of this.

[@bigwavedave8492]

Love ya man !!

[@tyronemckenna2541]

“Hey Tom” 😁 Thanks for all you do man, these snippets of your playing are gems - all style, no frills, no fuss..just play. Got me thinking tho, over all your years of playing, have you ever got a block? Like days when you wake up, pick up the guitar and either nothing ‘happens’ or your fingers feel like they’re on someone else’s hand and all that comes out is “bleugh”? What gets you back on the road, on track? Stay safe - Tyrone, on lockdown in the Middle East 👍

[@belo1971]

Happy to watch once again a great lesson of MUSIC, before going to work for the night in a french hospital 🥰 ! What is that amazing backing track ? Cheers from France 🤘

[@stratcat9432]

God i miss that ES-335. One of Tom's most delicious sounding guitars. The early Garage Days were iconic in the history of our great Classes on Homeschoolin '. What a time it was too, bittersweet indeed. And Fuck Silvio! 😆

[@MindsetMastery75]

Anybody have any fretboard visualization techniques to visualize 6ths all over the fretboard in each key? I have been struggling with this for the past few months now. Thanks.

[@rockinran]

Hey Tom, Check it. The one thing that I most admire about you besides your obvious skills as a guitar Slayer and that is your humility when comparing yourself with other greats like Paul McCartney, John Lennon, David Gilmour and the list goes on and on. I want to see either one of those guys stand toe-to-toe with you and just try to keep up. And the other thing I want to say is that I think it's high time you considered writing your autobiography. You are a fascinating guy and people want to know about you. If and when you do I definitely want a copy....autographed!

[@TiagoFrancomusic]

these chords/loop are killer!

[@bobryan8793]

Just a huge fan tom...like i said I know Ford pretty well ...my father died when I was 9 ..and never recovered from that but its all good my oldest sister is 16 years older than me ...we have alot in common be well....

[@peterchrzanowski1618]

I’d love to see a post on how you constructed combined lead / rhythm parts in a 3 piece band!

[@methos0473]

fuk, your living the life I wish I had. Love your playing. Soulful.

[@jrb123able]

That intro was great!

[@ChowdMusic]

"b6 Dom7" (15:44) has been bugging me for the last hour. Not trying to be pedantic but I'm at the edge of my understanding and that threw me for a loop. Do you mean the VI(Dom7) with a b5 (C)? Isnt it just a D7?