Glad you gave the thumbs up on Prince. He was just 17 or 18 when he used to borrow my guitar for his early demos and even then, those of us in Minneapolis recognized something truly innovative was going on in his style and even his recording techniques. Moon Sound on Dupont had nothing for gear in the mid 70s.. a Tascam 8 track and a Model 5 board with 8 inputs. Shag carpet on the walls and egg carton ceilings. We did have an outboard spring reverb. "DI" meant running your guitar cable straight into the board, dry. Prince used my old SG that way and then added another channel with the hi-hat mic on just the strings, no amp, just the acoustic sparkle of the strings. When they were blended it was amazing.
"Grok" a word invented by Robert Heinlein in the book Stranger in a Strange Land. General meaning, is "beyond complete understanding." A "Martian" word
I was going to say that Grok means more than just understand something - rather - "to be fully impregnated by a things essence" !! To know it to a point of being it !!
Yes, it's more than understanding it. You must eat it. You must be it. It must be you. That is what it means to "grok" it. To be one with it ... literally.
Grok (often misspelled as Grock) is an invented word from a sci-fi book. From memory it was Stranger in a Strange Land. It’s meaning is along the lines of “total comprehension”. Good book, I might add. Robert Heinlein author.
Just changed the strings on the 12 string I gave my nephew. Man that takes patience especially the tuning. Six extra tuning pegs and 54 year old eye sight do not work well together. My normal double vision turned the 12 tuners into 24. Got her done Aloha
Man remarks on how the upstrokes and down strokes bring out different sounds on a 12 string and then launches into an epic improv tune to demonstrate. Such a boss.
Wrong Wrong and Wrong. As a player for a long time I do have a good ear and can figure out stuff pretty well but I have always used tab for various reasons. Sorry but there is just some times when tab comes in handy.I'll make a video of non common chords and see if you can figure them out by ear.He even gives verbal tab by telling everyone what fret and string of chords in some videos.
Hey Tom, just want tot tell you I look forward to sitting down and watching your videos with my coffee in the morning. I live in the Philippines and your videos make my day.
This may be my favorite episode yet. Sweet sounds ringing out on that 12 string. Your show reminds me of being a kid reading Tommy Tedisco’s column in guitar player magazine. He tells some great stories of being a session player in LA. He also has a great sense of humor, much like yourself.
Hey Tom, I can remember starting to venture into the 12 string in the 80’s and my uncle showing me a VCR tape of Leo Kottke. It blew my little mind. Thanks for the amazing lessons, they give me the same sort of wow factor. It seems as musicians we hit plateaus that can take longer and longer to overcome. Thank you for getting me over the self boredom of plateaus.
Recently heard a celebrity say you have to find the bright spots amongst all the craziness of the world today your channel is healing and a bright spot in our lives thank you!
Its videos like this that keep my depression down, even if for just under 18 min. Thanks man, stuff like this takes my brain somewhere other than where I am.
Hey Tom and Larry’s kids: I realized one reason I love these vids. I’m two years older than you Tom at almost 53 for context. That 12 string piece was a kick start to me mentally, it was so nice. I’ve had time to play more and I want to play more thanks to you, but I felt like I was in a rut. Hearing you play that 12 string piece reminded me of when an album came out back in the old days, one that really got your attention. Except we get to hear the artist show/talk about it. Also love your discussions because of how down to Earth they are. You are the bridge between us regular guys and and the guitar as a music maker, from those who know. I appreciate the gift you offer us. Thanks. PS: For some reason I spent the last three days learning the lead to Black Dog. Almost there.
Tommy! I watched Tim’s video, and it’s such a wonderful insight into the mind of true music men. You remarked that there was a lack of “unexpected joy” in my playing, and because of you, I’m finding that joy again. That’s a true gift. Thank you, my friend.
Hey Tom. This was like finding money you thought you lost. 12 string guitar has been a constant companion for me since I was 14 years old and I’m now 56. My parents had Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind” record in the house. I played it and said , “I need a 12 string in my life”. And I’ve always had one. I did learn to play that song but I’m a rank amateur. I’d love to hear you and Sarah do a version of that tune because it’s pure nostalgia. Thanks. I love these videos. Cheers
I transcribe for a living and would love to TAB some of this stuff out. On the other hand, Uncle Larry is right! There’s plenty of information to figure this stuff out on your own, you can see and hear everything Tom is doing and you can even slow TH-cam down by more than 50 percent. “Teach a man to fish...”
Know what helped me develop my ear? Learning just a little bit of theory. Not a lot. Just a little. That and just taking time to sit down, close my eyes, and listen to some great players. I don't have a great ear or anything but it's a lot better than it was the first ten or so years I played. Man, you are like an amalgamation of all my old friends, personality-wise. You're cool but in a down-to-earth way. Love these videos, and have been so glad to have them during these times in particular.
Chapters 00:00 - Intro country tune 02:55 - Hello, class! 04:05 - Viewer Comment Bin (VCB) 04:11 - Create tablature 05:25 - Steve Vai technique 06:18 - Thumb bass notes 07:58 - Pretentious studio guys 08:38 - Prince - Conditions of the Heart 09:34 - Bukovac / Deleo 10:27 - Kind words / Thanks 11:14 - Country jam lesson
While I was driving around today a song came on the car stereo - "Watch the Sun Rise" by Big Star. Excellent 12 string tune! You make me want to approach a 12 string one more time Tom. Thank you, Steve
Hey Tom......... That is a great tip about up and down strumming on the 12 string, makes perfect sense so I never would have thought of it. I learn something new every time I watch your videos, much of it has nothing to do with guitar, just life. My thanks to you.....
Hello Tom, I went into a music store today to pickup one of my guitars dropped off for a setup. I plugged into an amp to play around to check out the intonation. I did not kill. I froze. Over the noise of failure ringing through my head, I heard your words about killing in a music store. I failed. Next time I will be better prepared. Although I met with failure today, I am inspired to get better. Thank you for your lessons and words of wisdom and inspiration. Liam
Tom I’ve watched every one of your episodes. It finally occurred to me that you’re not playing music. Music is playing you. Thanks so much! Mark in Cornwall UK
Man, I can’t tell you how much I like that you’re collaborating with Dean Deleo! He and Robert are some of the most inventive and talented musicians. Can’t wait to hear what you guys come up with.
Hey Tom, theses Home Skoolin videos are always bringing a smile on my face and in these hard times it's very precious. Take great care and Hats off for this wonderful tune the 12 strings sounds so sweet and warm
“Hey Tom”- old graphic designer here. I appreciate your mentioning Val Garay, and with a nod to the old school ways (say, cutting tape vs. Pro Tools). Just yesterday I had an exchange with an old photographer colleague, who kind of summed it all up: “We were dealing with this stuff before the internet and Macs. We dealt with real things that didn’t have an undo button. We dealt with consequences of mistakes and didn’t have filters that did the work for us. Touching materials engaged our imagination.” Fuckin’ A.
Hey Tom, my wife really likes you. When she hears me watching your video, she always comes over to watch for a minute, and then says, “I like him. He’s nice.” So there you go.
the freelance that started at 14:43 was beautiful. pure pleasure. Thanks Tom. You're providing such a great service to the world and especially to us novice wannabe guitarists. Peace.
Great session man. I love the sound of a 12 string. That little jam towards the end of the video was siock. Thanks buddy! I'm a cop out in AZ and was having kind of a shitty day. This made me forget about my stresses for a moment.
A bit of small world- Shawn Tubbs is featured in a Brett Papa (Papastache) video from 2018. At the end they talk about all the guitar monsters loose in Nashville, and eventually they get to Little Tommy. Shawn says beyond being a session monster, LT is his favorite player of all time to just listen to. Then Brett mentions the ending lick in Carrie Underwood''s song Last Name. I was aware that Shawn had to pretty much learn her catalog on crazy short notice, via his episode on the Truetone Lounge, but I did not know that many, if not all those licks, were created by Tom. The phrase 'freak of nature' was even used in the discussion- check it out. Shawn and his brother grew up with the Stone Temple Pilots in San Diego, and appear in their MTV Unplugged episode. Shawn is the long hair on guitar to Scott's right. Pretty cool history there. So Shawn and Dean Deleo go way back. So, hey Tom- how did the project with Dean Deleo start? And do all the comments you mention really start with 'hey Tom'?
Man, I'm with you on not reading tab and learning by ear ! "Only The Lonely" has to be one of the most Bad Ass songs on record for the 80's !! The Art of recording old school pays off in the long run... I'd be very proud to have been a part of that history.. Your channel is by far the best on TH-cam hands down !
Stopped in the middle of this video to check out Prince and Condition of the Heart. Wow indeed. Such an abundance of imagination! I enjoyed his radio hits back in the day and that amazing video of him soloing over While My Guitar Gently Weeps in more recent times, but I never pursued his stuff. Another great referral from Little Tommy.
Be careful Tom. The Eagles once recorded Ol'55.....I'm sure Don Henley, Irving Azoff and their team of 60 copyright blockers are trying to figure out a way to get this video banned!!! LMAO
Hey Tom, I sent the video to a dear friend of mine who has a 12 string (and who I have now enrolled as a new class mate.....all my bestest friends are here now!) and tonight he came to dinner with his wife...... we were raving about how inventive, intuitive and instructive you are......her comment was ‘he’s very easy on the eye......’. Seems like you win every which way you lucky man!
I often find myself wishing I could have had the internet at my disposal when I was growing up and teaching myself guitar. Man...I remember with great clarity and a sense of nostalgia running vinyl @ 16 RPM on my mother's old Zenith console stereo to learn all the fast stuff like Yngwie, Eddie and Warren DeMartini. The Billy Gibbons stuff didn't require any such effort, but man...that cat is one soulful player. I think it helped develop a pretty good ear as I can pretty much just "see" whatever I hear and play whatever is in my head. Maybe the technology is just making thousands of "paint-by-numbers" guitarists? Anyway, great stuff as always man.
I totally agree about the old skool comment on the first VCB, I tabbed out your lesson from vol. 18. It took me a minute, but it was so rewarding to really have to pick it apart. Not to mention, it really helps to keep your ear in tune, in my opinion anyhow. PS. I Love your show.
another old school thing that I think is becoming a little lost, is tuning by ear. In a FB group a conversation was started about tuners etc. I mentioned that I often tune by ear, and someone commented that not everyone is blessed with perfect pitch, I was thinking to myself about all the years I spent just practicing tuning. No perfect pitch for me, it was a lot of time spent working on my ear!
Tom, love the videos. I'm working my way through all of them now. I know you might not consider yourself an acoustic player, but your 12-string playing is mighty fine.
Oh man is this jam you came up with SO Good!! I can listen to it all day! Condition of the Heart is so good too! Prince is my all time favorite so I know this song very well. Be well my friend!
I thought Surfside Lounge off the new record sounded familiar!! Thanks for the amazing full arrangement, and this will be so much fun to play when I finally get a 12 string haha!
Hey Tom, normally I listened to your tunes and was really amazed about your playing. The Part today from 15:00 to 15:50 Just BLOWED MY MIND !! Is that just noodeling around with that 12 String ? Oh my God . That is pure Genius .
Hey Tom. Are you sure you are from Cleveland? Your two favorite beers are both made in the great state of Pennsylvania. I love you and your channel, brother. You are pure, uncut joy. This last song made me cry it was so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Please don't stop.
Tommy, a lot of times when you're jamming or playing something of your own we all think "What song is that? I've heard that before!". It's because you play melodies. Anything memerable is melodic so I think actual melodies resonate with people more than riffs. Thoughts? and thanks Man!
Got my orange mug - love it! It's big, so I also now appreciate the size of Tom's hands - seeing his big paws wrapped around that mug sure makes the point.
Sweet looking maple in that Taylor Mr. Bukovac ( Boo ko votch )! I talk to friends in Serbia daily and their names are very similar to yours in spelling. Love the Motels, Prince. Thanks for your time!
Tom, I appreciate all you do. I just lost my father a few months ago and he was a musician. I had lost my love for music, but thanks to your videos I have regained the hunger to learn. On a lighter note, if you could listen/play one Steely Dan album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Gesss Ussss, when you go into "TOM TRANCE" and bring up stuff on the spot, it is beyond amazing. Where do you pick up the various chord melody voicing leads? Does that just come from intimate knowledge of the fretboard?
Hey Tom, a guitar teacher once told me I would never be good (I started later in life), but that I could always be better. Thanks for making me better. BTW, loved the 12 string song. You mentioned Richie Furay and this song reminded me of Poco.
You never ever see anyone do this! Chords, melodies, beer & coffee. No fake shit, no gear talk, cages, systems, and so on. Hey Tom you are the man. I don't have to say "hey Tom" but since everyone else does I must.
Hey Tom. I have noticed that you wrap the strings around the tailpiece of your ES-335 on one but not the other. What factors go into your decision to wrap vs. non-wrap? Thanks Uncle Larry!
Old skool like you, bro: developing a good ear and touch is right up there with chasing tone and reading the dots. Tab helps, but the luxury of having Uncle Larry on tap to loop away and learn from is bloody magic.
Gorgeous shit Tommy! Dunno if you ever listened to any of the playing of Ralph Towner? His 1979 "Solo Concert" really changed my life; I can't play like he does, but it's such beautiful and and imaginative music! Thank you for laying this on us!
Just started checking your videos out recently band they're pretty cool!! Never got to meet you when I lived in Nashville but I did stop by your music store a few times!! Anyway I'll keep stopping by here and thinking of doing some of my own videos soon hopefully!!! Anyway nice meeting you!!!!
Hi Uncle Larry. Have you ever worked with Jeff Bova our in LA? Jeff played keyboard (a Farfisa mini-compact) in a band with me in our high school daze in the 1960s, before he made his mark with Herbie Hancock on the Rockit album and tour. He now runs a studio Bovaland as a producer in Hollywood. Your comment about playing the bass line with your thumb reminded me of the Billy Gibbons interview with Sweetwater which I watched recently. He showed how he plays “Tush.” He does a thumb slide from F to G on the 6th string leading to a double stop on the 5th fret of the 3rd and 4th strings.
Glad you gave the thumbs up on Prince. He was just 17 or 18 when he used to borrow my guitar for his early demos and even then, those of us in Minneapolis recognized something truly innovative was going on in his style and even his recording techniques. Moon Sound on Dupont had nothing for gear in the mid 70s.. a Tascam 8 track and a Model 5 board with 8 inputs. Shag carpet on the walls and egg carton ceilings. We did have an outboard spring reverb. "DI" meant running your guitar cable straight into the board, dry. Prince used my old SG that way and then added another channel with the hi-hat mic on just the strings, no amp, just the acoustic sparkle of the strings. When they were blended it was amazing.
"Grok" a word invented by Robert Heinlein in the book Stranger in a Strange Land. General meaning, is "beyond complete understanding." A "Martian" word
I was going to say that Grok means more than just understand something - rather - "to be fully impregnated by a things essence" !! To know it to a point of being it !!
Yes, it's more than understanding it. You must eat it. You must be it. It must be you. That is what it means to "grok" it. To be one with it ... literally.
Heinlein.........
I commented this before I saw this 😮
@@WizardOfArc You're not alone.....
Grok (often misspelled as Grock) is an invented word from a sci-fi book. From memory it was Stranger in a Strange Land.
It’s meaning is along the lines of “total comprehension”.
Good book, I might add. Robert Heinlein author.
Just changed the strings on the 12 string I gave my nephew. Man that takes patience especially the tuning. Six extra tuning pegs and 54 year old eye sight do not work well together. My normal double vision turned the 12 tuners into 24. Got her done Aloha
Man remarks on how the upstrokes and down strokes bring out different sounds on a 12 string and then launches into an epic improv tune to demonstrate. Such a boss.
❤this comment aged superbly.
Wow! And that became surfside lounge…..I can’t stop listening to the track over and over and over. Thank you
No, you’re right. Developing a good ear is far more important than reading those tabs.
You don't need to be able to play stuff by ear immediately, but the longer you put it off the more you'll regret it.
Agreed no tabs. Fastest way to learn how it all works in my opinion. Boss looper has been a game changer
Plus tabs are wrong a lot
Wrong Wrong and Wrong. As a player for a long time I do have a good ear and can figure out stuff pretty well but I have always used tab for various reasons. Sorry but there is just some times when tab comes in handy.I'll make a video of non common chords and see if you can figure them out by ear.He even gives verbal tab by telling everyone what fret and string of chords in some videos.
Brbadge why do you think so many guitarist stray away from reading reading sheet music and learning theory?
Hey Tom, just want tot tell you I look forward to sitting down and watching your videos with my coffee in the morning. I live in the Philippines and your videos make my day.
This may be my favorite episode yet. Sweet sounds ringing out on that 12 string. Your show reminds me of being a kid reading Tommy Tedisco’s column in guitar player magazine. He tells some great stories of being a session player in LA. He also has a great sense of humor, much like yourself.
Hey Tom, I can remember starting to venture into the 12 string in the 80’s and my uncle showing me a VCR tape of Leo Kottke. It blew my little mind. Thanks for the amazing lessons, they give me the same sort of wow factor. It seems as musicians we hit plateaus that can take longer and longer to overcome. Thank you for getting me over the self boredom of plateaus.
Recently heard a celebrity say you have to find the bright spots amongst all the craziness of the world today your channel is healing and a bright spot in our lives thank you!
Its videos like this that keep my depression down, even if for just under 18 min. Thanks man, stuff like this takes my brain somewhere other than where I am.
Hey Tom and Larry’s kids: I realized one reason I love these vids. I’m two years older than you Tom at almost 53 for context. That 12 string piece was a kick start to me mentally, it was so nice. I’ve had time to play more and I want to play more thanks to you, but I felt like I was in a rut. Hearing you play that 12 string piece reminded me of when an album came out back in the old days, one that really got your attention. Except we get to hear the artist show/talk about it. Also love your discussions because of how down to Earth they are. You are the bridge between us regular guys and and the guitar as a music maker, from those who know. I appreciate the gift you offer us. Thanks. PS: For some reason I spent the last three days learning the lead to Black Dog. Almost there.
If it hadn't been for COVID, we may never have heard the sweet sounds of lil' Tommy. Like that shout out to Tim Pierce and reference to Rick Beato...
Tommy! I watched Tim’s video, and it’s such a wonderful insight into the mind of true music men. You remarked that there was a lack of “unexpected joy” in my playing, and because of you, I’m finding that joy again. That’s a true gift. Thank you, my friend.
I said that???
501chorusecho Ha! Via e-mail, just a short time ago, but you hit the nail on the head. You’re doing Guitar God’s work, Mr. Bukovac.
Hey Tom. This was like finding money you thought you lost. 12 string guitar has been a constant companion for me since I was 14 years old and I’m now 56. My parents had Glen Campbell’s “Gentle on My Mind” record in the house. I played it and said , “I need a 12 string in my life”. And I’ve always had one. I did learn to play that song but I’m a rank amateur. I’d love to hear you and Sarah do a version of that tune because it’s pure nostalgia. Thanks. I love these videos. Cheers
I transcribe for a living and would love to TAB some of this stuff out. On the other hand, Uncle Larry is right! There’s plenty of information to figure this stuff out on your own, you can see and hear everything Tom is doing and you can even slow TH-cam down by more than 50 percent. “Teach a man to fish...”
Know what helped me develop my ear? Learning just a little bit of theory. Not a lot. Just a little. That and just taking time to sit down, close my eyes, and listen to some great players. I don't have a great ear or anything but it's a lot better than it was the first ten or so years I played.
Man, you are like an amalgamation of all my old friends, personality-wise. You're cool but in a down-to-earth way. Love these videos, and have been so glad to have them during these times in particular.
Before I forget, Geez Tom. I could listen to you play that 12 string every day. Pretty amazing stuff.
Maestro, your “rambling” is way mo edutainment than most. As always, THANK you for your time!
I gotta admit, I rolled my eyes a little bit when some other dudes said this shit, but this was just what I needed after a long day brother
Man, I love hearing you play music.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro country tune
02:55 - Hello, class!
04:05 - Viewer Comment Bin (VCB)
04:11 - Create tablature
05:25 - Steve Vai technique
06:18 - Thumb bass notes
07:58 - Pretentious studio guys
08:38 - Prince - Conditions of the Heart
09:34 - Bukovac / Deleo
10:27 - Kind words / Thanks
11:14 - Country jam lesson
While I was driving around today a song came on the car stereo - "Watch the Sun Rise" by Big Star. Excellent 12 string tune! You make me want to approach a 12 string one more time Tom. Thank you, Steve
Tom, when the record drops, I'm buying it straight away! All the best!
Hey Tom......... That is a great tip about up and down strumming on the 12 string, makes perfect sense so I never would have thought of it. I learn something new every time I watch your videos, much of it has nothing to do with guitar, just life. My thanks to you.....
Hello Tom,
I went into a music store today to pickup one of my guitars dropped off for a setup.
I plugged into an amp to play around to check out the intonation.
I did not kill. I froze. Over the noise of failure ringing through my head, I heard your words about killing in a music store.
I failed. Next time I will be better prepared.
Although I met with failure today, I am inspired to get better.
Thank you for your lessons and words of wisdom and inspiration.
Liam
It was probably that shitty guitar set up job they did mate
Tom youre the man! I've watched every episode and man these lessons measurably improved my playing. Just a sincere thanks man!
Tom I’ve watched every one of your episodes. It finally occurred to me that you’re not playing music. Music is playing you. Thanks so much! Mark in Cornwall UK
Man, I can’t tell you how much I like that you’re collaborating with Dean Deleo! He and Robert are some of the most inventive and talented musicians. Can’t wait to hear what you guys come up with.
Dean Deleo is IMO the most underrated guitar player in the last decades. Really awesome work he did in STP. Huge fan
Miguel Teixeira agreed!! Iconic guitar riffs. Can’t wait to hear this collaboration.
He always has killer guitar tones.
Who loves STP knows that he is a super badass!! And STP are legendary!
Hey Tom, theses Home Skoolin videos are always bringing a smile on my face and in these hard times it's very precious. Take great care and Hats off for this wonderful tune the 12 strings sounds so sweet and warm
“Hey Tom”- old graphic designer here. I appreciate your mentioning Val Garay, and with a nod to the old school ways (say, cutting tape vs. Pro Tools). Just yesterday I had an exchange with an old photographer colleague, who kind of summed it all up: “We were dealing with this stuff before the internet and Macs. We dealt with real things that didn’t have an undo button. We dealt with consequences of mistakes and didn’t have filters that did the work for us. Touching materials engaged our imagination.”
Fuckin’ A.
YESSSSS! Dean and you!!!! Grateful to what you're doin' here. Stay safe. Love from Manila!
Super fun to play along with you for those few seconds. Putting the chords down while you play the lead part. Thanks.
Watching you play always makes me smile. Many thanks.
Let's have an album Tom. Love to here playing along side Tommy Emanuel. 😊
Hey Tom, my wife really likes you. When she hears me watching your video, she always comes over to watch for a minute, and then says, “I like him. He’s nice.” So there you go.
Cheers to the missus
Mine too....hmmm
Count me in for buying tabs of your intros....100%!!! Thanks Tom for these videos....been such a great experience for everyone!
the freelance that started at 14:43 was beautiful. pure pleasure. Thanks Tom. You're providing such a great service to the world and especially to us novice wannabe guitarists. Peace.
Thank you Tom, still keeping me inspired here in zero live work for musicians Ireland since Corona lesson 1! Love the old Boogie top! 🎸😎
another great session Tom ! beautiful song on the 12 string. You make us happy !
Great session man. I love the sound of a 12 string. That little jam towards the end of the video was siock. Thanks buddy! I'm a cop out in AZ and was having kind of a shitty day. This made me forget about my stresses for a moment.
A bit of small world- Shawn Tubbs is featured in a Brett Papa (Papastache) video from 2018. At the end they talk about all the guitar monsters loose in Nashville, and eventually they get to Little Tommy. Shawn says beyond being a session monster, LT is his favorite player of all time to just listen to. Then Brett mentions the ending lick in Carrie Underwood''s song Last Name. I was aware that Shawn had to pretty much learn her catalog on crazy short notice, via his episode on the Truetone Lounge, but I did not know that many, if not all those licks, were created by Tom. The phrase 'freak of nature' was even used in the discussion- check it out.
Shawn and his brother grew up with the Stone Temple Pilots in San Diego, and appear in their MTV Unplugged episode. Shawn is the long hair on guitar to Scott's right. Pretty cool history there. So Shawn and Dean Deleo go way back.
So, hey Tom- how did the project with Dean Deleo start? And do all the comments you mention really start with 'hey Tom'?
❤NOW this comment is wonderfully well aged and if it was not appreciated three years ago by anyone it sure is now by me.
Man, I'm with you on not reading tab and learning by ear !
"Only The Lonely" has to be one of the most Bad Ass songs on record for the 80's !! The Art of recording old school pays off in the long run... I'd be very proud to have been a part of that history.. Your channel is by far the best on TH-cam hands down !
Stopped in the middle of this video to check out Prince and Condition of the Heart. Wow indeed. Such an abundance of imagination! I enjoyed his radio hits back in the day and that amazing video of him soloing over While My Guitar Gently Weeps in more recent times, but I never pursued his stuff. Another great referral from Little Tommy.
Be careful Tom. The Eagles once recorded Ol'55.....I'm sure Don Henley, Irving Azoff and their team of 60 copyright blockers are trying to figure out a way to get this video banned!!! LMAO
Beato
@@davidhaworth7152 I saw that Beato video too. Makes you want to strangle Don Henley don't it.
So beautiful. Thank you.
37K subscribers! Woohoo! I hope we see it up to 50K by the end of the summer.
Hey Tom, I sent the video to a dear friend of mine who has a 12 string (and who I have now enrolled as a new class mate.....all my bestest friends are here now!) and tonight he came to dinner with his wife...... we were raving about how inventive, intuitive and instructive you are......her comment was ‘he’s very easy on the eye......’. Seems like you win every which way you lucky man!
I often find myself wishing I could have had the internet at my disposal when I was growing up and teaching myself guitar. Man...I remember with great clarity and a sense of nostalgia running vinyl @ 16 RPM on my mother's old Zenith console stereo to learn all the fast stuff like Yngwie, Eddie and Warren DeMartini. The Billy Gibbons stuff didn't require any such effort, but man...that cat is one soulful player. I think it helped develop a pretty good ear as I can pretty much just "see" whatever I hear and play whatever is in my head. Maybe the technology is just making thousands of "paint-by-numbers" guitarists? Anyway, great stuff as always man.
Man that is a great country tune!!..beautiful..thanks for your great vids man. Peace.
Thank you uncle Larry. Totally wonderful. Some nice 12 string prog rock trickery.
Hey Tom, have you ever collaborated with Blake Mills in the studio? You two together would be great
Dude I was just wondering this same thing the other morning! Him and Blake are so good..
That'd be super rad. I know Blake is an LA guy but who knows
I commented about Blake Mills on the last video! Theme here...
Malibu’s most wanted.....
I walk away smiling everytime I watch your channel (being redundant I know). You inspire with your humility. Thanks
Thank you again Tom, beautiful piece
Hey Tom, I really enjoy the songs that you and Sarah have done in the garage together! Would love to see another!!
What a glorious sound!! Beautiful playing!!
I totally agree about the old skool comment on the first VCB, I tabbed out your lesson from vol. 18. It took me a minute, but it was so rewarding to really have to pick it apart. Not to mention, it really helps to keep your ear in tune, in my opinion anyhow. PS. I Love your show.
another old school thing that I think is becoming a little lost, is tuning by ear. In a FB group a conversation was started about tuners etc. I mentioned that I often tune by ear, and someone commented that not everyone is blessed with perfect pitch, I was thinking to myself about all the years I spent just practicing tuning. No perfect pitch for me, it was a lot of time spent working on my ear!
Tom, what a great re-visit. That song you found is awesome. Great jangly tune. I hear alot of your influences in there. Imagine vocals on that?
Just recently found you, you are the light at the end of a very dark tunnel love your attitude and playing style
thanks for everything
That 12 string sounds amazing! Can't wait to hear the songs you and Dean are working on!
Hey Tom, Sandman here. I’ve been listening to this intro you did for a few days. Really beautiful. Reminds me of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Tom, love the videos. I'm working my way through all of them now. I know you might not consider yourself an acoustic player, but your 12-string playing is mighty fine.
Excited to hear what you and Dean have working. Everything I've heard from him has been top shelf.
Hey Tom, you really make that 12-string shine, love that sound so much.
Oh man is this jam you came up with SO Good!! I can listen to it all day! Condition of the Heart is so good too! Prince is my all time favorite so I know this song very well. Be well my friend!
Excellent episode, awesome playing. Cheers!
I thought Surfside Lounge off the new record sounded familiar!! Thanks for the amazing full arrangement, and this will be so much fun to play when I finally get a 12 string haha!
❤ this is simply perfection Tom
Your silly song, ( your word's) is so relaxing and soothing. Just love your music!
Man, you can make any guitar sound good. You are a constant source of inspiration, sir. 👍🏻😎
Hey Tom, normally I listened to your tunes and was really amazed about your playing. The Part today from 15:00 to 15:50 Just BLOWED MY MIND !! Is that just noodeling around with that 12 String ? Oh my God . That is pure Genius .
Hey Tom. Are you sure you are from Cleveland? Your two favorite beers are both made in the great state of Pennsylvania. I love you and your channel, brother. You are pure, uncut joy. This last song made me cry it was so beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. Please don't stop.
Tommy, a lot of times when you're jamming or playing something of your own we all think "What song is that? I've heard that before!". It's because you play melodies. Anything memerable is melodic so I think actual melodies resonate with people more than riffs. Thoughts? and thanks Man!
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Just knowing that you and Dean Deleo are making making music together is making me smile deep down in my heart.
Got my orange mug - love it! It's big, so I also now appreciate the size of Tom's hands - seeing his big paws wrapped around that mug sure makes the point.
Sweet looking maple in that Taylor Mr. Bukovac ( Boo ko votch )! I talk to friends in Serbia daily and their names are very similar to yours in spelling. Love the Motels, Prince. Thanks for your time!
Tom, I appreciate all you do. I just lost my father a few months ago and he was a musician. I had lost my love for music, but thanks to your videos I have regained the hunger to learn. On a lighter note, if you could listen/play one Steely Dan album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Sorry to hear man....glad the show is helping....gaucho or royal scam
501chorusecho I’m right there with ya....gaucho is a dandy. I really think their chord structures can separate the men from the boys. God Bless
Gesss Ussss, when you go into "TOM TRANCE" and bring up stuff on the spot, it is beyond amazing. Where do you pick up the various chord melody voicing leads? Does that just come from intimate knowledge of the fretboard?
Hey Tom, a guitar teacher once told me I would never be good (I started later in life), but that I could always be better. Thanks for making me better. BTW, loved the 12 string song. You mentioned Richie Furay and this song reminded me of Poco.
Great video from Tim. Prince playing while my guitar gently weeps on the George Harrison induction. By far my favorite music video.
Thank you for your knowledge Tom. And the jam to start off the video was 🔥
You made my Monday. Thanks Uncle Larry.
I know your a prog man and I respect that , but I’m loving this country song ! So soulful, keep em coming ! Thanks for the constant inspiration m8!
You never ever see anyone do this! Chords, melodies, beer & coffee. No fake shit, no gear talk, cages, systems, and so on. Hey Tom you are the man. I don't have to say "hey Tom" but since everyone else does I must.
"Blinded by the daisies in your yard". Sage advice. Hvala Stric Larry
Hey Tom. I have noticed that you wrap the strings around the tailpiece of your ES-335 on one but not the other. What factors go into your decision to wrap vs. non-wrap?
Thanks Uncle Larry!
Thank goodness you posted . The light,
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"grok" = "understand", as used by Robert Heinlein, in his sci-fi novel, Stranger in a Strange Land (as probably already noted in the VCB many times!)
You’re the best Tom. Thanks for sharing.
Old skool like you, bro: developing a good ear and touch is right up there with chasing tone and reading the dots. Tab helps, but the luxury of having Uncle Larry on tap to loop away and learn from is bloody magic.
Thx for your insights i feel smarter after your show...appreciate you
Hey Tom - Thanks - I do enjoy your video’s!
Right i love that you make me use my ears it is just like putting the needle back on a record and i love your voicings .old "33" same as it ever was!
Gawd Damn! That guitar sounds like an whole Orchestra! Fantastic - Thanks Tom
Gorgeous shit Tommy! Dunno if you ever listened to any of the playing of Ralph Towner? His 1979 "Solo Concert" really changed my life; I can't play like he does, but it's such beautiful and and imaginative music! Thank you for laying this on us!
Man...The music just flows out of Tom Bukovac. Incredible.
Just started checking your videos out recently band they're pretty cool!! Never got to meet you when I lived in Nashville but I did stop by your music store a few times!! Anyway I'll keep stopping by here and thinking of doing some of my own videos soon hopefully!!! Anyway nice meeting you!!!!
Hi Uncle Larry. Have you ever worked with Jeff Bova our in LA? Jeff played keyboard (a Farfisa mini-compact) in a band with me in our high school daze in the 1960s, before he made his mark with Herbie Hancock on the Rockit album and tour. He now runs a studio Bovaland as a producer in Hollywood. Your comment about playing the bass line with your thumb reminded me of the Billy Gibbons interview with Sweetwater which I watched recently. He showed how he plays “Tush.” He does a thumb slide from F to G on the 6th string leading to a double stop on the 5th fret of the 3rd and 4th strings.