The World Premier Unveiling of The S&G Guitar (Simon & Garfunkel) Kathy's Song

[guitarquejamais]

It's a beautiful guitar ! Normal, it was a so good idea, project and great cooperation ! Bravo both of you !

[rickdav79]

@guitarquejamais thanks a lot!!ciao!!

Davide Ricchetti

[chessdude67]

Great story, beautiful work & beautiful playing and singing.

peace,

Tim

[budarpads]

Davide is a genious, what an amazing talent, your guitar made me go all goose bumpy and when you started to sing it actually made me cry with joy. Thank you.

BudArpads

[intrsoul]

Awesome, awesome, then more awesome. Especially your choice of S&G photo and the placement on the guitar. wow...

[patkayak]

Marc,

You have a beautiful soul. Not only are you bringing sunshine to our lives by sharing your immense talent as a teacher and as a player but now, you've just touch our hearts with this awesome collaboration between two countries, giving credit to this brilliant artist. And to top it off, a you've played this amazing song.

Merci encore Marc!

Beautiful!!!

[draccanon]

thats an amazing painting they really look real looks like a machine printed it on there its so perfect

[Patrickakustisk]

Wow, I have to make an order, Much easier for me when i live in Sweden in EU, Thanks Brother, Very nice playing, Keep on and make all people happy here om the tube, Hope the 2010 will be a great year

Best Regards, Patrick from Sweden

[MindTheDrift]

Heya,another Dubliner here!Also a massive S & G fan,wow that is amazing!Its beuatiful,I found you cos i thinking of sanding my les paul and giving it a personnel paint job something like george harrison gave to his strat rocky and found you in the search engiene,but wow!im so inspired,and your cover of cathys song,beautiful!And now I see all your lessons of songs i love!Your just the gift that keeps on giving,and now im off to see if ya have any cover the leaves that are green! :)

[sbbinahee]

Hi man. I'm a big fan of S&G . What an amazing an beautiful job there by your Italian friend.. Nice guitar and vocal work there too. Hello from Dublin

Ireland.

[stoned66neves]

Pelo amor de Deus...

esse instrumento ficou um maravilha...grande trabalho desse artista Davide...Parabéns!!

Cúem - Bonfiglioli SP/Brasil

[beedeetripo]

PERFECT work by two great ARTISTS!!! compliments, congrats greetings and respect from Bram D., Holland(5*****)

[forfune]

You have some beautiful guitars man. Im thinking of getting a guitar painted by that guy, was it worth it? And how much did it cost in total? Keep playing budd your lessons are great.

[mattloon485]

How much did it cost?

[BigJohnMusic]

Amazing i want 1 lol...

[wizard1396]

Wow beautiful job. Bella Gitarra!!

Gary

PS Love the colab with Ben too!

[dave777blaster]

Magnificent job

true Italian craftsmanship

what  kind of guitar is it ?

[dave777blaster]

nice Paint job

[RandoFacto]

S&G! Sounds like one of my favorite guitars.(Gibson SG) Anyway good vid Davide did a very good job!

[TsukaiDaiku]

Hello Mark!

I hope that S&G realize the amazing tribute you, ToyToy, Alexandra, etc. that you give them with your AMAZING GIFTS. If I were them, I'd be honored. It would be an unbelievable joy for me to join you/toy in one of the creations. thanks so much for the lovely thought. Now, all I have to do is figure out how to use the equiptment(even digital cam is challange) I am motivated and until then, I'll keep singing along.

Blessings!

Nancy

[vicdddall]

Hey Mark, I found you on youtube a short while ago and really enjoy your style of teaching the most. But your tribute to Davide, a fellow Italian like myself, and the story behind S&G, and yourself, and the pictures of the progress as you played in the background, was absolutely fantastic. Congrats to you and thanks Davide for a great work of art. Mark, great guitar and.... have fun with that one!!!

[goldhat3]

Hey vicdddall, thanks for you kind comments, Davide really did something incredible here. And I am having fun with that one!

[BradfordandLasso]

Davide is a genius!!! This is truly a beautiful work of art!

and a lovely version of Cathy's Song.

5 ***** for both of you.

Paul

[CokeMachineGlo]

wow that is beautiful. Enjoy it and thanks for posting all of your great videos.

[arsehole420]

"YES I LUV 2 PAINT DA GOOTAR 4 U!!!!"

[JTPhoebe9]

Did he take the finish off of the guitar? I was just wondering 'cause my guitar teacher told me that the reason that Martin guitars sound so good is be because they use a secret formula for their finish polish. Did it change the sound of feel of the guitar? This thing is sweet. Is it expensive to get this done?

[9964joe]

Awesome job Davide, sei bravissimo!

[doublesal]

amazing!

[rudagar1977]

amazing and awesome guitar, beautiful and that guy did a perfect job.

[mymytheysigh]

Oh, and of course, great rendition of Kathy's Song!! I love it.

[goldhat3]

Thanks, I appreciate your kind comments.

[mymytheysigh]

That is the best, coolest, most awesome thing I've ever seen. I want one!!

[Twiztedshot]

hahah amazing. maybe one day i might get your picture on my guitar =)

[goldhat3]

Hmmm... That's a good idea! I am sure Davide could paint if for you. Just let me pick out the picture!!

[Doogs1]

What a great story and so well told. I've just found you on YouTube Mark and I am and will continue to enjoy your lessons. Thanks a heap :-)

[marcie99]

well what a wonderful story, beautiful guitar and my fav S&G song of course.. cus my name is Kathy.... wonderful beautiful !!! and so glad i saw this on MonkeylessJohns favs as i had no idea it would lead to my fav song!

[OhDoyProductions]

wow really nice guitar goldhat

and good job Davide

[MrSocca2DaMax666]

did u have to pay him ???

and how much???

[MonkeylessJohn]

That is truly a masterpiece!!!

And what an amazing video this is, showing the rpocess, and the beautiful sound of the song you played!!

I have to favourite this wonderful video:)

[goldhat3]

Hi MJ, I knew you would appreciate this guitar. It is kind of hard to explain unless somebody loves guitars like we do.

[thesilverfox]

Very beautiful guitar ! Very good job !I'm very happy for you ;°)Enjoy !

[Topdoginuk]

Have you covered 'Bridge Over Troubled Waters' yet?

I'm a Bob Ross Certified oil painting instructor, and can say that's a fabulous painting! Can hardly believe it's been created freehand.

Would look good if you had a centimeter gold or silver border round the rim of your guitar body.

Does it have a thick protective cover?

Tony

[goldhat3]

I have "Bridge" on my list. Davide put several layers of lacquer to protect the painting.

[SqueekyDeevah]

CONTINUATION CONTINUATION CONTINUATION

I don't know if you feel the way I do, but sending a fine Martin guitar overseas to have it painted is a great leap of faith in my understanding.

You must have portrayed your genuine joy and love for S+G as well as for your instrument, because Mr. Ricchetti documented his great care and artistry. The whole project is wonderful.

The aforementioned wife owns ALL S+G on vinyl -

I'm inspired to try RICHARD COREY or maybe Wed. Morning 3 AM.

[goldhat3]

Hi SqueekyDeevah, thanks for your fine comments. This project was a labor of love for Davide and myself. Look for more S&G videos soon.

[SqueekyDeevah]

Oh My Word!

My wife was going by (on her way to bed while I fool around on YouTube) and she spied the S+G guitar.

She said, "Look at that guy, he looks like he could rise right up out of his chair holding that guitar!"

That would be you, sir.

So I am now typing while I listen to my first of your many tribute videos. I will have to look for your lessons too, another commenter mentioned those.

CONTINUED CONTINUED CONTINUED CONTINUED

[sistym]

Ohhh awesome guitar!

[LadyBugTab]

i love that casino

[toytoypiano]

You got an amazing guitar while my absence on YouTube.

Super craftsman's "goldhat special" !!

Your Kathy's song is more great performance!!!

[goldhat3]

Hi toytoypiano, I knew you would like this one! Arrigato!

[madmax8410]

amazing!! the paint quality is PERFECT! the author is a master! i didn t knew him even if he s in italy... does the paint influences in any way the sound of this guitar?

[dannyt92548]

Just found your site today while looking for lessons for Mrs. Robinson. I was completely blown away by what you have given. Free lessons and now you've been truly blessed with that one of a kind Masterpeice. What an awesome guitar to say the least. Please continue with the guitar lessons (and by the way, you're an awesome instructor). God bless you. Thanks very much for sharing your talents.

[i2ock3r]

Hi GoldHat3 im just wonderin did you write that song??? becuase it is great. as so is your guitar. im thinkin if makin my own custom guitar with a picture of hendrix on it

[goldhat3]

Paul Simon wrote the song I played.

[a1b2c3d4f3g4h5]

lucky dude.

[askthelesbian]

That is a beautiful story, fabulous guitar, and the song was an absolutely lovely tribute.

Bravo to Davide and to you!

My best regards.

[EnchantedStevi]

AWESOME guitar!! Davide did an awesome job!! I would LOOOVE to have a guitar with Stevie Nicks on it.

[walkerj69]

Absolutely great story.

Paul Simon has always been one of my favourites. He played recently in my home town and man he can still rock the house.

Hope to hear some more S&G songs uploaded by you. Well done !!

[RCROSSH]

WHAT A WONDERFUL SOUVENIR!

[rickdav79]

wow thanks!

[KarStorm]

WOW! i want it lol Jesus, really great :)

[unwoundreamr]

OMG - Masterpiece on a Martin - doesn't get any better than that!!

[rickdav79]

thank you very much!

[scubapod]

The whole shabam is just simply beautiful

[tubifex50]

Beautiful story ,beautiful song , beautiful video (and beautiful guitar)

[Romani1969]

Of course it's great, it's made by an Italian. Good job paesano!! :)

[mygad]

I had missed this video. Sweet. Great job in painting that guitar Davide and great bit of youtube community interaction Goldhat. Music and art knows no borders. Beautiful.

[goldhat3]

Yep, it is a small world.

[rockinron59]

that is quite an item you have there ..

[alpet07]

Hi goldhat :-)

Wow! That is absolutely amazing!! What an artist! - I wish I could paint as well as Davide :-)

You are so lucky to have such a beautiful guitar too!

Great video and singing too :-)

5*****

Hollyxx

[goldhat3]

Hi Holly, yes Davide is really talented, this guitar is amazing. Let me know if you need an S&G guitar track I can make for you on the S&G guitar.

[Dooogles]

What an absolutely beautiful tribute in word, song and picture. A multi-media work of art, if I ever saw one. Made my day! Thanks to you and Davide.

[goldhat3]

You are right, this is really multi-media. Song, singer, guitar, guitar maker, guitar player, guitar painter, video files, audio files, digital photos, flash files, internet transfers, youtube... wow, lots of analog and digital media involved in this one. Thanks for your kind comments.

[danyblues]

beautifull guitar, compliments for artist, good job.

[rickdav79]

grazie dany!

[romanowskistudios]

Really nice looking guitar and it only seems fitting that you played Kathy's Song so beautifully!

[Thealleygators]

Truely one of this country's greatest songwriters. It's hard to pick a favorite tune. "Dangling Conversation", "America", "Bookends", "At The Zoo"...The one you play so nicely as a tribute on this beautiful guitar.*****

[19735165]

Great, beautiful looking.

[jammie056]

And I thought I was a Simon and Garfunkle Nut. What a fitting tribute to Paul Simon. I love it! Mark you have inspired me to post my first video on YouTube. It is My version of Bookends I would love to hear your comments on it. If you could some time explain how to do that little triplet at the end of the song I would appreciate it. I never could get it to sound right.

[goldhat3]

I have a couple of versions of bookends on my channel. Maybe we should start the Nuts for S&G club.

[Tilly220]

My fave S&G song too- and you play it so well !! What a priceless guitar there- it is so beautiful!! Hmm- maybe its time I got an upgrade after 25 years playing my second hand fender !

[goldhat3]

Hi Tilly, that's a good idea! You are ready for an upgrade.

[mts12270]

Wow! I actually have watched this guys videos before. Could you do a 'Beatles' guitar like that?

[herbiesnerd]

Its a masterpiece. Did the tone change at all with the different finish?

[goldhat3]

Not much. Davide did a good job painting with thin layers of finish, so this guitar still sounds beautiful.

[siggi5153]

Nicely done!

[sirons02]

Congratulations Mark,

I have been a fan of S&G; for 36 yrs actually. When I was 13 a cousin asked me to listen to the Bridge Over Troubled Water album and I have been on a multifaceted musical journey of extrodinary proportions since then thanks to Paul's genius.

Bravisimo to David for his work.

Mark; if I have one last wish on earth it would be to play S&G songs on my guitar the way you can. I would love to come to America to be taught by you.

Australia is a long way away

[goldhat3]

Good day mate!! Or as we say here in North Carolina, Hey Y'all!! Thanks for your comments, and keep watching this youtube channel for new S&G lessons coming soon.

[sirons02]

Thanks for the reply Yall!! Mark much appreciated

[eyewall41]

Amazing work and a great story for sure! I love the music too. I am also happy to see how many have caught on to your videos.

[goldhat3]

Hi Jeremy, thanks for stopping by and your kind comments.

[schullieringer]

Wow. I can only imagine how it felt opening the case for the first time after getting it back. Just watching the video made me misty-eyed. Beautiful guitar. Thanks for posting.

[goldhat3]

Hi scjullieringer, yep, opening that case was a thrilling moment, once I saw that everything was still in one piece! Amazing moment.

[keegan141414]

sweet. it looks like a picture.Killer job

[lafedia]

hey bro ive got a question how long did it take to get your guitar back????

[justherewatching]

very nice guitar.beautiful sound also.good singing..mary

[jertom63]

thank you goldhat3 about sharing this with us,

and very beautifull Davide!!!

Greetings from Geer and Greetje, Holland.

[DavidMark80s]

Very Beautiful guitar......Awesome Guitar Playing.....Beautiful Voice.......Awesome Story......

[goldhat3]

Thanks for the kind comments.

[Bao3bab]

Very beautiful guitar

and awesome guitar playing!!

[goldhat3]

Arrigato!!

[heiwa2001]

MY God this was SOOOO cool. I love all of your videos. You are awesome!!!!

[mattb4rd]

Wow ! one of a kind ! .. What an awesome guitar !

[HermanHanauer]

Beautiful

[berkeleyboy15]

very nice

[TubeTop29]

Wow Mark! What an incredible tribute to two masterful artists created by another. The guitar sounds fantastic. It is a Martin afterall. Loved the song. Great job. Best to all!

[Paullythehat]

Great story m8. Gorgeous guitar and the artwork, is outstanding!! Very well sung/played too. 5***** and shared. Thx for the share btw..

[93652]

Beautiful art work

Davide Ricchetti is a genius

[rickdav79]

thank you so much!!!

[BubbaFart]

Amazing what can be created when 5 artists come together..the luthier, the painter, the composers & the musician.... :-)

[mattman141]

Awsome guitar and story

[davitong]

In the 16th century, we had Leonardo da Vinci (The Last Supper & Mona Lisa). Now in the 21st century, we have Davide Ricchetti.

And thrown in this wonderful mix is you. Your music making is "gold". I must tip my "hat" to you.

[goldhat3]

Hello davitong, I agree, I think we need to call him Davide Michaelangelo!

[rickdav79]

THAnk you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davitong]

You are welcome, Davide!

Talents must be acknowledged and nurtured.

[TurboRamone999]

Fantastica, complimenti anche per questa!!!

Carlo

[voodoochile30]

You made a beautiful piece of art even more beautiful with this tasteful presentation. Thanks again, and love listening to you.

[goldhat3]

voodoochile30, thanks for the kind words.

[rickswildhorses]

Mark, That is fantastic!. What a story and an experience. The one of a kind guitar is amazing. The song was beautiful. Thanks for sharing your joy with us. I wonder what he could do with John Denver?

Ricky

[goldhat3]

Hi ricky, I was wondering that myself.

[guidosguitarlounge]

Bravo,

Davide is the best.

awesome guitar playing my friend.

guido

[winston1234]

I am jealous! Did you tell us how much it cost?

[amazongift]

Wow thats just great , i'm impressed..Mel

[stonebuystone]

Great work Rick

[LyonDanebridge]

Great, Awesome, Fabulous! Great choice of guitar! Great choice of artwork and artist. He did an A1 rendition of S&G and It also sounds as though he paid careful attention to the sound quality of the guitar! BTW, your rendition of the song is great, not bad voice either! 5stars thanks Twirretwarre for this awesome share! Sincerely, Your Friend, Lyon Danebridge

[rickdav79]

lots of thanks!!

[mettanc]

u r talented

[Djunisijevic]

Very good job!

[aknowneemus]

that is a thing of beauty goldhat!

you really know how to bring the drama (ha ha)

[glaoud]

Very beautiful job by this artist!*****

[ellamarie10]

rickdav79 is amazing...u should check out his channel. He is an amazing artist and person!!!If I ever get famous I want only a guitar painted by him!!!!!Some day he will be famous!!!

[yyz19999]

nice work

[redneckswed]

Amazing guitar and song.

Thank you

Chris

[harrrbo]

Wow``just``amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[JBtheManchesterMod]

That was excellent... really enjoyed watching the progress of the guitar being painted plus your version of Kathys Song was beautiful.

Great post

Cheers

JB

[fanoguitar]

Great video! That is one special guitar! Davide is also a great talent!

[rickdav79]

thank you so much!!

[tinkerchel]

wow...beautiful~~way to go goldhat

(v￣ω￣(v￣ω￣(v￣ω￣)ｲｴｰｲ♪

[edj64]

hi mark is there any chance u can do kathys song as a lesson ive been trying to get this song down a long time now with out any success its a fantastic song would love to perform this one live can u help all the best eddie

[Fretkillr]

Functional artwork. Very cool. This clip is a nice tribute to Simon and Garfunkel, Davide Ricchetti, and Martin guitars. Your performance of "Kathy's Song" brings it full circle. Nothing like pickin' Paul Simon's nose! It'd be a tough decision whose portrait I'd choose to have painted onto a guitar. Marilyn Monroe, The Three Stooges, Freddie Krueger, Albert Einstein, Groucho, Captain Spaulding, Dick Cheney . . . . .

[Escagedo3rd]

That is just fantastic!

I'm going to sub ya..this is too cool!!!

Eloy...and Five stars!

Great singing too!

[SkinsDeep]

Beautiful art work! Great cover and really well done video!

Thanks much, very enjoyable unveiling!

[adamhunterprice]

WOW THAT IS AWESOME. that opens all kinds of things like a beatles guitar and other stuff.

[volleyballjones]

WOW!!! MAN!!!

How cool!

[LeftHandedJay]

It's freaking amazing , David is amazing , i serously feel i would like to invest and get one of my guitars to get painted by him . There is no way my guitars leaves for Italy without me .

[josejuan61]

Mr. Big Fingers! I don't believe in god but , if there happens to be one I'd ask him to giveU lots of good things , Years to live among them ! And thank for leting me know about my Martin capabilites!!!!

[jgottlied]

Excellent paint job, Fantastic performance, Awesome video and story. Glad this video was shared by rickdav79. You and Master Ricchetti have a new fan.

John

[goldhat3]

Hello John, thanks for your kind comments, and always glad to have a new fan.

[atomphx]

WOW!! To the nth degree.

[marycigarettes]

magic!

[spankwilliams]

WOW goldhat That is by far the best looking guitar I have ever seen

I am very envious of it

I guess you will be doing you S&G covers on it now :D

[goldhat3]

Hi spankwilliams, you guessed it! Look for more S&G covers and lessons on The S&G guitar coming soon.

[7203507]

Great story and beautiful guitar!

Thanks Roeleke for sharing

[willy350z]

Awesome share twirretwarre!!5*****!!!

[bigdjindustriez]

Ah yeah that's real cool man. I actually designed a guitar with a picture of Cash in that same area, never got it made though. Did you ever use this guitar in your videos before it was painted like that? I seem to only remember 2. Great job on the song too.

[goldhat3]

Yo bigdjindustriez, good question. Yes, I used the Martin 000 in several videos before it became the S&G guitar. For example, I used it on The Boxer stereo cover and on the Tears In Heaven guitar lesson.

[bigdjindustriez]

Yeah I realized that a few seconds after posting my comment hah. It's pretty cool how all the guitars Martin makes, sound like a million bucks, even if they aren't the really high end ones.

[pj346217]

Wow Mark thats amazing. I think Davide Did a great job with your Guitar. I've never seen a guitar like that. Abolutly unbelievable.

[goldhat3]

Hello pj346217, thanks for your compliments, Davide does amazing work.

[danyblues]

compliments, great sound, in finger pick.

[robw95]

Wow, What a beautiful story and guitar and how befitting a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel. Well done!!

[goldhat3]

robw95, yes it is a tribute to S&G in art and song.

[arpajlleon]

Excelent friend.

Congratulations!

*****

Thank you and, to: Twirretwarre for sharing.

An embrace.

Jose Luis León, harpist.

[Fishslime1]

finding love on YouTube is easy-great guitar,art work and song

[axl77]

This is beautiful work!! YouTube is a great facility for talented people like this guy.

[goldhat3]

Hello axl77, yep it is a great place for doing interesting collabs like this.

[weeyin1155]

Beautiful!Love Simon & Garfunkel.Hugs Jan and Susan.x

[goldhat3]

Hello weeyin1155, thanks for stopping by the premier!

[willguitar7]

Mark,

Congratulations! Excellent job by Davide, the Michelangelo of guitar painting. I just might have to ask him to do the Beatles for me... BTW, you are a blessing and inspiration to many. Thank you for your great videos!

[goldhat3]

Hello willguitar7, yes, that is exactly what I called Davide when he sent me a photo of his finished painting. I am sure he would be happy to do a guitar for you.

[dustypuppy]

wow I got goose bumps when you pulled the towel off - thats fantastic - an awesome job.

It looks beautiful - very classy.

[goldhat3]

Yo dustypuppy, I got goosebumps when I opened that case the first time too!

[faithnomore1234]

nice work :)

[sherrywine1941]

How BEAUTIFUL. I also seen his vid on his paintings he is a Master of his works. I would truly hate to know what that cost to have it done. But the price cant be measured against what it meant to you Marc. Guitar sure has a fantastic sound. Great singing also. (5*) Sherry

Thanks Roeleke for the share.

[goldhat3]

Hi sherrywine1941, thanks for your kind comments.

[fieryangel123]

wow beautiful

[jglaser333]

beautiful work and nice to see you collaborating with great artists around the world.. A youtube success story

My best

jamie

jamieglaser-com

[goldhat3]

Hi Jamie, thanks, yes this is a little different type of collab, but a wonderful combination of art and music.

[deanb92]

Wow wee! And you have the only one in existence in the Universe too! Great work by another Leonardo Da Vinci. Mark you lucky guy you!

[goldhat3]

Hi deanb92, now you know what I have been busy working on. I told Davide he is the new Michaelangelo of guitar painters.

[deanb92]

He must be good, Michaelangelo and Da Vinci and Richetti all in one! You played the song beautifully. I'll bet you will be very careful when you play that puppy!

[DrfeelgoodEH]

This was just awesome and great

[goldhat3]

Hi DrfeelgoodEH, thanks for stopping by.