My Bio -
Born August 11, 1976 in S.F, California. Lived in Japan and USA.
Playing guitar since 1990. Playing 7-string since 1998.
Recordings: FLOTHRU self titled cd - 5 songs in 1999
FLOTHRU - I Told U SO - 16 song cd in 2000
FLOTHRU Keyboardz 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
Shawn Castonguay - Phasez - 10 song cd in 2003
Shawn Castonguay - City in the Sky - upcoming cd 2007
Favorite artists-
Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, James Murphy, Trey Azagthoth and Eric Rutan,
Tony MacAlpine, Vernon Reid, Marty Friedman, Kirk Hammett, Jake E Lee, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag,
Billy Gibbons, SRV, Eric Clapton, Hendrix, etc.........too many to list!
My Guitars -
Purchased from Rich at Ibanez Rules in March 2005.
I have always wanted this guitar for a very long time and finally acquired one from Rich.
He did a fantastic job on setting it up and it plays, sounds and looks great! My favorite guitar.
This guitar was gift from my father on my 24th birthday in August 2000.
I wanted a strat in my collection. I love the color and the maple fretboard. Great guitar!
Purchased from Rich @ Ibanez Rules. It was a 30th birthday gift to myself,once again Rich did a fantastic job
setting it up, plays very well !
My first 7-string I purchased new in May 1998.Originally a 7620 BK that I customized by having the body painted Arctic White in 2002. I then acquired white pickups that came from someone's UV7PWH and had a friend put them in. Also, custom knobs, etc. I left it that way until 2007 when I decided to get it re-refinished! I had the headstock done this time too. It came out much nicer and I got a new Lo Pro Edge for it too. This guitar still plays good after all these years, I will always love this guitar.
1999 RG 7620 GN serial# F9958322 Acquired this guitar for a decent price. The grey nickel finish has always been my favorite finish on the 7620s. Great guitar!!!!