Details & History
These are NOT official Ibanez/Hoshino designations. Ibanez/Hoshino said they didn't have official designations for these models when I inquired, so those were done by myself for easy recognition of the three guitars.
You'll notice that the blue portion of the flag on the USA-1 and USA-2 are in opposite directions, and the "waves" of the flag are also different. Those are the only differences between the USA-1 and the USA-2. All other specs are the same.
The RG-USA-3 is (from what I hear) also hand-painted. If you look close, you can see the "rivets" or "screws" that "attach" each stripe and star. It looks kinda like it's assembled. For the record, I've not seen the USA-2 nor the USA-3 in person, but I do know that the specs for USA-1 and USA-2 are the same, courtesy of sources at Ibanez/Hoshino.
Production Totals:
RG-USA-1: One of one.
RG-USA-2: One of one.
RG-USA-3: Unsure, but I've only ever seen pictures of one.
Kevan J. Geier
