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The USRG30 is an RG series solid body electric guitar model introduced by Ibanez in 1994. It is part of the USA Custom line which is a subset of the Prestige line

The USRG30 features an alder body with a AAA figured maple top bolted to an eastern white maple neck with a 24-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with offset dot position markers. Components include a low profile double locking tremolo bridge, dual Ibanez DiMarzio humbucking pickups and a locking nut.

The USRG20 is a similar model with a AA figured maple top. The USRG10 is a related model with a AA figured maple top and a fixed bridge. All three of these models were produced for Ibanez by Dave Bunker's PBC Guitar Technology of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania. They were designed by Ibanez and built by PBC using their patented Tension-Free neck design.[1]

The Tension Free neck design relieves the neck of all string tension. A 3/8" steel bar inserted into the neck absorbs the tension of the tightened strings. The design allows for simple, precise adjustment of the string action.[1]

The USRG30 was discontinued after 1996. It was the last of the USA Custom line, as one of Bunker's partners at PBC nixed the arrangement with Ibanez. Production numbers of the PBC-produced USRG series, encompassing all three models, is estimated to be "several thousand".[1]

Specifications[]

Specifications for USRG30
Model name: USRG30
Year(s) offered: 1994–1996
Sold in: USA
Made in: USA
Finish(es): Butterscotch Transparent (BT) 1996 / Sienna Transparent (ST) 1996 / Transparent Black (TK) 1996 / Transparent Blue (TB) / Transparent Coral (CT) 1996 / Transparent Green (TG) 1996 / Transparent Purple (TP)
Body
Body type:
Solid body
Body material:
Alder w/ AAA figured maple top
Neck joint:
AANJ Tension-Free
Bridge:
Lo-Pro Edge tremolo (10.3mm string spacing)
Knob style:
Top Hat (black)
Hardware color:
Cosmo black
Neck
Neck type:
USRG
Neck material:
Eastern white maple w/ satin finish
Scale length:
648mm/ 25½"
Fingerboard material:
Rosewood w/ white binding
Fingerboard inlays:
Offset pearl dot/
black side dots
Frets:
24 / 6105 large stainless steel (Prestige edge treatment)
Electronics/ Strings
Pickup configuration:
HH
Bridge pickup:
DiMarzio Tone Zone bridge (H)
Neck pickup:
DiMarzio PAF Pro neck (H)
Controls:
Master volume / master tone / 5-way lever pickup selector
Output jack:
¼" stereo barrel (side mounted)
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)

Images[]

Other available finishes
1996 USGR30 ST
Sienna Transparent
USRG30 TB
Transparent Black
1996 USRG30 TB
Transparent Blue
1996 USRG30 CT
Transparent Coral
1996 USRG30 TG
Transparent Green
1996 USRG30 TP
Transparent Purple

Videos[]

1996 Ibanez USRG30 Sienna Transparent ( Demo )
1996 Ibanez USRG30 Transparent Coral ( Demo & Review by "Guitar MAX" )
1996 Ibanez USRG30 Transparent Green ( Review )


Sources[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bacon, Tony (2013). The Ibanez Electric Guitar Book : a complete history of Ibanez electric guitars (1st ed. ed.). Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books. pp. 153–155. ISBN 978-1-61713-453-1.
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