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# Levinson Blade Guitars
- URL: https://vividguitar.co/levinson-blade-guitars/
- Published: 2025-03-11T15:56:19.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-11T15:56:19.000Z
- Author: Vivid Guitar
- Tags: Gear Showcase

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![Levinson Blade R3 guitar](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2024/10/Monosnap-Levinson-Blade-R3-Candy-Apple-Red---Reverb-2024-10-01-13-39-28.png)

Levinson Blade R3

Switzerland-based [Blade Guitars](http://www.bladeguitars.com/?ref=vividguitar.co) has been producing high-quality guitars and bass guitars since the 1980's, and is still going strong more than 3 decades later.

Luthier Gary Levinson started repairing guitars in 1964, and what began as a hobby quickly grew into a passion. After doing guitar and violin repairs at a local shop while at the University of Illinois, he then set up a repair business with a friend. Artists including the Grateful Dead, Leo Kottke, and REO Speedwagon trusted them for guitar repair work when they came through the area on tour.

After repairing guitars for over 2 decades, Levinson launched *Blade Guitars* in 1987 based on a concept he calls 'Classic Design, Creative Technology".

Blade produces a wide range of guitars and basses that are played professionally around the world by the likes of greats such as Keb Mo, Bernard Allison, and many others.

Blade's guitar models range from the telecaster-inspired Delta line, to the Strat-style Classic Series, to the modern look of the Durango series.

Levinson Blade makes some incredibly high-quality guitars for very reasonable prices.

Check out [Blade Guitars](http://www.bladeguitars.com/?ref=vividguitar.co), or find them on [Reverb](https://tidd.ly/3Zpb3YY?ref=vividguitar.co).