


Their presentation at the Frankfurt Musikmesse in 1988 signalled their European launch. Blade Guitars made their debut in October 1987, at the music show of Tokyo. In January 1987, a manufacturing deal was reached for the production of the guitars.

By 1986, he was refining the idea of a line of guitars based on the concept he defines as "Classic Design, Creative Technology" at this time, he was also determining the features that would characterize his range of guitars. Using the experience he gathered from his work, he decided to start Blade Guitars in 1985. Levinson had been repairing guitars since 1964 and, in 1977, during his graduate studies at the University of Basel, Switzerland, he founded Guitars by Levinson. Blade Guitars is a manufacturer of electric guitars and bass guitars founded by luthier Gary Levinson in 1987.
