Established 2008

About Visionary Instruments

Ben Lewry holding a skull-shaped mandolin in the workshop

Ben Lewry

Luthier, inventor, and artist.

Ben Lewry has been building and repairing guitars since 1991. He founded Visionary Instruments in 2008.

Hellbent on having fun and breaking the rules, Visionary Instruments has introduced the Video Guitar and Bass, the Robocaster guitar hybrid, Mike Gordon’s Moiré LED Bass, and, most recently, the patented AxeBender™ digital whammy bar.

Today, that spirit of experimentation is shaping guitar technology with new products for manufacturers, luthiers, and explorative musicians.

Clients include

  • Tom HamiltonAerosmith
  • Mike GordonPhish
  • Steve StevensBilly Idol
  • Steven WilsonPorcupine Tree
  • Ricky TilloLady Gaga
  • U. RajeshMandolin Rajesh
Ben Lewry in the workshop holding a white guitar and a blue guitar
In the workshop
Ben Lewry and Thomas Nordegg holding guitars
With Thomas Nordegg
Ben Lewry with Les Paul
With Les Paul
The Visionary Instruments crew with guitars at NAMM 2020
NAMM 2020
Visionary Instruments · Established 2008