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Huge selection of new, used & vintage guitars, amps, effects and drums. Located in Chicago, IL. Most beautiful guitar showroom in the world!

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What an awesome surprise! Big thanks to the cast of Stranger Things for dropping in last week to shop gear!
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Thank you to the lovely gents of @dvicioficial for visiting us this week- all the way from Spain! Safe travels!
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George Harrison’s legacy is one of innovation and creativity, and the rosewood Telecaster became one of his top choices. The @Fender George Harrison Telecaster is an homage to a master and destined to become a treasured addition to any collection. #Fender
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This #Straturday shop CME for spectacular sparkling guitar finishes, like @Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster HSS "Chicago Special" in Relic’d Magenta Sparkle! For finishes you can find anywhere else, shop CME’s “Chicago Special” Fender models today!
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This #GibSunday we gathered a collection of Custom Shop “CME Spec” LPs featuring “Carmelita” necks—made to match the historic measurements of the Collector’s Choice 1959 Carmelita Les Paul! Shop our @Gibsonguitar CME Spec Les Pauls today! #CMEexclusive
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This #GibSunday , we’re going nuts over vintage 1970s @GibsonGuitar electric guitar options now available at CME—from SG Standard models, like this one from 1977, to vintage ‘70s ES-345 semi-hollow thinlines, to a 3-pickup 1978 Gibson Les Paul Artisan!
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The likely precursor to the SG/Les Paul body shape’s double florentine–cutaway design, the doubleneck EDS-1275 has been the all-but-necessary answer for live performances of some of the most iconic songs of all time! Shop @GibsonGuitar “CME Spec” today!
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There’s nothing more satisfying on a cold winter’s day than steaming hot tomato soup. Get your fill with a @gibsonguitar 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard CME Spec in tantalizing Tomato Soup Burst! #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #LesPaul #gearwire
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Just in! @Fender Limited Edition Malaysian Blackwood Tele…. whoa. 😍 #gear #geartalk
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Celebrate #WednESday by grabbing new @gibsonguitar Custom Shop arrivals, like this 1961 ES-335 “CME Spec” model in Heavy Antique Pelham Blue! Shop all our new arrivals from Gibson today at CME!
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Grab your Greeny today! Inspired by the legendary guitar that has passed thru the hands of 3 iconic guitarists—namely, Peter Green, Gary Moore, and Kirk Hammett—the @gibsonguitar Artist Kirk Hammett “Greeny” Les Paul Standard has the sound of the original!
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Mirroring Jimmy Page’s own @gibsonguitar EDS-1275 custom-ordered in 1971 with tailpieces positioned lower than previous standard production models, this super-rare 1972 EDS-1275 will take you right to the top of that stairway! Chat with us online today!
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What’s your favorite @Fender electric guitar finish? This #Straturday , we’re taking a look at this 1972 Fender Stratocaster and putting it next to this 1966 Jazzmaster. Let us know which one you like in the comments, and then give us your all-time finish!
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Can you guess the year on this fresh @gibsonguitar Les Paul Custom, which just arrived in CME’s inventory? Browse all our fresh new arrivals, and check out a sneak peek of some of our yet-to-be-listed acquisitions in our weekly “This Just In” video series!
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With a burst so vibrant it makes us think of a Campbell’s can, the CME Exclusive Les Paul Standard '60s in Tomato Soup Burst comes equipped with a pair of @gibsonguitar T-Type humbuckers! Check out our CME Exclusive Les Pauls today!
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On Sundays, we tend to see things in black and white - and today it's clear to us these Gibson Les Paul Custom LPs and SGs are the guitars we pull off the wall when we put on our Sunday best! Come play these Gibsons, or our many others, at CME this Sunday!
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Finished in your choice of Firemist Gold, Shell Pink, or Lake Placid Blue, and now Firemist Gold, the CME Exclusive @fender American Professional II Stratocaster features a rosewood neck and Custom Shop Fat ‘50s pickups for vintage tone with a clean feel.
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NOW IN STOCK—Debuted in 1961, the @Epiphone Casino soon became the guitar of choice among professional musicians known around the world. Now, CME is proud to introduce the new Casino Worn Sunrise Orange finish! Call in or chat us, now, to learn more!
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A tribute to the ‘60s evolution of the 3-tone Sunburst Stratocaster, the new #CMEexclusive Squier ‘60s Stratocaster is outfitted with gold hardware, in a tribute to the guitarist who single-handedly revived the blues in the early ‘80s! #Squier #SVR
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CME sets a new standard the @gibsonguitar Les Paul Standard w/ our “CME Spec” editions! Call to get this Custom Shop 1959 Slow Iced Tea Fade, featuring one of our favorite “Carmelita” necks made to match the Collector’s Choice 1959 Carmelita Les Paul!
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In your choice of Shell Pink, Firemist Gold, or Lake Placid Blue, the CME Exclusive @fender American Professional II Stratocaster features a rosewood neck and Custom Shop Fat ‘50s pickups for vintage tone with a luxurious feel. #Fender #CMEexclusive
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This Sunday, we're going back to black! For a brand that never goes out of style, we've got a color choice to match. Come check out our collection of @gibsonguitars in Ebony finish at CME, today! #chicagomusicexchange #Gibsunday #CME
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We’ve got more than just a few @gibsonguitar guitars arriving in the store at Chicago Music Exchange every week! From our wall of Les Pauls to our column of SGs, to our electro-Spanish corner—come to CME to shop our new arrivals, today! #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #gearwire
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This #TeleTuesday , take a look at this @Fender Artist J Mascis Telecaster, recreating J's favorite guitar—an original 1958 top-loader Tele, which the Dinosaur Jr. guitarist runs into stacks of amps to create massive fuzzy riffs and huge hooks!
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There’s nothing more satisfying on a cold winter’s #GibSunday than steaming hot tomato soup. Get your fill with a @gibsonguitar 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard 'CME Spec' in tantalizing Tomato Soup Burst! #Gibson #CMEexclusive #CMElovestrades
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Finished in your choice of Shell Pink or Lake Placid Blue, and now Firemist Gold, the CME Exclusive @fender American Professional II Stratocaster features a rosewood neck and Custom Shop Fat ‘50s pickups for vintage tone with a clean, luxurious feel.
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When you browse our pre-owned Fender Custom Shop models, it’s easy to get your hands on your dream guitar from the @Fender “Dream Factory”! If this Fender CS 1962 Jazzmaster Relic in Seafoam Sparkle caught your eye, call CME today to make it yours!
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You’ve heard of roasted necks, but what about a guitar that’s been roasted? Featuring a roasted ash body and a roasted quarter-sawn maple neck, this 1961 Strat offers guitar players yet another amazing Limited Edition options from @Fender ’s Custom Shop!
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Looking for the perfect guitar, but can't quite find the specs? Contact us today and we can help you create a custom masterpiece like this 'Made-To-Measure' Gibson Custom Shop guitar. We are standing by ready to answer all your custom guitar questions!
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There’s a @gibsonguitar “solid guitar” for everyone at CME! From Epiphone SG options for those about to rock, to Custom Shop models like this 1961 SG Standard Reissue “CME Spec” model in Heavy Antique White Sparkle! Visit CME today!
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Finished in your choice of Shell Pink or Lake Placid Blue, and now Firemist Gold, the CME Exclusive @fender American Professional II Stratocaster features a rosewood neck and Custom Shop Fat ‘50s pickups for vintage tone with a clean, luxurious feel.
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This #TeleTuesday , shop CME for cool color-matching gear combos—like this Soldano Super Lead Combo amp, alongside this @Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster “Chicago Special” Journeyman model in Purple Sparkle! Shop CME today! #Fender #ChicagoSpecial
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One of Leo Fender’s first-ever guitar designs has been in continuous production for over 70 years now, and it’s going strong at CME! Check out all our new, used, and vintage @Fender Telecasters—and don’t forget our Custom Shop “Chicago Specials” models!
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This 1964 @gibsonguitar Firebird V is flying out the door as fast as it came, act fast, but really it’s just one of the many examples of vintage gear that come into our doors everyday! This #GibSunday , browse CME’s entire vintage offerings on the CME app!
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Ain’t no Fender like a 1952 blackguard Tele in Aged Nocaster Blonde! Crafted to look like the transition-period Fender “Broadcaster” design when they got a new name, this Custom Shop replica brings it back to the year the Telecaster was born! #Fender
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Check out the fresh @prsguitars Special Run CE 24 Standard arrivals at CME! Featuring our preferred PRS 57/08 humbuckers and some of our all-time favorite finishes, these Special Run CE 24 models sound just as good as they look! #PRS #PRSguitars
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When Custom Shop Jeff Beck Stratocasters like this 2013 Olympic White models come in, we feel a little closer to our guitar heroes. Call CME or chat us online to learn more about @Fender Custom Shop Strats!
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NOW IN STOCK—We’re doing a colorway swap with our latest @Fender American Ultra CME Exclusive models, with the brand new American Ultra Stratocaster CME Exclusive, now available in Mystic Pine—and American Ultra Telecaster, now available in Plum Metallic!
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Outfitted with period-correct components, Pure Vintage ‘59 Strat pickups, and a custom Candy Apple Red finish, this CME Exclusive @Fender Vintera Road Worn ‘60s Strat looks as if its been pulled from the pages of history! Get it at CME!
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We’ve got more than just a few @Gibsonguitar arriving in the store at Chicago Music Exchange every week! From our wall of Les Pauls to our column of SGs, to our electro-Spanish corner—come to CME to shop our new arrivals, today! #chicagomusicexchange
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Manufactured during the first year @GibsonGuitar began using the stopbar tailpiece, this absurdly clean 1955 Les Paul Standard Goldtop model represents THE gold standard of solidbody electric designs from Gibson’s Golden Era. To inquire, contact us today!
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Get your guitar collection into proper formation when you choose from any of the @gibsonguitar Flying V models available—including Murphy Labs Custom Shop models like these 1967 “CME Spec” editions; or go back to the original with a ‘58 Korina Flying V!
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This Christmas, give yourself a @gibsonguitar Custom Shop Murphy aged Historic ‘59 Les Paul Standard! For a perennial classic that represents what many consider the ultimate in tone and playability, come to CME to see our wall full of Les Pauls!
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This #TeleTuesday , go back to the design that put @Fender on the map! Crafted to look like a transition-period “Broadcaster,” this “Chicago Special” replica features a battle-hardened “Nocaster” blonde finish in an homage to the first official Telecasters!
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There's more than meets the eye when it comes to what makes these @gibsonguitar ES-335s unique! One look at that antique Olive Drab will catch your eye, but it's the CME Spec S- Bucker pickups that make these ones sing, unlike any other! Visit CME today to hear for yourself!
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No two Les Paul finishes are exactly alike—so when we see a Tomato Soup Burst this vibrant on one of our CME Exclusive @gibsonguitar Les Paul Standard ‘60s models, we get all get a little giddy! Browse our CME Exclusive Les Paul Standard options today!
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While our Acoustic Room now houses the largest collection of Atkin Guitars in the U.S., CME now offers also offers Atkin electric guitar models—like this Atkin 54 S-Style (Sunburst), 59 T-Style (Blonde) and 63 S-Style (Candy Apple Green). Try them at CME!
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You’ve heard of roasted necks, but what about a completely roasted guitar? Featuring a roasted ash body and a roasted maple neck, this @Fender 1961 Stratocaster offers players yet another amazing Limited Edition option from their Custom Shop! #Fender
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Now In Stock—CME Exclusive @gibsonguitar USA SG Modern! We’ve equipped our Gibson USA SG Modern w/ Gibson Burstbucker Pro for a #CMEexclusive Gibson SG w/ its very own signature look and sound! If this is your dream guitar, you can only get it here!
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Good and evil never looked so in harmony. For historic looks and the handmade quality of the @gibsonguitar Custom Shop, grab a 60th Anniversary 1961 SG Les Paul Custom. #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #SG #gearwire #gearybusey #guitarspotter
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Finished in your choice of Shell Pink or Lake Placid Blue, and now Firemist Gold, the CME Exclusive @fender American Professional II Stratocaster features a rosewood neck and Custom Shop Fat ‘50s pickups for vintage tone with a clean, luxurious feel.
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Channel the 24k magic in the air with the new @Fender Artist Bruno Mars Stratocaster in signature Mars Mocha! You won't want to miss your chance at this Strat! Click, call, chat, or visit to shop yours at Chicago Music Exchange! #Fender #BrunoMars
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Tap into the look of classic 50s cars and the straightforward spirit of Rock 'N' Roll with the @Fender Player Pacific Peach Series. With classic tones and player-friendly appointments, these guitars play as good as they look! Get yours today!
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Happy holidays from all of us here at Chicago Music Exchange! If this isn’t what you found under your own tree this year, come to CME where you can find vintage and used instruments like this 1964 Gretsch White Falcon and Fender Deluxe amps under our tree!
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This limited edition Road Worn '60s Stratocaster—hand-distressed to recreate the broken-in look of a vintage '60s Strat—offers the aesthetic appeal of an aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish on a vintage guitar the playability of a brand-new instrument!
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We chose the Magnatone Super Fifteen—but we want to know: What’s your ideal amplifier to pair with a @kauerguitars Banshee? Built from Spanish Mahogany, these lightweight, optimally balanced tone monsters go from singing to screaming! #KauerGuitars
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Just when we thought we’d seen it all, we had a chance to behold for ourselves not one but two of the Collector’s Edition Kirk Hammett “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard guitars side-by-side! And incredibly low, single-digit serial numbers at that!
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Looking for a guitar that gives you the inspiration you need to start making music again? Go back to basics with new, used, and vintage Rickenbackers available at CME! Do you recognize these latest Rickenbacker guitar arrivals? You should!
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Discover your new @heritageguitars when you shop semi-hollow and hollowbody thinline guitars—like these Heritage Standard H-530 Models—now available at CME! Call, chat us online, or visit our CME showroom today to explore our options from the Heritage!
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Whether you’re more of an Oxblood finish type, or other @gibsonguitar Custom Shop colors like, Antique Brunswick Blue and Aged Shell Pink—we’ve got everything from bright colors, to classic Ebony finishes on new Gibson CS 1964 Trini Lopez “CME Spec” reissues, here at CME!
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Now you can protect your CME Exclusive Pacific Peach—or any color— @Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster, or Jazzmaster in a unique, instantly identifiable, Fender Classic Series 3-ply hardshell wood case, wrapped in our CME Exclusive Pacific Peach vinyl!
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Have you been daydreaming about owning a @Fender Jaguar? We just got a new shipment of 1966 Jaguars from the Fender Custom Shop, which—not surprisingly—we refer to as the “Dream Factory,” so make your dreams come true at Chicago Music Exchange! #Fender
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This #Straturday , CME’s bowling a turkey! That’s right—not one, not two, but THREE @Fender Bowling ball Stratocasters rolled in our doors and seem to have come right out of 1983! Come see if one of these Strats will help you bowl a perfect game! #Fender
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We put our own spin on a classic with this @gibsonguitar Custom Shop 1961 ES-335 Reissue “CME Spec” semi-hollow body, finished in a luxurious Heavy Antique Oxblood. #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #GibSunday #gibsonguitars #gibsongram #gibsoncustom
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The world’s most sought-after tonewood is back! Get a load of these @gibsonguitar Custom Shop 1958 Korina Flying V and Explorer Reissues — in stock now with your choice of black or white pickguard! #chicagomusicexchange #gibson #gearwire #gearybusey
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This @Fender Vintera '70s Telecaster Thinline in Shell Pink features re-voiced Wide Range humbucking pickups that to sound like the original! Plug one of these in to a cranked amp for a sonic blast from the past at CME today! #chicagomusicexchange #Fender
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We outfitted our CME Exclusive @fender Road Worn '60s Stratocaster to be the spitting image of the real thing with period-correct components, USA-made Pure Vintage ‘59 Strat pickups, and a custom finish pulled from the pages of history, made to look as broken in as it feels.
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Make some noise this #TeleTuesday with a @fender Artist J Mascis Telecaster, finished in this eye-popping Bottle Rocket Blue Flake! #chicagomusicexchange #Fender #Telecaster #JMascis #Signature #gearwire #gearybusey #CMElovestrades
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Happy to have Joe Trohman of @falloutboy and Taylor York of @paramore visit the showroom today! @… http://t.co/8O0dV5ri8N
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We have a new assortment of our favorite Burst tops available among @gibsonguitar Original Les Paul arrivals—like this Standard ‘50s Tobacco burst, equipped with P-90s for the classic tones of pre-’57 Les Paul models. Learn more at CME today! #GibsonGuitar
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A whole new assortment of @prsguitars Private Stock Guitars has just arrived! To make this PRS Private Stock Custom 24 in Copperhead Burst Glow the premiere PRS in your collection of fine instruments, call CME, chat us online, or come into our showroom!
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Check out our new Epiphone Original series models, including the new Broadway, Casino, and Sheraton! There’s a new Epiphone Original jazz box—or hollowbody/semi-hollow thinline—for Epiphone archtop aficionados of all stripes when you shop CME! #Epiphone
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New CME Exclusive @gibsonguitar USA SGs! The Modern sports a sleek Ebony finish with gorgeous gold hardware, and the Standard Bass features a vintage-inspired tortoiseshell pickguard with your choice of a Pelham Blue or Olive Drab finish.
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Would you bring either of these @Fender guitars on stage with you? #guitar
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Have you been eating your heart out for the @Fender Jim Adkins JA-90 Telecaster Thinline? Don’t—it’s at CME! Based on the Jimmy Eat World frontman’s TC-90 Telecaster, the JA-90 is hot-rodded to make it Adkin’s most distinctive instrument. Play it today!
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Looking for sparkle @kauerguitars ?! Shop all the spectacular sparkle options and other shining six-strings from the California brand! #chicagomusicexchange #KauerGuitars #Kauer #gearwire #gearybusey #CMElovestrades #guitarspotter
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The country’s bicentennial was a big year for @gibsonguitar “Golden Era” guitar model reissues—from all-mahogany Explorers, to Firebirds like this two-pickup 1976 Gibson Sunburst edition! Shop all the amazing Gibson guitars today on the CME Mobile App!
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When you browse new @Fender Custom Shop “Chicago Special” arrivals on the CME Mobile App, you’ll be the first to spot some of the most eye-catching finishes you can find on any premium Fender Custom Shop guitar on the market! Shop new arrivals today!
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Among all the CME Exclusive prototype guitars we keep upstairs around the vault, something about the Olive Drab finish and Cream binding on this Squier Telecaster Custom draws even the eyes of our VIP customers, prompting them to ask “What’s that?”
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This #TeleTuesday shop “Chicago Special” models! Sporting the Custom Shop’s heaviest relic treatment, this 1952 “Chicago Special” Telecaster evokes decades of the most punishing play to emulate the most battle-hardened workhouses @Fender ’s built! #Fender
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Tune in and turn on with our CME Exclusive @fender Player Jazzmasters, featuring American-made Pure Vintage ‘65 Jazzmaster pickups, color-coordinated headcaps, and a pre-routed cavity for the rhythm circuit! Shop CME Exclusive Fender today! #Fender #CME
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For a @gibsonguitar that transcends time, shop our “CME Spec” models, thoughtfully designed with our favorite historic specs and our exclusive Custom Bucker "S" pickups. #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #CMESpec #gearwire #gearybusey #guitarspotter
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By 1976, this futuristic shape had caught the eyes of so many forward-thinking guitarists that Gibson issued a Limited Edition run of all-mahogany Explorers, which was used on a BeeGees album! Chat us online to make this Gibson Explorer yours today!
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CME's vintage team came back from the Asheville Vintage Guitar Show with a whole haul of over 40 guitars and basses! As you can see, we found some truth to the old saying, "Good things come in pairs" - but we found a few good things that stand alone!
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We put our own spin on a classic with this @gibsonguitar Custom Shop 1961 ES-335 Reissue “CME Spec” semi-hollow body, finished in a luxurious Heavy Antique Oxblood. #chicagomusicexchange #GibsonGuitar #CMEexclusive #gearwire #gearybusey #CMElovestrades
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What’s your dream vintage @gibsonguitar model? We’ll show you ours if you show us yours! Among the many Gibson thinlines on our wall, this #Gibsunday we’re giving you a glimpse at a personal favorite of yours truly with this vintage 1968 Gibson ES-335!
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This #Straturday , CME’s giving you a peak under the finish of this ‘59 @Fender Stratocaster HSS “Chicago Special” Strat, which features an ash body that’s been roasted, crystallizing the sap in the wood to replicate the sound of an old guitar! #Fender
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For a @gibsonguitar that transcends time, shop our “CME Spec” models, thoughtfully designed with our favorite historic specs and our exclusive Custom Bucker "S" pickups. #chicagomusicexchange #Gibson #CMESpec #gearwire #gearybusey #guitarspotter
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The Chicago Music Exchange is proud to unveil its first original @fender colorway, Pacific Peach, designed in collaboration with the legendary electric guitar brand and available for preorder now on the CME Exclusive @fender Player Jazzmaster. #Fender
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Shop PRS 10-Top arrivals at CME! This Fire Red Burst is just one of the fine PRS guitars we have in-store now! Click, call, chat, or visit us to get your hands on the best @prsguitars for you! #chicagomusicexchange #PRSguitars #PRS #10Top #gearwire
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We gave the @fender American Professional II Series Telecaster the CME Exclusive treatment, adding our favorite Shell Pink finish to an inspiring combo of dual V-Mod II Telecaster single-coil pickups, push-pull Series Mode tone control, and more premium features to flip for!
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