February 23, 2012 - Fender Custom Shop
Chicago Music Exchange is proud to present a brand new line of Fender Custom Shop guitars, including the most faithful renditions of classic guitars possible, along with a few unique interpretations of our own.

February 3, 2012 - Drum Exchange
Featured items a '50s Slingerland kit, Meinl 22" cymbal, new Drum Exchange apparel and 15% of Sabian Vault, PDP acoustic kits and snares.

January 19, 2011
Chicago Music Exchange's best of 2011. Featuring George's top 5 guitars, Marc's favorite Bass gear, our top in store artists, the best albums and our favorite pedals.  

December 21, 2011
Our holiday vintage selection, featuring a '58 Gibson ES-335, '59 Fender Stratocaster, '57 Gibson J-45, '65 Epiphone Riviera, '68 Ludwig Big Beat drum kit and more.  

November 28, 2011
We're so sick of Black Friday holiday sale email.  10% off all vintage and used, free shipping and great deals on lots of other great gear.

November 11, 2011
Featured items include a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster in Olympic White, a first-year 1976 Music Man StingRay, our restoration of Cheap Trick's guitars damaged in the Ottawa stage collapse, introduction of Marc Najjar and the new bass room & so much more.

October 12, 2011
Featured items include a rare 1975 Fender Starcaster in Olympic White, a beautiful 1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top, Fender Pawn Shop guitars, our new "Meet the Staff" page, & so much more.

August 26, 2011
Featured items include some classy gold guitars: a 1965 Fender Precision Bass in Shoreline Gold, a 1954 Gibson ES-295 in Gold, the Chicago Drum Exchange Grand Opening event, & so much more.

July 15, 2011
Featured items include a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Special DC w/Bigsby, a 1963 Gibson Les Paul Custom with original PAFs, custom hand-painted pedals and effects, & so much more.

June 4, 2011
Featured items include a super rare Epiphone Coronet Silver Fox from 1964, a 1998 Matchless DC-30, a look at Fano and B3 guitars, our new Gretsch US Custom Eddie Cochran model, Guitar Slang (Finger Cutter) & so much more.

May 6, 2011
Featured items include a 1945 C.F. Martin D-28, an incredible 1958 Gibson ES-335, a welcome to new brands like Lowden guitars, Empress Effects, and Two-Rock Amps, Guitar Slang (Dot Neck) & so much more.

March 28, 2011
Featured items include a real closet classic 1966 Fender Strat® in custom color Candy Apple Red, a pristine 1972 Martin D-28 12-String, an introduction to Death By Audio effects, Guitar Slang (Case Candy) & so much more.

February 24, 2011
Featured items include 1951 Fender Esquire Blonde, 1962 Gibson ES-355 Cherry, 1968 Fender Stratocaster 3TS, Fender Mark Knopfler Strat, Guitar Slang (Black Guard) & so much more.

January 28, 2011
Featured items include 1967 Epiphone Casino in Burgundy, 1965 Gibson Dove Cherry Sunburst, James Trussart Custom Guitars, T-Rex Reptile 2 Delay, Guitar Slang (Green Guard) & so much more.

January 10, 2011
Featured items include 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow, 1965 Fender Jazz Bass 3TS, Huss & Dalton TOM-R, Fender Logo Bar Stools, the new CME Drum Shop, Guitar Slang (TV Yellow) & so much more.

December 9, 2010
Featured items include 1968 Gibson ES-330 Cherry, 1965 Gretsch Tennessean, 1965 Fender Jaguar 3TS, Souldier guitar straps, 1-Spot Power Supply, Guitar Slang (Volute) & so much more.

November 28, 2010
Featured items include 1968 Gibson SG Pelham Blue, 1932 Gibson L-0 Black, 1962 Fender Bass VI 3TS, Guitar Slang (PAF pickup) & so much more.

November 11, 2010
Featured items include 1972 Fender Tangerine Sparkle Strat, 1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, Pyramid Strings, Divided by 13 Amps, Guitar Slang (Soapbar) & so much more

October 28, 2010
Featured items include 1968 Gibson SG Standard, 1967 Rickebacker 360 Jetglo, Fender Custom Shop SRV Lenny Strat, brand new CME T-Shirts, Guitar Slang (Toaster Pickup) & so much more.

October 14, 2010
Featured items include 1966 Gibson Byrdland, 1964 Gibson J-200, Gibson John Lennon J-160E Museum, Fulltone PlimSoul, Guitar Slang (Bikini Logo) & so much more.

October 1, 2010
Featured items include BC Rich Double Neck Bich Bass, 1961 Gibson SG/Les Paul Cherry, 1975 Fender Rhinestone Strat, Smokey Amps, Guitar Slang (Small Guard v. Large Guard), & so much more.

Special Events Newsletters

January 2, 2012 - Live In-store Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven 
Come experience platinum selling alt-rock heroes and long-time friends of the store, Cracker, in a very special performance right here in at Chicago Music Exchange.

December 5, 2011 - Jojo Mayer Drum Clinic
An exclusive clinic featuring Jojo Mayer and hosted by the Chicago Drum Exchange.  Learn some of, Drum & Bass pioneer, Jojo Mayer's "Secret Weapon" technique as he presents and performs during this very exclusive, free, presentation.

November 15, 2011 - Drum Tuning Workshop
Drum tuning workshop hosted by Rob and Ryan at the Chicago Drum Exchange.  Learn the art of tuning, sonic differences of shell types and heads, how to use tuning devices and much more.  

September 22, 2011 - Fender clinic with Greg Koch
Greg is the most entertaining gentlemen on both sides of the Mississippi.  Between his mind-blowing guitar chops, and his completely down-to-earth sense of humor and personality, there's nothing not to fall in love with.

September 8, 2011 - Cordoba Guitar Clinic
An evening of incredible guitars; we'll have representatives from Cordoba on hand presenting models, taking Q&A, and giving away some cool swag.   Whether you're Andrés Segovia, or a steel-string player looking to cross over into Spanish guitar for the first time, we're pretty sure you'll be in for a great experience.

June 21, 2011 - Taylor Guitars
An exclusive Taylor Guitars event full of incredible guitars, including custom models and limited editions at Chicago Music Exchange. On top of that, we'll have free Elixir string changes* for customers who bring in their Taylor guitars along with some great giveaways!

June 10, 2011 - Victoria Amplifiers
Founder and builder of Victoria amplifiers, Mark Baier, spends some time at Chicago Music Exchange talking about his philosophy, process, and works with customers who would love to learn a bit more about replicating the classic tweed amps of the late 1950s.

April 20, 2011 - Gibson Guitar clinic
Join us and enjoy a beautiful array of brand new and innovative Gibson electric guitars, not to mention the already incredible collection of vintage guitars feverishly awaiting your arrival at Chicago Music Exchange right now!