Zac Brown Collection

Rare guitars, iconic acoustics, and stage-played instruments from the personal collection of Zac Brown

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$100 OFF Squier Butterscotch Blonde Esquires

This weekend only, take $100 OFF our CME Exclusive Squier Butterscotch Blonde Esquire — our take on the solid-body that started it all.

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Introducing: Lavender Haze

Meet our latest CME Exclusives: Lavender Haze—a Player II collection that looks like a lost custom color from Fender’s golden era and sounds bigger, warmer, and more powerful than ever.

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CME x Gibson Custom Shop

Chicago Music Exchange and the Gibson Custom Shop collaborate using hand-selected woods and premium specs to create guitars that embody our relentless pursuit of tone, tradition, and timeless aesthetic excellence.

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The John Oates Collection

An extraordinary lineup of instruments from one of the most iconic songwriters and performers in American music history.

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A Premier Destination for Rare, Vintage & Collector-Grade Guitars

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