$388.00

We're taking it all the way back to the beginning with reissues of our first CME Exclusives ever! Produced in collaboration with who else but Earthquaker Devices, the Dispatch Master V3 "Black & Blue" and Bit Commander V2 "Nofriendo" revive the aesthetics of our very first CME Exclusive pedals, reissued for the first time in a limited-edition, one-time-only bundle to celebrate our 30th year as the world's greatest guitar store! The Dispatch Master V3 "Black & Blue" and Bit Commander V2 "Nofriendo" bundle is limited to just 30 units, so grab a special piece of Chicago Music Exchange history while you can! 


Bit Commander V2 "Nofriendo" Reissue
The Bit Commander is a monophonic analog guitar synthesizer with four octaves of vintage square wave synth tones. Its no-nonsense interface makes it easy to add or subtract octaves to create a wide variety of sounds without having to dial in envelopes or oscillators. Ripping sub-octave thump, pulsing octave down, a lightly squared base tone and a swelling transformer based octave up all join together to make a single guitar sound like an army of olde tyme synths.

Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
Current Draw: 25 mA
Input Impedance: 50 kΩ
Output Impedance: <500 Ω
Switching: This device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio will not pass without power.


Dispatch Master V3 "Black & Blue" Reissue
The Dispatch Master is a hi-fi digital Delay & Reverb Device that combines independent delay and reverb effects into one space-saving enclosure, so you can keep deep ambient echoes (or just a quick slapback) on speed-dial. 

The best-selling EarthQuaker Devices pedal just got bester [sic] with new Flexi-Switch Technology! Want to dip into ambient delay and reverb sounds for just one note? Press and hold the footswitch for as long as you use the effect, release it when you’re finished, and resume your regularly scheduled dry sound. To use the Dispatch Master as a normal effects pedal, press the switch once to activate and again to bypass. 

Flexi-Switch Technology
This device features Flexi-Switch Technology! This relay-based, true bypass switching style allows you to simultaneously use momentary and latching style switching.

• For standard latching operation, tap the footswitch once to activate the effect and then tap again to bypass.
• For momentary operation, hold the footswitch down for as long as you’d like to use the effect. Once you release the switch the effect will be bypassed.

Since the switching is relay based, it requires power to pass signal.

Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
Current Draw: 78 mA
Input Impedance: 1 MΩ
Output Impedance: <1 kΩ

$199.00

This Earthquaker Devices Astral Destiny Octal Octave Reverberation Odyssey comes in a CME exclusive Pink & Black finish!

The Astral Destiny is a compact and powerful modulated octave reverb pedal that features 8 reverb modes with 8 editable presets, assignable expression control, tails for natural reverb decay when the effect is bypassed and a super cool stretch feature that doubles the length of the reverb while adding an adjustable pitch bending effect. 

Each Astral Destiny is built one at a time by a team of Los Angeles-based robots and a handful of real life humans in the occupied Erie territory presently known as Akron, Ohio.

8 celestial reverb modes:

• Abyss: Huge reverb with no octave effect
• Shimmer: Adds an upper octave to the reverb tail
• Sub: Adds a lower octave to the reverb tail
• Sub Shimmer: Adds an upper and lower octave to the reverb tail
• Astral: Adds an upper and lower octave combined with a regenerating tail
• Ascend: Upward pitch bending; best used on sustained notes and chords
• Descend: Downward pitch bending; best used on sustained notes and chords
• Cosmos: Adds a regenerating fifth to the reverb tail; best used on sustained notes and chords

Specs:

• 8 completely customizable presets
• Assignable expression or CV over Length, Depth, Rate, Tone, or Mix panel controls
• Adjustable modulation from zero to cosmic lasers
• Buffered bypass switching with tails or no tails operation. Factory ships with tails for natural reverb decay when effect is bypassed
• Unearthly stretch feature which doubles the reverb length while adding an adjustable pitch bending effect
• All analog dry signal path and a totally digital effect signal path
• Artwork from world-renowned Marvel comic book artist, Matt Horak
• Lifetime warranty
• Current Draw 85 mA
• Input Impedance: 500 kΩ
• Output Impedance: 100 Ω
• Pedal Dimensions: 4.65″ x 3.65″ x 2.25″
• Weight: 16 oz

$179.00

This Earthquaker Devices Hoof v2 Hybrid Fuzz comes in a CME exclusive Raw Metal & Brown finish!

Our flagship fuzz pedal can be found on thousands of pedalboards around the world and has rocked countless stages from stinky suburban basements to Madison Square Garden. Twice. 

The Hoof is loosely based on the classic green Russian fuzz circuit and features a hybrid Germanium/Silicon design, pairing maximum tone with maximum temperature stability not found in finicky and expensive vintage units. We hand-match our NOS Germanium transistors to exacting specifications for pedal-to-pedal consistency, taking the guesswork out of your fuzz purchase, and guaranteeing that your Hoof delivers the same smooth, natural, and harmonically-rich sustain as all your friends’ Hoofs. All your friends have Hoof fuzzes, right?

Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
Current Draw: 15 mA
Input Impedance: 130 kΩ
Output Impedance: <10 kΩ

$129.00

This Earthquaker Devices Acapulco Gold v2 Power Amp Distortion comes in a CME exclusive White Sparkle & Gold finish!

The Acapulco Gold is a dirt-simple distortion Device modeled after the sound of a cranked vintage Model T amplifier, bringing the openness, clarity, and crunch that only a dimed tube amp can provide, at a fraction of the size, and without expensive maintenance costs!

Since tone is in the hands, we decided to keep the controls of the Acapulco Gold as simple as possible. The footswitch turns the pedal on and off, and the giant knob controls the output volume. That’s it. The rest is at your fingertips. Want less gain? Turn down your guitar’s volume knob. Need a darker rhythm tone? Roll back your guitar’s tone control. Easy, right?

Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
Current Draw: 18 mA
Input Impedance: 50 kΩ
Output Impedance: <10 kΩ