The CME Collection | Artist Editions & Signature Models

Browse The Most Extensive Collection Of Artist/Signature Models That CME’s Ever Had Under One Roof!

“What’s in a name?” If you were to pose that question to our gear experts in regard to the now larger-than-ever assortment of premium artist editions and signature models on the showroom floor (or in our CME Vault), a one-word response will almost always suffice, reminding us why we play guitar in the first place: “Inspiration.”

Any guitar player who loves instruments as much as we do probably remembers the moment they picked up a six-string and—for the first time—experienced whatever sense of determination and will that they could muster to begin their own musical journey. But, chances are that it was witnessing an artist whose deep, lasting impression on you make you want to pick up your own guitar and play. 

The CME Collection Group Shots
CME Collection Artist Models

At some point, it probably also made you wonder why they chose that specific guitar you saw them play during that performance. Perhaps, like us, you grew as a guitar player over time and also found yourself learning as much as you could about the tools with which your favorite artists cast a spell across space and time over you and their fans. Maybe that makes you, too, wonder whether certain instruments might be actual, real-life talismans capable of conjuring musical voices from a source beyond ourselves—from the instrument?

Next time you’re at CME, ask about all the artist models in The CME Collection and try out a few of the guitars with names you know, you might discover that just about any artist model in CME manages to evoke the spirit of the artist, and you might find a musical talisman of their own!

SHOP CME COLLECTION ARTIST GUITARS

Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016 Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Mark Knopfler '58 Les Paul Standard #8 (Signed, Aged) Sunburst 2016

$29,995.00
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1
Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1

Ibanez Bob Weir Signature Model M1 "Cowboy Fancy" Natural 2016

$6,995.00
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017 Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Custom Slash Firebird Aged Trans Black 2017

$14,995.00
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature

Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature "Monkey" Cherry 2019 LEFTY

$15,550.00
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature
Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature

Gibson SG Tony Iommi Signature "Monkey" RIGHTY Cherry 2020

$16,999.00
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021 Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Custom Mike Ness Signature '76 Les Paul Deluxe (Aged) Goldtop 2021

$8,495.00
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash
Gibson Custom Slash

Gibson Custom Slash "First Standard" '58 Les Paul Standard Aged and Signed Sunburst 2017

$33,995.00
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015 Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Custom AFD Appetite for Destruction Les Pau Sunburst 2015

$9,995.00
The CME Collection
The CME Collection Artist Group Shots

A Historic Tradition of Inspiring Players

American manufacturers began making “artist editions” at least as far back as 1843, when C.F. Martin built the first ever X-braced Martin models for one of the most renowned soloists of the era, Madame Delores N. de Goñi. And although it’s not as often that we see de Goñi model come through CME’s doors, we sometimes see a fair number of the earliest artist editions and signature models ever commercially produced—including the Gibson Nick Lucas and Roy Smeck models. 

Gibson Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Bonabyrd
Gibson Custom Shop Joe Bonamassa Bonabyrd

Gibson Artist Editions and Signature Models At CME

It wasn’t until Gibson made its first forays into electric archtops that an artist became so identifiable with a guitar model that the names of the player and the model became synonymous, with Charlie Christian’s ES-150—now popularly referred to as “the Gibson Charlie Christian model,” which helped expand the popularity of the six-string guitar, overall.

Of course, the most popular name to have become synonymous with a guitar design—Les Paul—has been CME’s bread and butter for as long as we’ve been in the vintage and used business; but we also have a fair number of Trini Lopez models, in addition to decades of blues, jazz and early rock ‘n’ roll guitarist’s names from throughout the decades, like Chuck Berry’s ES-295, B.B. King’s Lucille, and Scotty Moore ES-175 (the last of which inspired the finish on the first gold tops).  

Gibson Custom Shop Flying V
Gibson Custom Shop Flying V

As CME has grown alongside the Gibson USA and the Custom Shop over the 32 years we’ve been in business, we’ve given our customers access to as many names of influential artists as we could get our hands on ourselves!

Now, The CME Collection adds a slew of artist editions and signature models to CME’s walls, giving our customers a unique opportunity to go straight to the source of their own musical inspiration—plus, a chance to play models that are hard-to-find, or no longer in production, in addition to all the guitars Gibson still makes today!

Gibson Custom Shop Flying V

Come channel your idols at CME when you browse the litany of new names included among the horde of premium artist series and signature edition models included in The CME Collection!

Gibson Custom Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul Standard
Gibson Custom Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul Standard

CONTACT US TODAY!

Help us, help you! Call us at (773) 525-7773 or chat us on our website and we can help find the perfect gear to add to your own collection!

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Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise
Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise

Gretsch G6120DE Duane Eddy Signature Hollow Body with Bigsby Desert Sunrise

$3,699.99
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst
Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst

Fender Custom Shop Artist Robin Trower Signature Stratocaster Midnight Wine Burst

$4,000.00
Eastman Henry James Signature Juliet Truetone Gloss Sunburst Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Eastman Henry James Signature Juliet Truetone Gloss Sunburst Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Eastman Henry James Signature Juliet Truetone Gloss Sunburst Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Eastman Henry James Signature Juliet Truetone Gloss Sunburst

$1,679.00
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Hardshell Case Bundle

$1,418.00
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow
Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White Electric Guitars / Semi-Hollow

Gretsch G6136-1958 Stephen Stills Signature White Falcon with Bigsby Aged White

$4,199.99
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Gold Sparkle

$1,199.00
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Reverend Tommy Koffin Signature Black Sparkle

$1,199.00
Reverend Billy Corgan Signature Satin Pearl White Hardshell Case Bundle Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Reverend Billy Corgan Signature Satin Pearl White Hardshell Case Bundle Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Reverend Billy Corgan Signature Satin Pearl White Hardshell Case Bundle

$1,518.00

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