The CME Collection | Pristine Custom Shop Editions

Take a look at the choicest cherries topping off The CME Collection sundae!

When we said, “The CME Collection is HUGE,” we meant it! It took us awhile to go through them all, but without any further ado, we present to you our Pristine Custom Shop Editions!

From the Mary Kay Stratocaster to a Gibson Les Paul Standard ‘60 with Gold Sparkle binding and an aged blacktop, to an Explorer with a “Clapton cut” on the bass bout—there are so many instruments in this collection that get us excited about guitars again that we couldn’t wait any longer to show you what else we have in-store!

The CME Collection Group Shots
CME Collection Pristine Custom Shop

Get Excited About Guitars, Once Again!

On top of the hundreds of used and vintage instruments that our expert buying team acquires month over month, The CME Collection has added a truckload of custom shop guitars to our in-store offering, augmenting our already extensive assortment of new, vintage, and used instruments available, and giving us the unique opportunity to offer our customers the largest collection of premium instruments we’ve ever had within our walls all at once, including some models we had never had before! The response to The CME Collection has been immediate and humbling: many instruments from the collection have already found a new home (some within minutes of listing)!

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The CME Collection
The CME Collection Pristine Custom Shop Guitars

We’ve spent a good part of this past month sorting them into groups, by category—from artist series instruments and signature models to guitars aged and painted by Tom Murphy himself, Collector’s Choice editions, PRS Private Stock instruments (including two Super Eagles!), and custom acoustic guitars from our favorite manufacturers.

Over the course of this November, we’ve thrown everything at you but the kitchen sink; and, as we predicted, it’s taken us weeks to do everything we do here at CME to share these awesome instruments with our audience of gear lovers like you. 

CME Collection Pristine Custom Shop Guitars
CME Collection Pristine Custom Shop Guitars

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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!

Now, that you’ve seen everything we have to offer, we’re giving you one final friendly reminder to say these instruments are going fast, and they won’t be here long. So, if you see something you like, call, click, or chat us online to find out more; or, visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom to try out any of these dream guitars in person, before they’re gone!

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Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster
Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster

Fender Custom Shop 1965 Stratocaster "Chicago Special" Journeyman Faded Dakota Red w/Roasted Bound Neck & Gold Hardware

$4,280.00
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop 1961 Telecaster "Chicago Special" Relic Olive Drab w/Tortoise Pickguard

$4,080.00
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop 1959 Custom Telecaster "Chicago Special" Journeyman Aged Daphne Blue

$3,920.00
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS

Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster HS "Chicago Special" LEFTY Relic Faded/Aged Nocaster Blonde w/Duncan Antiquity

$4,240.00
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster "Chicago Special" Journeyman Super Aged 2-Color Sunburst

$3,880.00
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster
Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster

Fender Custom Shop 1952 Telecaster "Chicago Special" Heavy Relic Dirty Shell Pink w/Roasted Neck

$4,580.00
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster
Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster

Fender Custom Shop 1962 Jazzmaster "Chicago Special" Deluxe Closet Classic Aged Champagne/Green Burst Sparkle w/Roasted Maple Neck

$4,980.00
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Fender Custom Shop Limited Edition Poblano II Stratocaster Relic Aged Olympic White

$4,350.00

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