Leo Scala Crafts Amazing Guitars

Designed and developed by Leo Scala, Scala guitars are finely crafted boutique instruments created with the utmost attention to detail and premier-...

David Bowie Supro at Chicago Music Exchange

Developed by Supro with assistance from the David Bowie Archive, the David Bowie 1961 Dual Tone is based on the hard tail David Bowie played on the...

Fender Custom Shop "Chicago Special" Jazzmasters

 Our goal with our Custom Shop Jazzmasters was to make the absolute best sounding and playing JMs out there. Seems pretty simple right? Combining a...

Fulltone Custom Ranger Boost Pedal

Henry Hunk ditches the nerd talk for some tone time and digs into our Fulltone Custom Shop Ranger. This power-packed Dallas Rangemaster treble boos...

Fender Custom Shop "Chicago Special" Telecasters

 Our Chicago Special Telecasters are a perfect blend of modern and vintage appointments.

Earthquaker Devices Afterneath V3 Otherworldly Reverberator

Earthquaker Devices’ popular Afterneath Otherworldly Reverberator is back! With a completely analog dry signal path and all-digital delay path, the...

Fender Custom Shop "Chicago Special" Stratocasters

Fender Custom Shop has been creating some of the best instruments since 1987. In keeping with the true spirit of Leo’s original vision of the compa...

Tone Tour - Kevin Ray of Walk the Moon

Walk The Moon bassist Kevin Ray stopped by the Chicago Music Exchange to talk tone! Kevin walks us through his pedal board, loaded with Earthquaker...

Boss Pedals 2020 New NAMM Releases

BOSS is showing off two new amps at this year’s winter NAMM: the Katana Artist MKII & Acoustic Singer Live LT.

Inside: Godin Guitars

Godin Guitars was founded by Robert Godin on the principles of impeccable craftsmanship, exceptional play-ability, and modern design. Now with sons...

Inside: JHS Pedals Q&A with Josh Scott

JHS makes simple pedals, each with a simple goal: to contribute to and further the history of the electric guitar. It’s this aim that guides the de...

Inside: Ludwig Drums Q&A with Uli Salazar

Ludwig is synonymous with big names, big sound, and bigger stars, and like many small businesses that grew into giants, the Ludwig brothers started...