Chicago Music Exchange

Chicago Music Exchange The World's Greatest Guitar Store! Serving musicians around the world for over 30 years.
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06/05/2026

https://bit.ly/4fbmBXN | New brand alert… and Daniel is super excited about this one! Fresh to CME, this Gavilan Guitars Miramonte Reverse Silverburst, built by Levi Perry, just landed with offset attitude, bird-inspired curves, tasteful light relic wear, and enough boutique weirdness to instantly gather a crowd in the showroom. 👀 The Reverse Silverburst finish alone is ridiculous… 🔥 So what’s your verdict? Plug in the latest Gavilan arrival now at Chicago Music Exchange before somebody else claims first flight!

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/vintage-used | Our work meetings usually involve way more vintage guita...
06/05/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/vintage-used | Our work meetings usually involve way more vintage guitars than spreadsheets. 😎 Today’s agenda? Highlights from CME’s “Haul From The Hills” — artist-owned, stage-played guitars with real road history behind them — alongside some of the wildest Vintage & Used arrivals currently hanging around the shop! 🎸👀 The kind of gear that’s seen massive stages, loud amps, smoky studios, and somehow still ended up in Chicago waiting for the next player! 🔥 So what’s your dream vintage score: artist-owned history piece or clean collector-grade perfection? And if YOU have something special hiding at home… CME makes buying, trading, and consigning gear insanely easy. One guitar or a whole collection — let’s talk tone! 🤘

06/05/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/vintage-used | “The Eagles don’t want you to play their songs.” 😉 Good thing Nik & Nathaniel didn’t listen! This killer Vintage 1966 Guild F-47 acoustic showed up in one of the latest 'This Just In – Vintage Arrivals' episodes and immediately turned into an Eagles jam session at CME! 🔥 So be honest… should we post MORE vintage jams like this? Catch the full episode on our YouTube and shop all the latest Vintage & Used arrivals at Chicago Music Exchange today!

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/haul-from-the-hills | From Beverly Hills To Chicago! CME’s “Haul From T...
06/05/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/haul-from-the-hills | From Beverly Hills To Chicago! CME’s “Haul From The Hills” features a curated group of artist-owned guitars and basses sourced directly from Beverly Hills, California. Some gear is worth the trip, like these Custom Color Jazzmasters! These instruments aren’t just collectible — they’ve earned their scars, their stories, and their place on some of the biggest stages in the world! Road-tested, inspiring, and packed with character, this is another example of CME traveling wherever the great gear lives.

06/05/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/haul-from-the-hills | Straight from Beverly Hills to Chicago Music Exchange, the “Haul From The Hills” brings together a handpicked group of artist-owned guitars and basses with serious road history behind them. These are pieces that have traveled the world, lit up massive stages, and lived real lives in studios, arenas, and backstage rooms. From rare vintage finds to unforgettable workhorse instruments, this haul captures the kind of gear stories that only CME can chase down. Some things are too good to leave behind — so we hit the road and brought them home!

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/gibson-custom-shop | Which flame are YOU taking home this ? 🔥🎸 Cover B...
06/05/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/gibson-custom-shop | Which flame are YOU taking home this ? 🔥🎸 Cover Burst or Slow Iced Tea Fade?! Fresh CME Exclusive "CME Spec" Gibson Custom Les Paul arrivals are lighting up the showroom floor! 🤘 Shop the latest New Gibson Custom, or explore Vintage & Used Gibson arrivals now at Chicago Music Exchange!

06/04/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/vintage-used | You ever wonder what kind of gear is hiding in the CME's Vintage & Used backstock? 🎸👀 Evan’s back digging through stacks of Vintage & Used guitars and basses that we can't fit on the showroom floor — random oddballs, sleeper finds, and absolute gems just waiting for somebody to plug them in! That’s the fun of shopping used gear at CME… sometimes the coolest thing in the building is still sitting in a case downstairs! 🔥 So what are you hoping Evan uncovers next: vintage weirdness, shred machines, or forgotten bass monsters? Explore the Vintage & Used collection now at Chicago Music Exchange or come through and plug something in! 🤘

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/strandberg | Modern shred machines have entered the building. New Stran...
06/04/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/strandberg | Modern shred machines have entered the building. New Strandberg Guitars Boden arrivals just landed at CME loaded with EndurNeck comfort, headless precision, and enough ergonomic wizardry to ruin every “normal” guitar for you forever! 👀 Transformative Teal Metallic or Fuchsia Metallic — which finish is leaving with YOU? 🔥

06/04/2026

There’s just something about weird old Silvertone guitars that instantly makes you want to write a riff. 🤘 This killer 1962 Silvertone 1423 just rolled into CME as part of The Longhorn Collection — a Texas-sized collection packed with road-worn vintage guitars, amps, basses, and all kinds of beautiful oddball history! Our buyers hit the Texas Tone Trail hard tracking down these pieces, and this one absolutely screams smoky bars, garage rock sessions, and late-night jams through loud amps! 🔥Catch the full episode on our YouTube, shop The Longhorn Collection, and explore more fresh Vintage & Used arrivals now at Chicago Music Exchange!

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https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/the-longhorn-collection

💬 Got vintage gear collecting dust? We buy, trade, and consign every day!
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06/04/2026

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/collections/suhr | Anddddd it’s gone. 😮‍💨 This CME-Select Suhr Custom - Guitars | Amplifiers | Pedals | Pickups Classic T with that insane figured walnut top barely had time to hang on the wall before somebody claimed it at Chicago Music Exchange! 💨👀 Daniel Albert cracked the case open and honestly… we should’ve known this one wouldn’t survive the week! That’s the danger with CME-select Suhrs — hand-picked woods, killer tops, and specs too good to sit around for long. 🔥 Don’t fret though… more CME-Select Suhr arrivals are waiting at CME right now! Contact us to learn more this !

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