EarthQuaker Devices | 2025 CME Exclusive One-of-a-Kind Pedal Editions

Make your Pedalboard Pop with the Fourth Straight Year of One-of-a-Kind EarthQuaker Devices Pedals!

EarthQuaker Devices’ success is no accident: with an ever-updating lineup of new pedals and refreshed circuits, this juggernaut has worked hard to give players a wide-ranging tonal palette that they can use to paint sonic masterpieces! Balancing practicality and aural innovation, each EarthQuaker Devices pedal is built by musicians, for musicians, and several members of our staff use EarthQuaker pedals in their own musical endeavors!

For our fourth year in a row, we’re proud to partner with EarthQuaker Devices to offer you a series of one-of-a-kind pedals that truly allow your board to stand out from the crowd. Each pedal is truly one-of-one, so act fast to grab the one for you!

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Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top

$2,599.00
The new Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top and a rounded 50s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and aged gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets, audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop™ capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors, a hardshell case completes the package.
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Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top

$2,599.00
The new Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top and a rounded 50s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and aged gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets, audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop™ capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors, a hardshell case completes the package.
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CME and EQD: A Peerless Partnership

Made by hand in Akron, Ohio, each EarthQuaker Devices pedal is designed to be user-friendly and to make it downright easy to dial in the perfect tone for you. They are also known for their eye-catching graphic designs and color schemes, making them stand out from the crowd!

To achieve their diverse lineup, Jamie Stillman and his team employ a DIY ethic and a LOT of experimentation, leading to massive collections of one-off pedals that pre-sent their popular circuits in a new fashion. That’s why we love EarthQuaker Devices, and why we’re excited to bring you these collections of one-of-one pedals!

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Check out our entire offering of CME Exclusive EQD One-of-a-Kind pedals for 2025, and grab the one that’s the perfect fit for your pedalboard!

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