Dunlop Manufacturing

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Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., known to many as Jim Dunlop, is a popular music supplies company based in Benicia, California, U.S.A. Their company is most famous for their wah-wah pedal, the Dunlop Cry Baby. Dunlop is also well-known for its other guitar products, such as slide barrels, capos, and guitar picks. Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc. has bought many other music supplies companies such as Dallas-Arbiter and MXR.

Users of the company's products include Green Day, Zakk Wylde, Slash, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, Tom Morello, Deftones, Metallica, Slayer, Korn, Linkin Park, Snow Patrol, Ozzy Osbourne, The Ataris, Hoobastank, Godsmack, Blink 182, Sum 41, Velvet Revolver, The Iron Maidens, Eric Clapton, The Pink Spiders, Buddy Guy, David Gilmour, American D.U.I. and Jimi Hendrix.

[edit] Tortex

Tortex is a modern plastic that was created by Jim Dunlop^{[citation needed]} to replace tortoiseshell guitar picks after an international ban was placed on the trade of tortiseshell in the late 1970s. Tortex is registered trademark of the Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc.

Tortex picks are used by many guitar players. Tortex is one of the the most popular materials for guitar picks^{[citation needed]}. It is a pick that imitates the texture of a tortoise shell. It has a grippy feel, so players don't drop the pick while playing.

In 1987, Joshua Gaugler decided to use tortex material for pedalboards and other musical equipment.^{[citation needed]}