Dunlop
SINCE 1965
Started by Jim Dunlop Sr. in Benicia, California, the company started with capos and later became a major player in the guitar pick market with the introduction of Tortex picks. Dunlop also acquired well-known brands like Cry Baby and MXR, expanding its influence in the effects pedal industry.
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Dunlop, not the Tyre company
Scottish immigrant Jim Dunlop founded the Jim Dunlop Company in 1965 as a part-time business while working as a processing and chemical engineer at Barr and Stroud in Glasgow. His first product was the Vibra-Tuner, a small device that attached to a guitar with a suction cup and displayed whether the guitar was in tune with the vibration of a small reed. Starting from his living room, Dunlop later moved construction to his garage, and then to a location outside the house. On March 19, 1972, he moved into the pick market, after reading every issue of Guitar Player magazine and noting musicians’ comments concerning what they liked and did not like about picks. He made his first picks from nylon, and continues to produce these. Dunlop products now range from capos and picks to slides, strings, fret wire, strap retainers, and a variety of electronic effects, including the original Cry Baby wah-wah pedal, the Uni-Vibe phaser, Heil Talk Box, and the MXR and Way Huge lines of stompboxes.
