We recently changed up the packaging for Dunlop Strings, so we thought we’d take a few minutes to show what that means for you as a Dunlop Strings user. And yeah, we’re just talking about packaging in this article, but we think that even the little things matter.
We’ll use a pack of Performance+ Strings to show what you can expect when you buy your next set of Dunlop Strings.
We’ve been exploring the possibilities of pick design since day one, always asking what else is possible and what more can be done to provide an improved playing experience. Tortex® Picks embody that pursuit—their bright, crisp attack and grip-enhancing matte surface are the result of a special treatment process painstakingly developed by Jim Dunlop more than 30 years ago. But we continue to ask what more is possible with Tortex Picks.
One way we’ve explored that question is through the expansion of available shapes. That’s because using a different shape can drastically change how a pick feels in your hands and interacts with your guitar strings. Today, Tortex Picks come in 11 different Tortex Pick shapes, more than any of our other pick lines. Here’s what each has to offer.
The bright and timeless color palette of Tortex® Picks is just as important as their feel and tone. For countless players, the color of their favorite Tortex Pick gauge is part of their identity. Jim Dunlop first introduced color-coded gauges at a time when player choice and quality control were limited in the pick business.
For gauges, you were stuck with Light, Medium, and Heavy. Consistency was questionable not just from company to company—it was also questionable within individual companies themselves. Starting with Nylon Picks, Jim doubled the number of gauges available and noted the gauge right on the pick, in millimeters, to prove to players that he was serious about providing them with reliable options. Overnight, Jim established a new standard for player choice and consistency. Today, we take it for granted that a pick you buy today is exactly like the one you bought last month, or last year, but we can thank Jim for setting that expectation.
It’s the final month of our multiple pedalboard giveaway—the America’s Saddest Pedalboard Contest. If you think you have the jankiest, most ill-equipped pedalboard in America, then all you have to do to enter the contest is take a picture of it and share it on social media with the tags #JIMDUNLOP, #SADBOARD, and #ROCK. If your photo gets the most votes, you’ll win a brand new, fully stocked pedalboard. We’re giving away a different pedalboard each month.
Head over to the contest page for all the details.
Last month, we gave away the Modern Metal board. December’s prize is the Classic Rock Board, which gives you the same tones and textures used by the greatest guitar players in history to change rock ’n’ roll history and demonstrate the artistic power that effects pedals can have when crafting a piece of music. Here’s what’s up for grabs:
We’re into the third month of our multiple pedalboard giveaway—the America’s Saddest Pedalboard Contest, which is running through December. If you think you have the jankiest, most ill-equipped pedalboard in America, then all you have to do to enter the contest is take a picture of it and share it on social media with the tags #JIMDUNLOP, #SADBOARD, and #METAL. If your photo gets the most votes, you’ll win a brand new, fully stocked pedalboard. We’re giving away a different pedalboard each month. Head over to the contest page for all the details.
Last month, we gave away the Bass Board. November’s prize is the Modern Metal Board, and it has everything you need to wield copious amounts of gain and downtuned/extended range guitars with precision and finesse. Have a look-see.
