… Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Entertainment have partnered with Dunlop Manufacturing, Inc., the #1 supplier of guitar accessories in the world, to create pick tins featuring iconic Grateful Dead artwork.   Each tin includes six authentic, medium gauge Tortex® guitar picks with classic Grateful Dead imagery, including Steal Your Face, Skull and Roses, the [...]

Plays: Custom Electric Guitar Nickel set, 10-13-20-32-42-58 … … Machine Head is easily one of the hardest working bands in the American metal scene. With two decades of relentless playing and touring under their belts, they show no signs of slowing down. Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel is the latest subject of our Dunlop String: 5 [...]

  One of the originators of the Bay Area Thrash Metal scene, Exodus lead guitarist Gary Holt, stopped by Dunlop HQ and took our nickel tour of the factory.   He got to see first hand how our production teams build his strings, picks and electronics right here in Benicia, CA, in the good ol’ [...]

The MXR Custom Badass design team, the guys who brought you the wildly popular Custom Badass ’78 Distortion last year, is back this year with the Modified O.D. They took a classic overdrive circuit and improved its performance and versatility, features they saw missing from the current overdrive market.   We sat down with Senior [...]

…   This week’s Friday giveaway is a Way Huge Pork Loin Overdrive autographed by the one and only Joe Bonamassa!   The Pork Loin is one of the most popular pedals in the Way Huge line, and for good reason. It offers two distinct tonal pathways, modern soft clipping overdrive and a modified classic [...]

  Dunlop Manufacturing is proud to welcome Red Fang to our roster of artists. This heavy band from Portland, Oregon is currently on tour with fellow Dunlop artists Mastodon and Dillinger Escape Plan.   Red Fang plays Tortex Triangle .60 picks and Dunlop Electric Guitar Nickel Medium strings. Learn more about the band at www.redfang.net!   [...]

… Few contemporary guitarists are as instantly recognizable as Slash. From his trademark top hat to his signature blues-drenched hard rock chops, there’s no arguing the man’s status as a rock ‘n’ roll icon. After more than 20 years of guitar superstardom, Slash is releasing a comprehensive look back at his prolific career so far [...]

  The Cult of Jazz III rolls on. This week’s Friday giveaway is a pack of six (6) glow-in-the-dark Max-Grip Jazz III picks.   These little beauties combine the classic Jazz III shape and cutting-edge Max Grip technology in the Nylon Jazz III gauge, basically just like the red Max-Grip Jazz III picks… but they GLOW [...]

    Known for their sharper tips and compact sizes, Jazz III picks have been a hit with guitarists for decades. With so many choices and variations on the theme, how do you know which Jazz III is right for you? Here’s a rundown of the different Jazz III picks to help you decide.   [...]

    The San Francisco Bay Area was treated to an epic, tinnitus-inducing metal show when Red Fang, the Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon rocked the Warfield Theater in San Francisco last night. Red Fang opened the show with a blend of stoner rock and hardcore punk that their label describes as being somewhere between [...]