The original, Jessup was the first to bring silicon carbide grip tape to the skateboard industry. Weve been making the best grip tape since 1975, thats over 32 years of experience in making quality grip tape. Weve gripped over 25 million decks. This means weve easily gripped more boards than all other grip tape, weve made over 70 million feet of grip tape, no one else even comes close.