The original, Jessup was the first to bring silicon carbide griptape to the skateboard industry. Jessup has been making the best griptape since 1975, that's over 32 years of experience in making quality griptape. Jessup offers quality griptape based off the following: Laminated and Solvent Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Layers create rock-solid bonding to all boards in any environment, "SUPERTOUGH" Silicon Carbide Grip Formula conforms to all deck concaves, is easy to trim out, and won't tear like other tapes, Silicon Carbide grit never wears out. Ask for JESSUP by name!