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11-12-2012, 05:05 PM
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HI Everyone...I used to use Pop's bass rosin, but the quality changed in 2011 to be less sticky and more gummy. Pop's denied any changes in their manufacturing, so I suppose it is Earth changing its whiskers. Now, in Nov. 2012, I have finally tired of it. What in your experience is the stickiest and least gummy rosin other than Pops? Thanks a bundle! |
11-12-2012, 06:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Kolstein soft. Very sticky, yet harder than Nyman/Carlsson. Almost like a cello rosin. |
11-12-2012, 06:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Except stickier. |
11-13-2012, 06:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Washington DC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by peterbmetcalf  HI Everyone...I used to use Pop's bass rosin, but the quality changed in 2011 to be less sticky and more gummy. Pop's denied any changes in their manufacturing, so I suppose it is Earth changing its whiskers. Now, in Nov. 2012, I have finally tired of it. What in your experience is the stickiest and least gummy rosin other than Pops? Thanks a bundle! | Far be it from me to dissuade anyone from switching from Pop's- never cared for it myself, but that is neither here nor there. Are you sure you are/were getting fresh cakes of Pop's? I don't know how age affects it, but there is a lot of talk here amongst those that dig Pop's rosin that getting fresh cakes is essential.
Just sayin'...
Joe
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11-13-2012, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denton, Texas USA | | | Get Kolstein soft, the bass sounds so much louder and the packaging with the silicone cup is very good
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11-27-2012, 12:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Orange County California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DFW5String Get Kolstein soft, the bass sounds so much louder and the packaging with the silicone cup is very good |
On warm days the silicone cup re-forms the rosin pretty nicely, too 
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04-27-2013, 05:54 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Connecticut | | | +1 on Kolstein Soft |
04-27-2013, 08:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC, Astoria | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DC Bass Far be it from me to dissuade anyone from switching from Pop's- never cared for it myself, but that is neither here nor there. Are you sure you are/were getting fresh cakes of Pop's? I don't know how age affects it, but there is a lot of talk here amongst those that dig Pop's rosin that getting fresh cakes is essential.
Just sayin'...
Joe | I'll give a little plug for bassrosin.com, which I (and other's I'm sure) find supplies the freshest Pops. Also, I'll give a plug for keeping rosin (still in its container) in a ziplock bag with a drop or two of water at all times except maybe when travelling to/from a gig (could still keep it in a ziplock bag though, just without the water). |
04-27-2013, 06:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Triangle Area, NC | | | Right now I've got two cakes of Pops. One fresh and soft and the other somewhat dried and brittle. I use them both; it only depends upon which one is closest to my bass.
I don't think the type of rosin you use is really as important as some people make it. Just practice, practice, practice. It takes years to learn a good double bass bowing technique and really start to get comfortable. Whenever I try another new type of rosin (when someone offers), I'm quickly able to adapt to it. It's just a question of how much to apply. A little at a time.
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04-28-2013, 05:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Bay Area (San Jose) | | | Kolstein soft is great. Been using it pretty much the entire time I've played with a bow. Switched to Pops briefly and have been very happy since I switched back.
As many people will tell you though, freshness really is the most important factor. |
04-28-2013, 06:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sudbury,ON/Ottawa, ON Canada | | | I'm going to throw a wild card into the mix. Ever tried Clarity rosins? they're synthetic (for hypoallergenic purposes). The winter rosin has got lots of bite without the Pops "sizzle". I like it a lot, and I use the summer rosin too (though the winter is totally useable in steamy temps). It converted me from Pop's, which was getting harder to get, and get fresh up here in the Great White North.
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