Double Bass Which rosin for Plain and Wrapped gut?

[Joldi-Syri]

Hello my fellow bassists,

I am a gut string guy who is wondering which rosin I should use for my arco? I just rehaired my bow with black hair and am enjoying that quite a lot. It puts out a bunch of sound! The rosin I am using is my own blend. It is a blend of 3 cakes: kolstein soft, kolstein all weather, and pops.
I live in Florida and this mixture is still quite melty and gummy. If I over apply, I actually get stuck and slowed down on the string sometimes. I would love some suggestions of some rosin to try. It would be cool too if you guys could suggest rosins that would be good melted together too. If you don’t have experience making your own rosin, just suggest rosin that you think sounds good when swiped together!

Thanks,
Ranger

 

[AGCurry]

I've found the Leatherwood BASS rosin to work well for all kinds of strings, including plain and wrapped gut, but I don't live in Florida. Before I used Leatherwood, I liked Carlsson.
Of course you know that guts do better with faster and lighter bow strokes.

 

[Jeff Kissell]

Carlsson or Nymans worked for me. I eventually ended up with Kolstein soft but here on the west coast it’s not as hot or humid generally. Pops seems like it would be too soft on its own.

 

[LouisF]

You're talking about bowing guts, right? I use Petz 2 or 3 depending on the weather, with a backup of Petz premium if I need a little extra super-glue. I play plain GDA - arco only.