Who's bowing guts, and what are you using?

I've been doing test runs with guts and arco with various strings combinations all with a Spiro Mitt E. In my test lab, I have for use:
G - Plain Dlugolecki and Lentzner
D - Plain Chorda and Efrano
A - Gamut Silver Wrapped and Plain Lentzner

I've been happy with the combination of G and D strings, less so with the A. I would prefer a Gamut Pistoy A which will need to wait. In the meantime, I have one bass strung with Spiros, and one bass with mostly guts. I am back to spending more time practicing on the bass with the Spiros. Trying to get a good singing arco sound on guts is taking me more time.

 

Full set of Lenzners (wound A/E) on my Kay. I'm actually really digging the arco feel and sound, despite it being a ply. Totally different beast than my carved+spiros. I find the tone to be something like a bari sax, gritty and full of soul. Have tried Pop's, Carlsson's, and Pirastro cello rosin on them, and Pop's is my least favorite - great for the low E but just too sticky to sound right on the bare guts imo/on my bass. Was happy with the cello rosin until the humidity picked back up, now I'm favoring the Carlsson's with rather tight hair. Have to remember to loosen it back up when I switch to my other bass.

 

Spiro weich E & A (s42)
Med Pistoy D (varnished)
Med Lyon G (varnished)
Unknown wood bow with white hair
Gaston Oak med + (???)
I much prefer silver wound gut E & A to the Spirocore (especially arco) but you can't argue with the tuning stability and my wound gut strings are in bad shape.
FWIW, I'm pretty horrible at bowing.

 

Unwound lezners.

 

This thread is tempting me to put the full Gamut set back on:
Copper wound E - light
Copper wound A - light
Pistoy D - light
Lyon G - light

 

That might be a better alternative to the Silverplate Gamut where the outlayer is left round and can be felt.

 

I prefer the bottom two wound but found for multiple reasons they didn't last long for me, so I switched to pure. Hated the a and especially E at first, but they've grown on me a little. Really last weekend was the first time I've truly put them through their paces with other musicians. It was a tuning fiasco, but they do seem to be settling in...

 

Carved bass (the one I do my practicing and lessons with):
Oliv G, D, A; Spiro weich E (did have Eudoxa E but it failed).

Plywood bass - mostly for pizz but I can bow it okay:
Lenzner G and D, Spiro weich A and E.

 

i am loving my olive G. i wonder if people would like perpetual E and maybe A under guts. they seem flexible enough. on my shen they seemed like a good option for gut tops

 

G, D, and A -- Nicholas Baldock plain gut, 2.3mm, 2.85, and 3.7mm respectively.

For the E I've used Anima and a Spiro Solo F# tuned down, both blend very well for pizz and arco. BUT, I just installed a Gamut copper-wound heavy E. Glorious warm sound across the whole bass.

 

Yup, as far as I know -- Baldock.de Strings+Instruments

I should mention that I'm using the "Antiquus" line. If you search youtube for John Feeney you can hear him playing the same ones.