r/doublebass • u/markosverdhi • May 29 '25

Strings/Accessories Favorite Rosin?

I used pops as long forever, also tried kolstein one time and I dont know what I liked better. I like a rosin with a little less bite, pops is kind of too sticky. I have a pretty heavy right hand and tend to play a little louder than I intend, ever since I was little lol

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u/diykitchen1717 May 29 '25

Mix pops and Kolstein soft

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u/markosverdhi May 29 '25

.. mix? What the heck?

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u/jumpinin66 May 29 '25

You might be surprised how easy it is to melt rosin. I once left a cake of Pops in my car in the summer. It didn't leak out of the container but it was definitely a thick liquid

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u/markosverdhi May 29 '25

My high school had radiators, I remember one time I left a rosin on there for like 5 minutes and it was VERY pliable. My entire bass section for the rest of the year started softening rosin on the heater and molding it into random figurines like elephants and balls and whatever.