Best String Bass Rosin
A popular rosin with students and professionals alike, extremely soft Pops rosin provides exceptional grip for both solo and orchestral performance. Soft amber bass rosin.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Bassists, like all string players, tend to get a little crazy about rosin. Pops is one of the cheapest rosins out there, and yet it's one that almost every bassist uses, or has used at some point."
"Not sur3 about his stuff, might be me or the product i recieved, but this is very difficult to transfe4 to the bow."
"Pop's upright bass rosin is very sticky/soft."
"He said that this was the right rosin for the bass he plays in orchestra."
"It was either old or stored improperly, and I have since ordered a fresh cake from another source."
"So soft that it'll melt in heat and shift position in the container if you set it at an angle, but that's how you know it's Pops."
"It seems dry all the time and I live in southern California near the ocean."
"This rosin isn't fresh."
It has an indefinite shelf life made possible by a continual wetting agent in the formula which prevents crystallization, permitting easier application and minimum powdering while playing, and also prevents the rosin from drying out with age. Prior to the development of Kolstein's Formulation Supreme Rosins, rosin was generically made for all instruments with players being forced to use rosins which were not formulated with the individual instrument's requirements. For that matter, the violin, viola, and cello players were using identical cakes of rosin. Soft or hard grade and a Bass Duo-Pac which contains half moons of hard and soft bass rosin in one container.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"If you like soft rosin this stuff is defiantly worth a shot but for me I'll stick with the harder varieties."
"I imagine that a person's preferences have to do with many things - climate where they live, strings and set-up, and the type of music they play (among many other considerations)."
"My high school musician has proclaimed that this rosin is the difference between quality sound and non-quality sound!"
"Perfect for what I needed."
"Keep it in the box at all times when not in use."
"My daughter, the bass player, thinks this is the best rosin she's ever used."
"I ordered a cake of Kolstein rosin after reading positive reviews on Talkbass forums."
Nyman's is the original premium Swedish bass rosin and remains the choice of many professionals. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Rosin, applied to the horse hair on the bow, helps the horse hair grip the string and Nymans is appreciably better at this than any other bass rosin on the market."
"Also, if you buy some and it's flaky or cracks/ chips easily, take a wet sponge or paper towel and put it in the bottom of the purple container for 24-48 hours."
"I have many different rosins (kolstein, jade, carlsson ) and I have tried many others."
"I learned from a professional bassist at SF Symphony that my prior rosin was not sticky enough."
"Mine came with no lid so not sure why."
"Great rosin."
"Great rosin."
"If you play bass, try it…, you’ll love it!"
Best Viola Rosin
Well suited for all kinds of steel and synthetic strings. Olive color rosin mixed with gold dust.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Small, compact and in its own box."
"This rosin works very well but chips off easily, and in large pieces."
"This was the rosin she recommended, so we purchased it and it was priced better than at the local music store."
"Daughter is happy with the product, her bow sounds great."
"rosin, oh how you rosin me bow-oh-oh-oh."
"Warm bright sound and makes playing a pleasure."
"Works as described."
"Broke apart very quickly despite proper handling."
Best Violin Rosin
Comes with a protective cloth wrap and it stored in a plastic container. For Violin, Viola and Cello.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I purchased Jade brand on the recommendation of a Violin Teacher and I agree with him it is the best rosin I have used."
"While this was supposed to be a better Rosin, than what came with my Violin, I really did not like it, much."
"Very good quality."
"People say they reapply every 4-5 hours of play but I reapply after about 2 hours, collectively."
"Good rosin for cello."
"Makes my strings glide with just enough pressure and grip to have a loud powerful sound."
"I think this is a great product."
"Always a great rosin...I teach all three instruments and appreciate the savings of using ONE rosin on all my bows."
Best Cello Rosin
This unique formula Solo rosin provides powerful sound projection, yet does not compromise on sensitivity for the soloist.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Because it has been for a while since I last played cello on the regular basis, now I'm trying to recover my skills, which fall still far below the professional level. The rosin itself gives much finer and smoother texture, thus helps me to move bow across different strings quite effortlessly. So at the end of the practice, I found that I could concentrate more on the finger movement, without being annoyed by weird and tough noise generated from bow side."
"9005) which is also a good rosin, but Andrea Cello Solo Rosin proved itself to be supeior in quality and sound delivery. Update (Feb 20, 2013): Using the misfortune of the first Andrea rosin braking, I've tried new rosins and used what I had on hand as mentioned above. An Andrea rosin had been in my Amzon's "purchase later" list, and I could use a larger broken piece if I wanted; besides, I was trying out different rosin to see if I can find a better and more economical alternative to the Andrea's. (As you can see, the Andrea's rosin is more expensive than the others.)."
"Amazing!!"
"This stuff is spectacular."
"So far I already see a difference with this rosin, leaves less white dust on strings and sound is improved...definitely the best rosin I've ever used."
"Noticed a difference immediately after switching to this rosin."