Double Bass Best Ali express sub $100 French bass bow?

[T_Bone_TL]

And I use (what seems to be) the polar opposite of Pops - Sherman's. Cheap, cheerful, doesn't turn to goo at any normal temperature, works winter or summer, needs no fussing with humidors or whatever. Only reason I've had to remelt it is that it will shatter if dropped onto a hard floor. Considering some of the bow-hair pictures I've seen I'm not even remotely curious to try Pops, it appears far more of a gloppy mess. But lots of other folks vocally like it.

Hmm. I never connected that set of dots, but I wonder if the harder rosin is part of why my bow hair lasts so long.

 

[Keith Rawlings]

And I use (what seems to be) the polar opposite of Pops - Sherman's. Cheap, cheerful, doesn't turn to goo at any normal temperature, works winter or summer, needs no fussing with humidors or whatever. Only reason I've had to remelt it is that it will shatter if dropped onto a hard floor. Considering some of the bow-hair pictures I've seen I'm not even remotely curious to try Pops, it appears far more of a gloppy mess. But lots of other folks vocally like it.

Hmm. I never connected that set of dots, but I wonder if the harder rosin is part of why my bow hair lasts so long.

I’ve got some Sherman’s somewhere too. Maybe I should give it another shot.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I’m using Pop’s and Jade, but I’m not really happy with the Pop’s. I’m about to try something new—Colonel Marsee’s Bourbon Barrel Rosin.

We are not engaging in some form of rosin-cork sniffing are we now?

 

[Bruce Calin]

I would suggest to anybody wanting to learn bowing to get with a teacher who can help you with the basic techniques before you get into all the other issues. There are many anecdotes about players and bows, strings, rosin, etc. that are contradictory and confusing. "He sounded great with a terrible bow!" and so on. Some good instruction and information can save so much time and frustration, not to mention money. Get with someone who knows and then make some informed decisions.