Rosin advice needed

[paddy109]

Going to consider learning how to bow but I am mystified by different types of rosin there is to buy. I am using innovation super silvers and planning to buy a cheap bow from ebay unless someone has one for sale (see wanted items on classifieds).
What would be the most appropriate rosin to use and why? Any help gratefully recieved.

[TPJ]

Nymans is a good one, although bowing super silvers might be a task

[BassBus]

Nymans is a very common rosin but Pops Bass Rosin is a bit more sticky than Nymans. Pots of either aren't that expensive so you could try both and see what suits you best.

[Owen]

You can also use bog standard violin rosin. It is not common practice but entirely acceptable. If the silver slaps have a kind of plastic coating on them then they will not bow nicely at all. Ever.

[paddy109]

Nymans it is then. Hopefully the super silvers will bow as I have only just bought them as a replacement for whackers. The innovation site suggests these can be bowed (at least that was my understanding when I bought them). Thanks.

[thisnameistaken]

I've got Silver Slaps which I believe have the same surface as the Super Silvers and I use Pops rosin. With plenty of rosin you can certainly get the bow to bite just fine but the sound - from the G in particular - is not pleasant! In thumb position it's positively horrific.

[marvin spangles]

I use Nymans and Pops. Pops is my preferred.

[paddy109]

Well the super silvers certainly do bow but I am unsure how good the sound really is - need to practice more and see how it sounds when I get together with the band! the sound cant be too bad as the dog is not howling.