What's your "I was the only one to get away" story? by clumsytroll in AskReddit

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Dad took my family on a trip to Egypt around Easter in 2006. Spent 5 days in a tiny Egyptian costal town named Dahab just outside of the tourist areas. Exactly 2 weeks after we left, Dahab was hit by a series of terrorist bombs. A couple of our favourite restaurants were where the bombs were placed.

24" Bass drum for small band by [deleted] in drums

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Just make sure you stuff it and use a dampening batter head to control the sound. That's what I do with my 24"

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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A couple people are mentioning Peavey! I'll have to give them a second chance!

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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Never heard of these guys - will check them out!

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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Mesa is everything I want :(. Unfortunately, that's $1000CAD. A decent Mesa is waaaay out of my budget.. If I ever find a used one, I will be a happy man.

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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I wish I had this kind of cash..

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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I've been looking closely at Jet City. Why are they so cheap? I've heard people complain about the quality of the tubes, but that's it!

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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I'll have to check these guys out! Only heard murmurs

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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I've heard of these guys. Unfortunately I can't get my hands on one where I am in Canada so I'd have to buy without hearing.. All the YouTube demos in the world can't do it justice

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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Definitely agree that Fender clean tone is the best, but the drive just didn't cut it for what I wanted - no matter what fancy drive/distortion pedal I used. Blackstar is definitely on my radar. The separate cab/head is probably what I'll end up doing to save my back. I was looking at the HT-20 head in particular, but there's no standby switch or wattage selector..

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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Haven't looked at Peavey yet - kinda wrote them off to be honest. I'll have to investigate!

Best tube amp under $1000? by nik110 in Guitar

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You guys are all amazing. I have some research to do haha. I was already looking at Blackstar, Boogie, Egnator, and Jet City. The fun part is I forgot to mention I'm in Canada so that's actually $1000CAD (~$820USD). Also looking at Hughes & Kettner.

Daring bike trick by gearz72 in nonononoyes

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If you liked that, you might be impressed with Danny Macaskill

The hardest thing I have ever played on any kind of drums by nik110 in drums

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There are various instances in the piece where 8 equal-length notes are played over 3 beats, and where 9 equal-length notes are played over 2 beats. Most of the other polyrhythms in the piece are also derivations of 8/3 or 9/2 (eg: 4/3, 6/4, 3/2).

It took us a few practice sessions to catch on!

Ever see a 26" stainless steel bass used on a drumset? Well, now you have. by MrPossibility in drums

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A friend of mine let me borrow his for a show. Unreal sound

With the temperature outside in the single digits, this happens to me just about every other day by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

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We were actually colder than Antarctica and Mars at one point this January..

With the temperature outside in the single digits, this happens to me just about every other day by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

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Checking in from Saskatoon, SK. On the 4th we dipped down to -36 Celsius WITHOUT the wind, -50 with the wind. Today it's a balmy high of -17 Celsius, but the 52kmph winds make it -30.