That is way too scary. We all know that Tony Williams died from complications due to minor gall bladder surgery.
Sounds like you're super lucky to be alive. I can't even imagine how that would play out in my head.
Be careful, and take your time with recovery dude.

There are so many things spoken in that interview that are absolutely false that I don't know where to begin. Just wow. Some facts too, but still.... yikes. https://www.aol.com/2010/03/21/viacom-v-youtube-google-a-piracy-case-in-their-own-words/ YouTube was developed in February, 2005, by the three ...

I've also learned that if a shell is wrapped to standard industry code, as they have been for many decades, there is NO loss of sustained resonance. The wrapped material becomes part of the shell. If you do an A/B side by side test before and after with same shell (un-wrapped vs wrapped) your meter...

a wrap is more durable. One thing that really sets Gretsch apart from other manufacturers is their finishes. You should reconsider your decision to get a wrap. The Antique Pearl is probably thin enough that it won't affect the tone, but wraps in general do stifle the sound a bit (the big flake spar...

Odd-Arne Oseberg wrote:
In any case, it's an obvious warranty thing.

Right. You wait four or five months and receive that. Then you send it in for warranty replacement and get another one just as bad (or worse).
At that point I would expect heads to roll, a full refund, and a perfect drum sent overnight by courier.