slowrocker
Silver Member
There isn't a guitar player on this planet who will be able to tell the difference between a Voyager and a Saturn. An audience at a gig won't notice either. All that really matters is the drummer, not the gear. Drums sound like drums, whether they are cheap or expensive. Drum sound is mostly heads and tuning anyways. Both those Voyagers and whatever Ludwigs you had would likely have been fine.
But now being now, get a quality $500+ dollar used kit complete with hardware and cheap cymbals, and you'll be set to play anything. Use the next chunk of your budget for new heads, and start putting the extended budget towards cymbals, but only when you find pies you know you love. In my neck of the woods I've noticed a ton of drum sets on Craigslist lately, probably a good buyers' market right now.
I disagree with that. I understand a lot of people won't notice, but its a question of whether you want to just not sound bad or really sound good. They may not notice a bad set, but a really good set will grab attention.