would say the cost of a great drum kit, and the cost of a great guitar rig would be about the same. For drums you need the shells, lets say around a grand to round things off. Then hardware, 500, and cymbals, atleast another 500, which makes no less than 2 grand. For a guitar player, lets say you want a Gibson Sg, which would be around 1300, then you have your amp. A Marshall stack is most certainly no less than a grand, and if you want something a bit small, say a VoX or Fender amp, you might be looking at 800 or 900 bucks there. As for hauling the gear itself, drummers got the most for sure! Thankfully i have a hardware bag and cymbal bag, which organizes things way better, and you can put smaller loose stuff in them too, like sticks. But i think i agree that the drummer has it harder than other members in the band, preasure is usually higher for a drummer too.