Drummers: judge/suggest on this kit

[Obsoleet]

PDP 5 piece FS series natural to black laquer fade (birch/remo heads) $550
Zildjian A-series cymbal set $600
Hardware + throne $150

Good bang for buck?

After looking into Ludwig, Gretsch, Pearl and others I've come to find this is the best deal for the money. The drums are good and the heads are good.. the cymbals won't need to be replaced down the line. I would rather spend a little bit more cash now rather than spend less now, then more selling/replacing stuff later down the line.. for me I consider it less hassle and overall net savings.

Any suggestions for other kits and the sort, please, suggest away.

 

[Obsoleet]

no drummers in nerd heaven?

 

[Nik]

Yes, there are drummers here. What all comes in the cymbal set? Does the A-series come with high hats? What kind of bass pedal? What kind of throne?

 

[Nik]

This?

http://memphisdrumshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=7135

 

[skagen5555]

That's a decent set. Pacific isn't too bad. It's cheap DW. If you could, i'd spend a little more on cymbals. Big fan of K-custom or A-custom thought A-custom is a little too bright for me. If you're gonna be playing live, high-hats and ride, you can skimp on crashes cause in a live setting, most people can't tell anyways.

 

[Obsoleet]

Yes, there are drummers here. What all comes in the cymbal set? Does the A-series come with high hats? What kind of bass pedal? What kind of throne?

The cymbal set has 14" new beat hi hats, 16" medium ride, 20" medium ride and 18" medium thin crash. all a series.

Bass pedal / throne and all hardware is a Sound Percussion kit from the local guitar center. Hardware I've been told you can go cheaper on too. One of the drummers advising me said that he's never had any problems with the cheaper hardware and he plays hard. I've been told that you can live with a cheaper shellpack too, I'm comfortable with the FS because it has Remo heads already, and is all birch.
But I'm trying to not cut corners on cymbals, I'm trying to avoid stamped.

I'm pretty set on PDP and Zildjian for the stuff I want but I was told the Gretsch Catalina is a great bang/buck shellpack too. PDP seems to have pretty good value compared to the other companies out there.