Buy a 4-piece kit with a double kick pedal. When you are playing punk, keep your left foot off of the kick an only on the hi-hat.
You seem to have a lot of questions, and I'll try to address each one according to my opinion/experiences:
I see a lot of metal drummers using Sabian cymbals, punk rockers using zildjan.
This is just personal preference. Both of these companies make plenty of cymbals that work will with both of these genres of music.
What about the drums themselves?
I think that if you were going to stick with just punk music (be it pop-punk or old school punk), I think that a 4-piece kit would do just fine. If you want to play metal, you can play it on anything from a 4-piece kit to Bozzio. It's more personal preference than anything.
what is a size for each drum in a punk kit.Big basses? shallow toms?
My personal preference is a 22" x 18" kick. This is a very traditional size, but it's very versatile and it just sounds good to my ears. Toms are just a personal preference as well. If it were me, I've always liked a 12" rack tom and a 16" floor tom (but once again, this is just me). I played a 14" snare for years, but now I have a 13" x 5" snare drum that I love.
What about the heads. I bought a g2 360 head, the overtones... oh boy..
It just depends on the drum. I've always liked Remo Ambassador coated on all the batter sides and an Evans G1 on the kick. It just depends on the drum, size, material, etc. Getting heads that you like can take some experimentation.
When I upgrade everything I think i'm gonna go toward punky drums but metal cymbals. Is there anyone like this around? i'm sure there is.
To be honest, I'm not really sure what this means, but I'll give it a shot. Many cymbal makers make multiple cymbals that would probably sound good for both metal and punk. I may be wrong, but folks don't make cymbals suited for just punk or just metal. If it seems that way, it's just a marketing ploy. Buy cymbals that sound good to you, and you'll enjoy playing them no matter the genre.
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