I guess it would depend on the size of the venue for me K. If you are going to use the overheads everytime you play see how you like the tom volume with just the overheads and kick/snare miced. If it's not enough then try micing everything. If it's a small venue I just put a bit of snare and kick through the system...cymbals never really seem to have a problem cutting through. This is also something I am currently looking into. If anything else I wouls like to own my own overheads for home recordings and such. Anytime we have played a really large venue, or outside venue, overheads have always been provided.
Hope this helps man.
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