Unfortunately, without spending significantly more than that, he will most likely not get the response or sound quality and distinction that he will want out of the cymbals. The drums you can make do with, as far as a cheap set goes, as long as what your playing isn't too technical to trigger correctly.
I have done great recordings with old cheaper all rubber-pad electric drums (no mesh) and my real cymbals, mic'd well.In fact the best home studio set up (in my opinion) is a high dollar Roland V-Drum kit with the high-end module, and all real studio quality cymbals if mic'd properly.
My suggestion is to look for a deal on a used higher end V-Drum set up with a good module, or just a good deal on an even better module by itself and then cheaper pad's. Especially if real cymbals aren't an option. The sound quality and distinction comes in the module. Upgrade pads as needed. It sucks to have really nice pads or mesh drums and a module that cant process them to there full potential.
(Remember, you can make a trigger with a speaker element, some hot glue and any surface you like. You can't get better sounds out of your module without buying a new module.)
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