Re: New guy with zero experience looking for advice:
What DrumWhipper said. Start small and add equipment as you progress. You will progress faster than someone who drops a trajillion bucks on a Neil Peart setup and is totally overwhelmed, and that will be a lot more fun than feeling lost. And nothing says you can't maintain a groove on a practice pad while you listen to some tunes. Finding a good instructor will help a great deal, and you'll be especially lucky if you can find one with the experience to tailor their instruction to your individual needs and learning style.
The boomy things:
Mapex Orion Classic 6 pc, transparent violet burl
The pingy/crashy things:
K Custom Dark and K Darks
K Sweet
Meinl Byzance
Silken Sebring and Avus
Dream Bliss and Contact
More cowbells than I have cows.
The "quiet time" things:
Zildjian L80 low volume cymbals
Aquarian Super-Pads
Roland TD9, Pintech drum triggers, Yamaha cymbal triggers
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