Just a follow-up on my foray into the electronic drum market... I finally did it. I broke down and bought the Roland V-Club set. Got a GREAT deal from www.kraftmusic.com... List price is $1500, Sam Ash has it "on sale" for $1295, but Kraft Music had it for $1099. Another site had it for $1069 but it was back-ordered, but Kraft Music matched their $1069 price, along with free ground shipping. Not too bad if you ask me!

Since my original budget figure was $1500, I splurged a little and added in the CY-12H hi-hat. I consider the hi-hat the second most important part of a kit (the snare being the most important) and I couldn't quite justify spending $350+ for a mesh snare pad from Roland. Plus those seem to appear on E-Bay a lot more often than the V-Cymbals do because they've been around longer.

So everything should show up sometime next week. I'll hit the local music store tomorrow to buy a throne and some sticks to make the package complete. I'm really glad I was able to get into a kit and stay within my price range.

Anyway, thanks for all the info guys.