come on lah use commen sense..
A kit always sold as a standard 5 piece UNLESS u custom order to add extra toms or whatever u want.
also custom made drums are made to YOUR specifications.
OR
U buy separate pieces lah but it's not logic to buy piece by piece what... LOL!!
Drumming is not just u get a snare and start ur rudiments on it..
There's ALORT of other things u need to consider... here are some i can think off now..
A good snare - $400++
Good Hardware - $ ask drum shops
Cymbals - $ Own preference as to what sound and model.
Mid-range kit - $1.8k a pdp mx or cx series.
Many drummers would tell u to save up and buy a GOOOD snare and buy a snare stand so u can practise on..
ur next investment would be cymbals... Good cymbals like sabians don't come cheap though..
than a entry-level or mid-range kit pending on what uses to it.
lastly good hardware like pedals hi-hat stands...
if got extra, add whatever u want lah, timbales, blocks, bongos... Experiment, learn, invest...
good gears comes with good prices... but it all boils down to urself lah, how u wanna practise and all that..
it doesn't hurt to have good equips and u don't play well... but u will someday be a professional if u put ur heart and soul into drumming haha...
thats all bout now..
Oh and btw, people practise for HOURS sometimes a WHOLE day just on rudiments on the snare so u tell me or ask them if they sian?