Here I will try to keep track of what I spend. I have a feeling commercial kits will seem a lot more reasonable by the time I’m done.

Pics	Part	Source	Price each	Total
	Roland TD-7 Turbo	eBay	$162.50	$162.50
	Roland FD-6 Hi Hat Controller	eBay	$54.99	$54.99
	Piezo plates, actually electrical junction box covers	Walmart	$0.42	$2.50
	Shrink wrap tubing	Home Depot		$5
	Pulse Pro Single Kick Pedal	Musician’s Friend		$30
	Buttkicker Gamer	Musician’s Friend		$79.99*
	Pintech 5-Piece Practice Cymbal Set	Musician’s Friend		$52.33
	Pulse Cymbal Mute Disk Set Black	Musician’s Friend		$7.99
	Pulse Pro Saddle Throne	Musician’s Friend		$50*
	Piezos	Radio Shack	$2	$16
	Fiberglass screen	Lowes		$5
	0.25″ PVC tubing	Lowes	$0.07	$1.70
	Remo Versatilic practice pad set	Craig’s List		$60
*For comparison purposes, this is not included in “core kit” total, as this would typically would not be included in a commercial set.		Core Kit Total		$398.01
		Grand Total		$528.00