Are you looking for studio recording, or live stage use mics?

Most drum mic packs are geared for live use and suffer from having one good mic (either bd, snare or overheads) and the rest are so-so.

I have a pair of Oktava MKII's I use for overheads both live and in studio (home studio). These are nice small diaphragm mics that don't have harsh high end. A sound engineer friend says they have a "silken" quality.

I'm still looking for a good, but versatile bass drum mic. Emphasis on the versatile tone-wise.

That's all I use.

I have heard good reviews from the higher end Audix and AKG drum mic packs.

I hope I understood your question.

Sennhieser e600 mic kit is very good for the money.

We use em in our backline and they have been very roadworthy and sound great.

You can't go wrong with the Audix FP7 drum package. I've been using these for live performances for over 2 years now and they're great. They're all hyper cardioid which lessens the chance of bleed and feedback which makes them easy for the various sound engineers we have to dial in. They all have nothing to say but good things about these mics as well. They're very tough too as they have taken some inevitable hits. I've recently set myself up with some home recording equipment and they perform exceptionally well there, too. Street price is around $479. If you can afford the D series 7 pack for $899 that's even better but these are a great alternative. I bought mine for $399 after making a best offer off Ebay and it came with 2 normal booms, 2 mini booms, and 7 cables making the actual price of the mic pack around $240 after deducting the prices of the bonus items.

If you're in the market these mics deserve consideration even if you go with something else but the FP7's will make you very happy. There is a couple reviews claiming that the F6 bass drum mic doesn't have much low end but I doubt they had their bass drums tuned with much low end as there is a trend nowadays with the youngsters to tune the batter head tight for rebound. I tune my bass low (hence the name bass drum) and I get plenty of low end from the F6.

just to clarify it's live playing not recording, but i do appreciate the informative response.

You will not go wrong with a AKG D112 on the kick, Shure SM57 on the snare,

And there are a lot of different overheads you can use. I have been using Behringer C2 as overheads and getting great results. well made, heavy little buggers. They have a low end roll off switch and a -10db pad. I leave mine flat. Even though there only $60 for a pair, I don't have to worry about them getting destroyed or in the elements like I would a pair of Neuman pencil condensers. I never use more than a four mic set up live. Like I was saying in a live environment you run the risk of getting a overhead stand bumped or knocked over, whoops, there goes my expensive ribbon or condenser mic. I dropped one of my C2's on concrete and was worried to death and it still worked fine. Also got wet with the grill end lying in water and dried it out and worked. So for $350 you should be able to get a good mic set for your kit. There are a lot of decent inexpensive mics out there. I also sometimes use a Little Mackie 1202 mixer so I can control my mix to the sound board. It has phantom power for the condensers and 4 XlR inputs and 4 1/4 inch stereo inputs that you can run mono as 8 1/4 inch inputs. Stereo main outs and 4 direct outs from the Xlr inputs.