If you do everything as I wrote, you will end up with 16-20 tracks for drums. You don't need to use all of them, but it's great to have options. You might think that gear means everything. To get world-class results, it is important. Just don't forget that the most important thing is to capture a great performance. After that everything else will be easy.
The raw drum sound will rarely be the final sound (unless you have already processed it on the way in). You will need to do a lot of saturating, compressing and equalizing to make it really powerful and aggressive. If the worst-case scenario happens and you need to replace everything with samples, the sound you have gotten with this guide will be suitable for that use too.
