We also learned "Youngblood"; Bad Company style; and started on "Summertime Blues." This is still a mixture of different styles but it was the first...
I told him to buy a new set. I would feel (and he might later) that at his level he would never notice the inner ply of Birch. Plus I love My JJ Sig...
I'm thinking about it but a real friend would tell him to buy a new one and a pack of B8's. It would cost less but wouldn't have the Signature Snare...