[butter]

I believe that a set is harder to play with only 1 crash, a ride, and hats, instead of those cymbals with one more crash. I actually dislike splash cymbals in that if they are present, I will use them. If I use them, I use them alot. Depending on where I place them, I can over-do it quite easily. I used to have my splash mounted between my rack toms, but found that I was annoying myself with over use. I moved it over to my right, kind of over my ride. That solved the problem of over use, but I feel that as with crashes, it is best to have more than one, lest the sound becomes old and boring. I would buy a second crash before buying a splash, then after the crash, I would buy a china or 2 splash cymbals. I dunno, that's what I would do. I like having more cymbals than drums, although I do not right now...