Electronic Drums?

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As a piano/keyboard and Ukulele player I'm toying with the idea of starting to learn another physical instrument (I also like to sing but that's NO hardware lol).

So I've been fascinated with those electronic drum sounds and rythm making, since I can't play any supportive rhytmical instrument (bass, percussion,etc.)

Any guys here play drums? I would really like a set (beginner, no need for more than 3 toms) that would have some vintage sounds in its brain (like 80s analog sets, drum machines and maybe some acoustics too for good measure). What do you guys play on and which set would you recommend me to consider? Budget wise I am not that limited but again as I'm thinking of an entry level set it wouldn't cost that much, right?

I saw the Roland TD-4KP which looks good but I doubt it has the sounds I want. (that punchy 80s sound, like those synthpop bands).

So any of you guys know how hard would be to learn drums? I have absolute hearing (which would benefit me... basically nothing), and a pretty good understanding of what each drum part do and when to use it (kick, snare... etc). The thing I need to work on for sure is coordination and speed. and who knows what else.

I use an old Casio 4 pad LD-50. I think it's actually made for learning drums. But its perfect for what I need. Just basic beats for Industrial or Jesus and Mary Chain / Velvet Underground type stuff.

I would like to have a drum machine but ive heard that they are tricky to program so I don't know enough about them.

Well, there's the upcoming new Volca Beats drum machine, analog, very promising and most importantly cheap. I saw some vids, really user friendly and I don't think it's hard to program. Check it out.

I really think e-drums are underrated as well as synthesizers. They basically work on the same principle of having a sound module. While guitars.... yeah they have effects, but c'mon everyone plays them... I tried guitar and didn't like... much prefered the Ukulele. I'm quite good with that thing.

ROLAND HANDSONIC HPD-20
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2ufljoWKT4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEvesiif25c[/youtube]

ROLAND HANDSONIC HPD-15
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDvSXmSHKKE[/youtube]

ROLAND HANDSONIC HPD-10
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vnKptdKbWI[/youtube]

I've got a Roland TD-4K. I love it. It's got 25 different kits, you can customize any and all of them, from tuning to muffling to pad sensitivity, there's a lot of play for getting the sound you want. I've got mine set up at a friends house into a 14 channel mixer with a 4-way headphone output. We plug in the Guitars, the Bass, the Drums, the Keyboard and Mics, have an epic studio quality jam session in our headphones, and people can be in the next room watching TV pretty much completely undisturbed, it's really neat.