John W,

For slide playing a steel string with a 14' radius neck will seem almost flat with light pressure on the strings. As far as a flat fret board guitar, the 90 series Dobros have flat fretboards. Actually Dobro (now a division of Gibson) offer a bottleneck line including all the model 90 resonator guitars equipped with the National style "bisquit" bridge. Talk about a great bluEsy sound!!!!!

If I were starting out on slide again I would probably buy the Dobro, Hula Blues wood body model. It can be purchased for less than $800.00, has the blues set-up above and is a great feeling, sounding blues axe.

I have 2 Dobros one with a very not flat neck (12" radius) and a model 90 metal body and use both for slide work.

Go ahead get slidin'! It's in ya and it's gotta git out!! :}

Gene E