He's referring to nut size....I hope.

I've tried the epiphones as well as the others mentioned above. I liked the epiphones; thought they played and sounded great for the price. Their looks take a bit of getting used to; kind of got that home-made plywood top finish to them. I gotta say though, that the National is definately a step up from the rest in terms of sound. But if you're just starting up, my suggestion would be to do what Guy suggests; get an old junker cheap, and tune it to an open tuning and just pick it up when the mood hits you and learn a few tunes. Mess with chord voicings too, not just the slide. Give it a while before you shell out the cash for a new guitar.

Speaking of slides, has anyone tried making em out of old bottles? I've found Citra wine bottles to be quite good, but have trouble getting a clean break. sb