I have a Honeydipper and love it, a great little reso for the price. It's not a National, but it's $2000 cheaper too.
Brass body resonators are LOUD. They are also heavy. If you sit down to play like I do that's not that much of an issue but it's worth pointing out.
Play a bunch of them and choose the one whose tone and playability you like.
For $600 or less you can buy a pretty good reso that will get you into that style of music. You can always jump up to a National later if you really get into it. I won't buy anything more expensive than the Gretsch, it's perfect for me, I don't play that much slide.
Good luck in your search.
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