I bought two of these and have joined them together to form a double-neck with two different tunings - so, a double neck for under £180. Perhaps Thomann / HB could consider marketing a double neck ?? perhaps they could also consider marketing a string bender mechanism as an add on product.
The positives - the Slider II can produce a pretty good set of sounds from Hawaiian to country to overdriven blues rock
and is fabulous value for money.
The 'opportunities' - well, a lap steel is a pretty simple instrument, 6 strings held taut from a raised nut to a flat bridge over a decent pick up, there's not much more to it other than aesthetics. So, a few extra pounds spent on a decent set of heavyweight strings and a better set of tuners and you would have a pro level product that is still half the price of an Epiphone or a Gretsch.
Overall, very pleased