A slow stone is sometimes recommended for that reason. It will also take you longer to see where and when you are messing up. Your option.
I'd try to start with any one of the recommended hones and test often. (The marker-on-edge trick is a good one to start. TNT is great too.) Something around 4k grit to set my first razor bevel maybe. Something fast enough to keep from getting frustrated, yet slow enough to correct a "false start".