Just had my first shave with an open comb razor, man you can REALLY feel the blade, i have a merkur slant and a progress but the blade in either of these cannot be felt in the same way, gave me a great shave btw.
First shave with an open comb
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Yes open combs give alot of feedback. I have a Gillette and use it often.
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Yes i think this open comb is gonna be a regular in my rotation...
The open comb is a fine shaver. I use mine when I have 3 days or more of beard growth, and then I use it for my first, WTG, pass. I only do a 2 pass shave, so for my 2nd pass I use my regular safety bar razor. I use the Merkur Classic 1904 as my go to razors. 
Open combs are a lot of fun. Try out as many as you can. They all have their own different feel.
Ivan, congratulations on finding the goodness of the open comb. I use one every day.
If you can ever get your hands on a New Deluxe...you are in for a treat.
I recently purchased an R41 and had my first open comb shave the other day. I really liked the way you could get it into those hard to reach places with the low profile head design. It definitely gave a lot of feedback unlike my slant.
Which Gillette TTOs have open comb?
I don't think they have an TTO. I believe mine is more or less a tech open comb but not 100% sure.
The open comb is a fine shaver. I use mine when I have 3 days or more of beard growth, and then I use it for my first, WTG, pass. I only do a 2 pass shave, so for my 2nd pass I use my regular safety bar razor. I use the Merkur Classic 1904 as my go to razors.
This is exactly what I do. Anything 3 days or more is my open comb 11C. Otherwise it's back to the Super Speed.
The Sheraton and some of the British Aristocrats are open-comb TTO's. I really enjoy my New Improved. Definitely has a unique feel to it.
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Are these good for someone who has just got his technique down good? I wouldnt call myselft a newb, i have been wetshaving for a year. Im still not too great with an aggressive razor. Does open comb equal aggressive? I REALLY want a New Standard but man are they pricey!
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Open combs can be too aggressive for some tho...glad they worked out for you!
