New SE razor - The General

Does any one have the ATT SE1/SE2 and also the General? The ATT SE1 and SE2 are my favorite razors right now and would like to know how the shave compares to the General (like aggresion, smoothness, etc). Also, what are the preferred blades with the general?

Hey there,

I haven't tried the ATT SE1 and ATT SE2 yet but I'd have to say, if you love those I wouldn't worry about The General. This is no disrespect to the General but from what I understand, the SE1 and SE2 are pretty aggressive. As far as I can tell, The General is probably mid aggressive, and a very medium shaving razor. Now, if you're interested in a daily SE shaver then perhaps The General would be for you, but if you have two top of the line SEs that give an aggressive shave, I wouldn't bother unless you are very curious.

I use Feather Pros with The General.

Am I right about the ATT SE1? Is it pretty aggressive? See cause I was wanting to step my game up in the SE realm eventually and potentially get a Mongoose or an ATT.

EDIT: I didn't want this to make it look like I didn't love The General because I very much do. I just don't want to see you waste your money if you're very happy with the ATT SE1 and SE2.

I find the SE1 to be about a 5/10 in terms of aggresiveness which is very nice for me. The SE2 is slighty more aggresive (with same smoothness) and would rate as a 5.5/10. Both are milder than the ATT R1 if using a kai mild blade (my preferred blade on both) and about on par with the R1 if using the feather pros.

From the comments im seeing, it looks like the general+feather pros would provide a similar shave to the SE1 + kai mild.

If thats correct, i have no regrets in pre-ordering it, as I love the SE1/SE2 + kai mild combo in terms of smoothness and efficiency.

We have decided to reduce the Black Friday pre-order price for the black version only. It is now going to be $39.99 + shipping. Starts on 11/25.

That is awesome news!!! I have wanted to try it out, now I cannot pass it up.

We have decided to reduce the Black Friday pre-order price for the black version only. It is now going to be $39.99 + shipping. Starts on 11/25.

Thats a freaking incredible deal. Good grief man, that is awesome. I hope you guys sell a ton of them.

We are currently live with the $39.99 black razor pre-order. At colonialrazors.com

We are currently live with the $39.99 black razor pre-order. At colonialrazors.com

You guys are the best!

We are going to stock a limited amount of The General (Silver) heads tomorrow for $27.99 + shipping at our website.  One of the best SE deals if you are looking for a smooth single edge razor that works very well with Feather Pros and Supers, depending on your preference.

Finally got around to ordering one. Missed out on the special deal, but still looking forward to it.

Finally got around to ordering one.  Missed out on the special deal, but still looking forward to it.

it's a nice, simple razor. I think you'll enjoy it.

I pre-ordered the black one on Black Friday.  I am currently using the Schick Proline AC type blades in my RX.  I have tried the Feather Pros, the Kai Mild and The Kai Protouch (guarded).  I have found that the Schick Proline blades are comparable to the Schick injector blades.  They are not as easy to get, but worth it to try them.

thanks for the report. I'm actually due to order some AC blades here in the next few days and was wondering what everyone was using these days.

for me, of the 3 types of blades I've tried, they go like this:

feather professional > feather pro guard > feather professional super

the supers were just downright AWFUL for me.