First lightsaber ever purchased, so the review will reflect this.
Visual impressions:
The pictures do not do this lightsaber justice. It is a beautiful lightsaber (if a piece of metal tube can be described as such). The hilt is light with a nice glossy shine making it a fantastic decoration on any shelf or table with its supplied stand and name plaque. The red inner casing by the emitter is a beautiful contrast to the chrome.
When the lightsaber is turned on, it goes from being a thing of beauty to a piece of art. The 2 crystals top and bottom add an extra dimension to an already incredible hilt.
Usage impressions:
The blade is light and when connected to the hilt does not feel top heavy. The center of gravity feels well balanced where the blade meets the hilt. Also the hilt is narrow and I with small hands had a good grip around the hilt. For me, the weight, balance and hilt diameter made it feel good for spinning and twirling.
Software impressions:
The lightsaber came with 13 soundfonts where one was a dublicate, so in actual 12 soundfonts. Being labeled as the Ventress I would also have expected an actual Ventress soundfont, which there wasnt.
I am aware since it is a proffieboard, that sounds and blade styles can be downloaded and customized. This was just my subjective opinion. I have informed Carl about this and he in turn has informed 89Sabers.
CCSabers + delivery
Since it was the first time I ever purchased a lightsaber, and not much of an online customer, I had a lot of questions before and after the purchase. Carl the owner of CCSabers answered in a timely fashion (7 hours time difference), patiently, politely and competently. The lightsaber arrived via DHL a little over 1 week from purchase (living in Scandinavia), and I could follow the status of the delivery via the tracking number supplied by Carl.
Overall impression:
The lightsaber is just awesome in both looks and usage. Aside from the slight dissapointment from the software, the service provided by Carl and CCSabers more than anything compensates for the dissapointment, and I thereby give the rating of 5 stars and will surely purchase from Carl and CCSabers again.
PS.
The review from Carly King on YouTube helped on my decision to purchase this lightsaber.