89Sabers Ventress Neopixel Saber

The ventress is a very beautiful saber ,liking the two tone metal gives it depth. The speaker is very load not muted by leds on the end,but disappointed with the order.I bought during a sale I didn't receive my free saber for purchase over $300 or a stand case is very nice.tho.sent many emails..no response. I will not buy
from again

A very sleek and good looking hilt with a visible kyber crystal. Only drawback is the chassis, which is very tight for the battery and to get to the SD card, I had to push the proffie board a bit up and thank god, nothing broke. Sadly 89 Sabers did not provide a saber stand, but this is not CCSabers fault. I am happy with this hilt :)

This saber is fantastic, I love its design with its mesh/honeycomb style parts, its two crystals!
Saber relatively light, easy to handle and delivered quickly with all the accessories and functions!
I am totally won over by it!
One more sword from CCSabers in my collection!

I like the hilt a LOT. I'm not thrilled about the crystal-chamber-in-the-pommel concept - 4 stars. The electronics were installed well, but the chassis design and layout of the wiring fall short - 3 stars. The hilt chassis blocks the view of the crystal chamber and the wires running through the hilt chassis are visible. I disassembled the hilt and concealed the wires, but couldn't reposition the chassis so that it didn't obscure the crystal chamber. I also rewired the hilt chassis and the core to provide individual control of the crystal chamber and pommel LEDs. They now both have their own data pads and the crystal chamber is now programmed to pulse when the blade is off. This flexibility could have been enabled by a different approach to the wiring in the original install without creating additional effort.

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.

I just got this and I couldn't be happier. The gloss finish is excellent. The crystal in the middle is very visible and the crystal in the bottom is well done too. The bottons to activate the saber feel solid and not mushy. It even came with a display stand. I prefer this one over the korbanth version, which I also have.