ES Sabers
Vortex - Combat Saber
Vortex - Combat Saber
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Our lightsabers are expertly crafted for collectors and duelists, combining advanced engineering with artistic design. With options ranging from base-lit to Pixel blade technology, our sabers deliver exceptional performance and realism.
Cutting-Edge Features
Saber: Our range includes classic base-lit hilts and Pixel blade technology in Eco, GHV3, and Proffie models, providing options for every enthusiast.
Hilt: Constructed from premium aluminium alloy, our hilts are strong, durable, and customisable. The modular design allows each saber to reflect the wielder's unique personality.
Pixel Blade: The Pixel blade’s 50W LED strip offers unparalleled brightness, enhancing the duelling experience with unmatched clarity.
Model Options – RGB, Eco, GHV3, Proffie: Choose from RGB, Eco models with easy customisation, or GHV3 and Proffie for advanced features that suit every skill level.
Flash on Clash: This feature activates dynamic lighting effects on impact, enhancing realism in duels.
Smooth Swing: Experience cinematic immersion with smooth swing technology, where sound varies with movement, offering a true-to-film experience.
Premium Materials
Aluminium Alloy: High-grade aluminium alloy ensures that our hilts are durable and resistant to wear.
Polycarbonate Blade: The polycarbonate blade, 2mm thick, withstands intense duelling, offering reliability and strength with custom sizing options.
Rechargeable Battery: Our rechargeable batteries, ranging from 3000mAh to 3600mAh, provide extended usage. Charge times range from 4-8 hours, and every saber includes a USB charging cable.
Battery Recycling: As part of our commitment to sustainability, we offer options to return used batteries for proper recycling or recommend local facilities. Together, we can create a greener galaxy.
Accessories and Controls
Each saber includes an Allen key, screws, and USB charging cable for assembly and maintenance. All models feature motion control for custom responses, ensuring a personalised experience.
Customisation Features
- Sound and Visual Effects: Adjust font colours, sound, and visual effects to make the saber uniquely yours.
- Super-bright: Our Pixel blade surpasses standard LEDs, ensuring vibrant, immersive battles.
- Base Lit Sabers: Classic elegance with a 12W LED offers reliable, stylish performance.
- Bluetooth Technology: Connect to compatible devices for customising sounds, updates, and more.
- Volume Adjustment and Mute: Choose the ideal sound level or mute for silent operation.
- Customisable Sound Fonts: Select from pre-loaded character fonts or add your own for an enriched audio experience.
Variable Hilt Components (VHC): With VHC, mix and match handles, pommels, switches, and emitters to create your ideal hilt.
If you have a core and a blade already why not get an empty hilt to add to your collection.
Specifications
Weight: 0.38kg
Length: 30cm
VHC compatible:-
Core:1" S-RGB / SNV4 USB C
Blade:1" 2mm bullet blade
Pommel:Pommel
Covertec wheel or belt loop:-
Instructions on how to use the lightsabers can be found here:
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I have mixed feelings about writing this review, as it contains both positive and negative.
However, let’s start with the positive.
As always the quality of the lightsaber is absolutely outstanding. I ordered the Vortex (or more accurately my parents ordered it as a gift for my 50th birthday which is at the end of March) and I’ve had my eye on it for quite sometime.
Honestly, it does not disappoint, it’s a stunning lightsaber, and I’m so happy to have it as part of my collection.
And the neopixel core/blade is incredible. The difference between this and my previous base lit sabers is a world apart. The blade is so bright with the neopixel, and the sounds are fantastic.
It’s heavier than the base lit models, and as I understand it from the included instructions it’s also Bluetooth controllable and adjustable for sounds and blade colours. Not that I’ve tried this yet, but even out of the box it has familiar controls on its own.
Either way, this is a beautiful addition to my collection, and definitely more of a display piece than a cosplay item.
Ok, now for the negative.
As I mentioned this was ordered for my 50th birthday, with 5 weeks until the big day.
I emailed ES Sabers to explain it was a gift for my 50th and asked that they make sure it arrived in time. This was precautionary as the website clearly states that orders are shipped within 2 weeks, or 2 to 4 weeks during busy periods.
The response I got said “ensure your order is shipped within the specified timeframe” so all well and good. Then I got a little worried, emailed again, and the response was “thrilled to help make your birthday special and will do our best to ensure your order arrives on time” which was quite reassuring, even though it had changed to do our best. By the end of the 4th week there was still no shipment, so being concerned I emailed and got the response “your order will ship next week” with the added “it takes 2-3 days from shipping” which was good enough. However, with a few days to go I still had no shipping information, so emailed again. This time the response was “will make sure to ship it as requested” but by this stage I wasn’t convinced.
I was right to doubt, after ordering 5 weeks in advance and contacting them to explain it was a gift to celebrate a milestone birthday, my birthday came and went.
So I emailed again first thing the day after my birthday with a strongly worded, but still polite, saying my parents and I weren’t happy. Strangely enough I got an immediate response apologising and assuring me it would be passed to the appropriate department. I then got another email pretty quickly, apologising for the situation and promising to chase up my order and get it to me as soon as they could. In way of an apology there was even an offer for a free gift being sent within the specified original order.
However, it still took another three and half days (emailed Monday morning, was shipped by overnight courier Wednesday and received Thursday) to receive my order, bringing the over all wait time to five and a half weeks, from the original 2-4 stated on the website.
And whilst I appreciated the gesture of the free gift included, it sadly does not make up for the fact that despite ordering 5 weeks in advance and emailing to let them know it was a gift, it did not arrive in time as promised and ruined the celebrations for my 50th as I had no main present to open on the day.
So I’m sorry ES Sabers, but as much as I appreciate the gesture of a free gift, you did fail to help me celebrate my 50th in the way I wanted to, with a special lightsaber.
Therefore, despite the quality of the lightsaber, I’m aware that I’m not the only one who’s had issues with timeframe and indeed previous orders have also pushed my patience.
Unfortunately I cannot recommend buying from ES Sabers, and despite my love of their sabers I’m afraid that this customer will not be returning.
If you want quality and don’t mind unreliable shipping times or missed deadlines for gifts, then get your sabers here. But if you want quality and reliability in shipping then this is definitely a company to avoid.
Therefore, although the product itself is worthy of 5 stars, because of my experience with shipping I give 2 stars. And 1 star is for the free gift, although given the circumstances (and I don’t want to appear ungrateful) wasn’t much a of a free gift for missing my birthday because I genuinely only cared as it was significant.
Wonderfully built saber, light and sound is incredible.
Love the aesthetic and so does everyone i've shown it too
Thank you!