The saber looks and feels exactly as I hoped. The genuine leather just feels great in my hand. My only issue is that a couple of the fonts don't work beyond the sound effects, no matter how many blade colours I try to change it to. And there are times when the blade's colour won't work correctly, but restarting the saber tends to resolve it quickly enough. Overall it is something I am incredibly happy with, and will order from the Forge again.

This was my first real saber. I got it about 2 months ago and love it so much. The ergonomics are perfect for dueling and the heft is well balanced. My only gripe is that when I purchased the saber, the option for a xeno v3 board wasn't there but hey, I'll just pick up a new board later. Also...if you haven't gotten into custom weathering, I suggest getting the weathered version for a good jumping off point ;) (pics below)

If you are looking to get into the loghysaber hobby, the Eco line is the only way to go! The Defiant (baselit) is quite literally the nicest lightsaber I have ever had. It arrived just about an hour ago, and I am 10000000000% in love with it. The heft is entirely realistic, the sound is AWESOME, the LEDs are bright as hellfire, and the controls are simplistic and sensible in the best way. The machining for the hilt is professional quality, the leather supple and perfectly wrapped, and the overall design is tastefully intricate, calling on design work from both the Graflex and the Fallen Order. The fact that you can have a full color wheel, multiple sound fonts, a recharge port, blade plug, real leather wrapping, and a more advanced control board at the price of $190 is a deal that literally cannot be beat.

Very well made. I honestly don't know how they machine the parts and make money

This is my second purchase from Saberforge. I am very impressed with the build quality of both this saber and my previous order (Fallen Order Eco). I opted for Standard finish with a genuine leather wrap in Outlaw Dark Brown and it looks PERFECT! The overall weight and grip is exactly how I imagine a real lightsaber would feel, and the 1.5" diameter means that this particular ECO hilt works with male-threaded pommel, adapter, and extension ASP parts! I ordered the Defiant Eco without electronics so I could put a Xenopixel v2 core into it. The xenopixel core I have is about 1mm too long for the included pommel, however shortening the pommel threads with a thin rubber gasket solves the issue completely. Shipping time was pretty long for both of my orders (roughly a month for each), but since that was my expectation at the time of my order, waiting wasn't a big deal. I will definitely be buying from Saberforge again!