All right. This is my review of my Guardian Blue Shock LE ultrasabers.
Sadly, because of UPS, I can't show you how this saber looks as a saberstaff with two blades (one of them broke during shipping.
I'll update this review with pics as soon as I get a new one).
To make sure everyone understands the measurements without using a calculator, I'll tell both the imperial and metric units.
So, as a single-handed saber, the Shock LE is about 11"/28cm long with a number of stylish grooves in the body for better grip
and awesome looks. The body has an overall diameter of 1.5"/4cm.
The emitter starts with a wider section, and then gets narrowed down a bit by some nicely cut grooves until it widens again at the top.
The top and bottom of the emitter are slightly wider than the rest of the saber with a diameter of 2"/5cm.
All the grooves, as well as the top of the emitter and the covertec wheel, are anodized with a nice and elegant gold color.
Finally, the pommel has a number of holes drilled for sound (which I don't have).
With the gold colored details and its elegant look, the Shock LE looks like a lightsaber made for a Jedi Master. It feels great,
and with the blade the balance point is right at the emitter.
Now, to the blade. I chose 36"/93cm blades. Round tips since I wanted a lightsaber, not a sword. I picked the UltraEdge blades
since I won't be doing any heavy dueling and I wanted the brightest blades possible. Since I don't have anything to compare it to,
I'll just leave it at the fact that it's very bright. The first time I tried the saber was in the middle of the night.
From what I had read, I was expecting it to be bright, but I wasn't expecting it to light up the entire room!
The guardian blue color gives a nice full blue light to everything around it, while the blade itself looks like a slightly brighter blue.
A bit of an extra feature in this review is that I bought a coupler, so I'll show you guys how the Shock LE looks as a saberstaff!
Now, when I decided to buy a second Shock LE, I figured I had to get a coupler. Since the only coupler I'd seen that was MHS compatible
was the vented coupler, I e-mailed US and asked if this was the only coupler they had in stock that was compatible with the Shock.
I got the answer "Yes, that's the only Shock compatible coupler we have". I should have searched better, because apparently,
the Prophecy coupler is MHS compatible and a bit more discreet than the vented one.
Anyhow, the vented coupler is about 2,5"/6cm long, threads and all. Visible length less than 2"/4,5cm.
Here's what the Shock LE saberstaff hilt looks like.
Length; just over 20"/51cm.
Note that the coupler, like the emitters, has a wider diameter of a little less than 2"/4,5cm which is why I would rather have the Prophecy coupler.
Don't get me wrong, it looks great and feels good, but since I don't have sound and would rather have a more discreet and simple coupler,
I wish I'd seen the other one before ordering.
The only downside of the coupler except the size is how the sabers fit together. The switches on the saber don't align.
And they're not opposite either. While connected by the coupler, the switches are at an angle of 130-140° which is right between
aligned and opposite. This problem probably doesn't exist with all sabers or couplers since they're probably not all threaded exactly the same.
When I get a new blade I'll give you guys pics of the staff with blades. Until then, this'll be all for now!
I hope this helps someone decide whether or not to buy this saber. My personal opinion is,
if you think the Shock LE is a saber for you, don't hesitate! After all, it is a limited edition saber.
US may not keep it in stock for much longer.
Finally, it's an awesome saber. If anyone decides to get one, they won't be disappointed.
