Is this a sample/prototype? The picture of the inserts for add band member/multiball are different.

I'm not a buyer, but I'm definitely curious about how many of these there are. What's the serial number on this one? Maybe we can do some estimations?

the samples have AXL 6 ball and the rubber dark army green snake. I don't see any of these features on this one.

not even the field is, or it would say axl 6 ball, and some of the inserts would be different colors than they are. That's a standard field. Only thing different on this field is that someone updated the launch ramp to the newer style with the VUK dropping right on the field.

here's the sample/prototype fields i've seen look like.

sample_(resized).jpg

The link that was posted says "On production games, the round insert indicates "Multiball" while the rectangular one contains a cross design and indicates "Add Band Member"." This game they are reversed and the rectangular one doesn't have the cross design.

side by side comparison.. I'm genuinely curious now..

gnrsample_compare_(resized).jpg

so samples had standard snake as well? I don't understand why they would go ahead and change a ton of inserts colors and art, and then go back and change it again for just those 2 inserts. But everything else remains the same as production. Someone at DE couldn't make up their mind. And it's not like these are easy changes. You have to reshoot all your screens just for that slight change.

This is why I was asking for a serial number, maybe there was a slow phase out of some of the "sample" features.

also look at your side by side comparison. If you notice, the art above the multiball insert is different. Doesn't have the naked girl, look like someone is wearing white pants. But on his version, he has the girl, with the other insert art.

4 revisions maybe?

I think that's just bad lighting on the picture, if you look at the ipdb article zoomed out, the playfield with these inserts has a chick on it..

http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=1100&picno=33095

might be bleached from the flash.

The cabinet has me stumped as well. Must be super early cabinet, because this shot, it looks like it's a totally different game.

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LOL true!

guess it is a sample. Different version from the samples i've seen in the past. Guess it's a later revision sample. Curious on how far into the run they did samples. Because they made 3000 of them, so it's not like the production run was that large to begin with.

Different manufacturer I know, but Funhouse had a prototype set of games and a about 150-200 "samples."

frankenstien and batman forever have early versions that say DE on them.

Any chance you have spare parts for sale like a G ramp?

That is a very early prototype playfield with many differences from sample and production versions. Axl 6 ball never made it into sample or production machines. It has been said that there were 4 different screened versions of GnR playfields (2 different prototypes, the sample version, and production version).

And there is no doubt that Ant's is a normal sample playfield. It even has the messed up inlane inserts.

An "I agree" Slash is awesome bump!

Don't normally post in another's fs listing but I have one that's pretty damn close to a proto on eBay. Black snake, different gun, different inserts, speaker panel is different and I don't know what else. Anyway only brought it up since you guys were discussing all the differences, it's always cool to see the changes as the built the games. Glws op.

Yours is definitely a sample game too, but some of the things on it are not original or for that game at all.

Another sample info bump!

What parts are you thinking? The only part I thought was the non rose shooter and the gun. But according to this website they were:

http://rec.games.pinball.narkive.com/1OUpIAr6/guns-n-roses-prototype

I know its not really official, but there was another website that mentioned them as well but I can't seem to locate it currently.