When you hear the crackling sound, pay attention to what is on your LCD screen. When it shows the destruction seen and buildings burning that’s also the noise I hear.

You’ll get a different answer from everyone. Mine is shaker motor, invisiglass, speaker upgrade. I don’t like playfield mods generally. But many people like to put doo dads all
Over it.

Edit: I do like the stern art blades, too, since they match the game well

This question is asked nearly every day. There's probably 1000's of posts with advice. IMHO, the 3 most important mods are: invisiglass, shaker motor, and Precision Flip system. YMMV.

Yes, during the bonus screen with the buildings burning I hear it there.
Do you have stock speakers, or are you saying that you still hear it after upgrading?

Stick to the Stern mods and maybe, maybe do a few others that you like.

I would not go nuts junking it all up, you'll never get your money back out of it. Personally when I buy games anymore I want a game that is unmolested as much as possible. All this powder coating etc. is for fine for people who never plan on selling their game but when or if I decide to, they just cut the buying market in half IMO.

In the end, it's your game so do whatever you want.

I'm a mod guy... mirror or art blades because the plain black sides are terrible. I'm 50/50 on shaker motors, but some people love em. I like speaker lights and voodoo glass. Speaker upgrades add sounds u sometimes miss. The ufo, bridge, Tdiddys Naegle building, the Tokyo sign, and teslas are all killer. Im not an action figure kinda person, but there are so many tasteful cool mods for GZ just search it up. Do mods add value, maybe not, but I love getting under the hood on pins and really appreciate the creative peeps in this hobby. Almost forgot.. I always change out rubbers.. you should too.. lol

Yes, in my machine it was all the low bass frequencies and it happened right out of the box when I got it in July. They sent me a new subwoofer but it didn't help. I removed the plastic screen mesh but it didn't help either. The last thing it could be, in my case at least, is the signal coming out of the MPU so they're sending me a replacement board. I'm hoping I'll get it this year and it solves the problem.

Just got an email from my distributor that my GZ Premium will be arriving in a week or so! My first NIB, can't wait!

OOOOH you're gonna LOVE it! Get yourself some good Godzilla swag (see Taget, Hot Topic, Ebay).... this machine is PERFECT and oh so fun. Clear your schedule!

Also be sure to enable Home Team from the get go, it makes it a lot better. I didn't do that for the first month and regret it.

Yeah, I have that setup on Rush and AIQ so definitely doing it here too! I'm glad Stern put this on the line to clear out the backlog before the price increase.

I agree that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and not implying I haven’t had a powder coat fail myself, or that this powder is perfect, or bashing anyone. That said, you don’t need my 25 years of design experience to see two colors don’t match.

So, looks like GZ is finally going to be knocked out of the #1 spot in the Pinside rankings. Toy Story 4 CE flippers are spamming the ratings with reviews like, "Your family will love it as much as mine, so glad I bought one!" So it will debut at #1 next week and probably stay there while the flippers keep spamming.

Is it confirmed that the speakers should be set to 4ohm? Mine had crackling when I set it to 4. None happens at 8 ohms though.

Bold! Wouldn't have occurred to me to do the ramps as well. Nicely, nicely done!

Set to 8 for both cab and backbox. There is some wonkery going on at 4 in the DSP menu setting IMHO (not really selecting a specific ohm but limiting the volume) which lowers the soundstage. Unless your turning your volume all the way up with 4ohm speakers, you're not going to do any heat damage to the amp. 8 Sounds better to me and I'll rarely get past 16 on the volume and that's plenty loud with an external sub hooked up

You're basically just restricting power at 4 ohm setting necessitating a much higher volume setting ...the 8ohm setting drives the speakers to (my ear) proper levels and you can get away with lower volume settings and a much brighter, crisper soundstage

Even the Pinwoofer and DIY amps mostly have you set the Ohm's to 8 and forget it

If you want to go down the rabbit hole and way above my head mostly, Google Audioholics Youtube channel ...they are firm believers in setting High end receivers to 8 ohm even when driving 4 ohm/ 6ohm speakers.

If I remember right, davegauth in the diy audio thread figured out that the ohm setting is little more than a gain. Aka volume. So 8 ohm will put out more volume than 4 to the speakers.

I’m thinking some version of HD glass or Invisiglass is the next mod/enhancement I’ll explore with my machines.. is one of these brands better than another? Is there a preferred source for purchase that you have?

there is a lot of low bass in the bonus collect screen, it is likely clipping the signal due to the 4 ohm setting and/or boosts in the EQ and voice/SFX bias in the settings.

I've replaced the speakers and added an amp, so my game's volume output is set low and flat; the amp sets the EQ curve. I've never had distortion issues. The factory board can output good sound if you don't push it too hard.

I've found it very time-consuming and often challenging to get to all the rubbers for a swap-out, and so I've rarely done this, but I'm new to this hobby. Can someone help clarify the reason for doing so? I've typically been able to clean them and rotate them in place to spread the wear around. I think I read that some rubbers are less dirt-creating in the first place; is that the primary reason for a full swap?

I’m in a similar boat, but can at least provide the context - many believe the stern rubbers are more cheaply made and break down easier which is what causes a lot of the playfield “dirt” and marks that require additional cleaning. To me, I just end up cleaning the playfield more and only changing the flipper rubbers.

I hear it with factory speakers. I was thinking it is just that scene because of the fires

Godzilla has by far the fewest number of playfield rubbers of any game I've owned... not too bad to change them out if you decide to.

There are so many mods that truly add so much joy to this machine. I have over 45 mods on my machine and these are my must haves for a Premium Machine.

First it's all about functionality and actually adding entertaining besides something visual.. So those mods are.

1. Shaker Motor (Really shines on this machine)
2. HD Glass
3. Pinstadium Lights Neo Atom Fusion (They really add to the atmosphere of the game)
4. Stumblor Neon Sign (This mod is a game changer that really adds plenty of entertainment besides visual)
5. Art Blades
6. Sonic Magnetic Reed Switches for the Skillshot and angled Saucer Switch (A must have mod that actually fixes an issue with the ball simply not registering when the ball goes in this lane.)
7. STDM fix that goes on top of the Building that drops.

Now if you want a bit more visual that just look freaking cool the go with.

8. TDiddy Tesla Tower Mods (The playfield looks so much better with it)
9. Sleal Saucer (Best model out there and for the price you can't beat it)
10. Sleal Godzilla Figurine
12. Mechagozilla Armor by Sleal
13. Myth Pinball Flaming Mod Lights (They ship these out in 2-3 weeks at most)

There are some other mods that are awesome, but require a bit more time and are simply the cherry on top of the cake. For me those mods are.

12. Kevin_LHeureux Bridge Mod, best bridge mod in my opinion.
13. Fighter Jets, (You'll have to order them from Japan, paint them, get Piano Wire and model them where you wish, very cool mod)
14. Mothra Figurine from amazon. I painted mine and customized it, comes with an egg.
15. Jet Jaguar Figurine from Amazon.
16. AIQ Knob wired and harnessed into the Saucer. This one is tricky to do but well worth the effort.
17. Saucer Clear bumper mod, also easy but will need some soldering.

Hope this helps get you started.

Lots of opinions (including a thread or two dedicated to it) and they usually come down to get the best deal and enjoy. Or be the light/glare perfectionist and get the PDI glass(if it’s in stock).

I have decided to powder coat my premium and have taken bit of a gamble, could go either way and i might end up having to do it again. I’m going down the path of a gold vein colour to match in with the golds on the cabinet. I actually called the powder coater to change my mind but it was too late. Will be interesting to see how it comes out.

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Very similar color to The Hobbit, which is stunning i n person. Make SURE that color does not require a second clear coat on top (some powders actually have 2 steps). We are seeing issues on the Halloweens which didn’t get the second step

i’ve got a Prem coming and also been leaning towards some kind of gold. great choice! please share pics! Its gonna be awesome

Thanks, that gives me a bit of confidence it might turn out ok. Will certainly post pics when its done.

I don’t see evidence of this. The ratings numbers listed aren’t that high, especially for the LE which will get lumped into the total ratings. What are you looking at?

Actually, I think the ratings are based on the highest rating for any of the versions. So he may be right, only 16 ratings and most are pretty high. High enough to average out better than GZ, idk. Even if it does, i can't imagine it will hold up over time.

This is my Halloween lock down on my GZ...

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Ah, you’re right. I forgot that. Well, I agree it won’t hold up. Too many people will rate it a 5.0 without even playing it just to bring it down, I imagine.

Thanks! That does look really good! I’m relieved

Anyone know how to reduce air balls off mechagodzilla ramp? They don’t happen often, but when they do, it gets serious height. Sometimes I’m lucky and it lands on the rail.

Just go with it man.

LE is ranked #130 and CE doesn’t have enough votes to be ranked. GZ isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

Can anyone really think that Toy story can be a better pinball machine than Godzilla? Toy story is sooo annoying and boring, not even in a top 30.
from all pinball machines i have, the only i could swap ( talking about gameplay, not price ) would be sorcerer , or maybe, maybe my world cup 94, still i would hesitate.
( yes, already played Toy Story for more than 1 hour )

Toy story 4 is super fun your tripping

It's ok game. Just that, JJP already made way better with Guns & Hobbit

Not hating, just giving personal opinion, if someone would offer me a Toy Story i would accept it, and keep at home to play....
Some days... and then change for a Jurassic Park Premium , since is the next in my list

Woohoo. I finally joined the club!
Just over 13 months to get it but it came in without a scratch. It looks good in the lineup

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"TRUCK THIS SIDE ONLY"

On the opposite side he was trucking from lol.

They treat every package like an empty box.

I have guns and roses but never played their guns and hobbit machine, is that like a mashup of the two games??

It's based on the film.

Danny Trejo packing heat in Middle Earth.

Epic.

He is using a pallet jack. Lifts straight up no pressure on the box.

They were gentle with my Refusal

Luckily a month later it came back from Stern in perfect shape from the same driver. He remembered because I tipped him $20 for the failed delivery

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