Quoted from Av8:

Hey pinheads. I got a GNR SE 3 days ago. My first jjp. 19th pin that have owned. Rock and pinball make the perfect combination and this is hands down the best pin I have owned. ACDC is close second.
The game build quality is very impressive. It's fast addictive and challenging. Perfect for home use. Light show, even on the SE, is incredible. 21 different songs each with their own multiball. Rules are deep but the album modes seem incomplete. Video graphics are awesome. 9 out of 10.
I adjusted the outlanes because they were brutal. Turned on attract mode in settings to play video and sound. Increase ball saver to 10 seconds from 6.
Dirty robot needed a timer. It was set to infinite. This mode should incorporate the mode button more. Like hit a shot then hit mode button.
Updated to 1.20 with USD stick.
Patches took me a while to figure out. [quoted image]

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Just got booed off stage twice in the same ball.

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Just got booed off stage twice in the same ball.

Quoted from Eskaybee:

Oh chuck you can do better than that [quoted image]

Quoted from kermit24:

Pick an easier song. Or don’t suck.

Quoted from jonesjb:

What to do here, seems a bit odd to have two sides that have “Truck this Side Only”. Are others’ boxes like this?
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Quoted from cybevenom:

a day after my birthday last sunday a package arrived. It was a package i won on facebook from Dayne Henry jr's fanpage. Dayne apparently heard i won the giveaway and knew i had the LE pinball machine for which he did the artwork on the playfield and the backglass. He added a little something i was told. Never expected it to be a sketch of Axl Rose which he made for the machine and he hand colored it. It wil be framed and get a place in the gameroom by the pinball machine for sure.
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Quoted from jonesjb:

What to do here, seems a bit odd to have two sides that have “Truck this Side Only”. Are others’ boxes like this?
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Quoted from daveyvandy:

Just trucked mine a few days ago on the right side for your photo. You can always peak inside to double check.

Quoted from jonesjb:

What to do here, seems a bit odd to have two sides that have “Truck this Side Only”. Are others’ boxes like this?
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Quoted from jalpert:

There is a patch you can collect that starts your dirty robot mode button power shot at 50%.

Quoted from Anubis330:

Okay, I'll bite. What patch is it???

Quoted from screaminr:

That looks sick , great if you could get that as a large print .
You're a lucky guy .

Quoted from Kkoss24:

It’s the side with the blue tilt indicator .

Quoted from jonesjb:

So what would happen if someone trucks from the other side?

Quoted from Kkoss24:

I saw in instruction sheet to screw leg seats all the way in .The floor is level where it stands but is this the proper pitch for this game? Seems a bit slow but fun never the less.That was some serious fun last night .

Quoted from Chetrico:Does it matter which USB port is used for updates and Bluetooth? Last night I pulled Bluetooth to update but had a few beers in me and now I can't remember which I grabbed it from.
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Quoted from atg1469:

I just got my GnR LE this week and tried installing the black mirror blades today but I can’t get the hole for the back box hinge to properly align. It’s like a few centimeters off but enough that the bolt won’t go through, so I’m considering cutting them down a bit. Any one else had to deal with this? Bad idea or not?! Appreciate the help as always!

Quoted from Eskaybee:

TLDR: I think the bug is somewhere in Chinese Democracy album time accumulating. Patience has something to do with it as well.
It’s happened twice to me. The first time was about a week ago and Patience absolutely was involved. I had completed everything in the game except Chinese Democracy. I played the song and last 2:56 seconds (doh! Just short to light the album). On my last ball i decided to play patience since it accumulates all albums. I completed and cashed out, but Chinese Democracy album was not lit.
On this most recent occurrence; i had lit and played tear down the wall first, demolition derby second, Tour, slash solo. Then i played better in Chinese democracy and completed the time limit and cashed out - however, the album did not light. I then played It’s so easy on Appetite and failed just shy of the 3 minute mark and decided to play patience to boost it above 3 mins.
However, i just looked back at my screenshot and it shows that Chinese Democracy album only has 52secs, but I did play Better and an encore (cashed out after).
So all in all i think the bug lies somewhere within Chinese Democracy and not accumulating time? Which therein bugged Appetite for Destruction album mode.

Quoted from jonesjb:

So what would happen if someone trucks from the other side?

Quoted from wcbrandes:

I think you need to send me cliff notes on how to play and score well on this machine!

Quoted from jonesjb:

So what would happen if someone trucks from the other side?

Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

Just very carefully cut a small hole in the side you suspect is the bottom of the machine. Verify that is indeed the bottom, and truck from that side.

Quoted from chuckwurt:

Trying to maximize score, so I let the game choose for me.

Quoted from kermit24:

There is a dramatic difference in song difficulty level.

Quoted from PinFever:

aujourd'hui une nouvelle première ... A
commencé une partie. Je viens de terminer le bal un a commencé à jouer au ballon 2. Un ami vient et demande, hey, mettez-moi dedans. mais j'étais sur la balle deux. il appuie sur le bouton pendant que je jouais et il a affiché un joueur deux a été ajouté. j'ai fini ma balle et c'est sûr qu'il était sur la première balle, puis il a drainé j'étais prêt pour ma dernière balle et l'a joué, puis il a joué le reste de la sienne pour terminer le jeu à deux joueurs ...
je n'ai jamais su cela possible et je le pense très option cool pour un retardataire à la fête. Un autre JJP fait-il cela?

Quoted from RockfordReplay:

Something to look out for; the ramp diverter to the upper playfield was rubbing the ramp. I caught it and re-shaped the guide before damage was started. The limit-of-movement in the guide-plate-assembly located under the playfield may allow this to happen if we're not careful.[quoted image]

Quoted from PinFever:

today a new first...
Started a game. just finished ball one started playing ball 2. Friend comes over and asks , hey put me in . but i was on ball two. he presses button while i was playing (kind of snickered thinking it was going to drop my game and start game over) and it displayed a player two was added . i finished my ball and then he was on ball one , then he drained i was up for my last ball and played it , then he played the rest of his to finish the two player game..
never knew this possible and think it very cool option for a late comer to the party . Any other JJP do this ?

Quoted from Kkoss24:

Good catch .Any thoughts on the pitch for this pin I had all the adjustments screwed all the way in last night like it said in direction sheet .seemed a little slow but reguardless fun .floor is level just wondering what people were doing for pitch .

Quoted from Eskaybee:

See my previous post, but bubble touching 2nd line from bottom is a pretty good sweet spot for me.

Quoted from Kkoss24:

Good catch .Any thoughts on the pitch for this pin I had all the adjustments screwed all the way in last night like it said in direction sheet .seemed a little slow but reguardless fun .floor is level just wondering what people were doing for pitch .

Quoted from Eskaybee:

Cliff notes version:
Get multiball, don’t drain.
Not so much cliff notes version (i.e. the Long version):
The biggest thing is learning the objectives in the song modes and understanding how the inserts move. While each song is different from the next, the overall construct of rules are the same. The light show is HUGE so it can be a bit overwhelming at first.
I suggest starting with songs from use your illusion 2. They are the easiest to pick up and understand. ‘You could be mine’ and ‘civil war’ are really easy to pick up and run with but they are also the hardest to score in. I enjoy playing civil war because it’s all about the upper loop shot (+ 1 other shot is always lit to help).
Next learn band frenzy shots and how the inserts work on the revolver for them. If a band member insert on the revolver is flashing color, shoot that members shot to collect. Collected band members will be solid white on the insert revolver. Collect them all for band frenzy and the revolver will be going nuts with rainbow colors. Again, ‘you could be mine’ and ‘civil war’ are the best songs to learn this because the overall light show is easier to understand.
Once you got those concepts down, move onto other songs and start learning song mode objectives insert shots. It becomes easier and easier once you learn something less overwhelming like ‘you could be mine’ or ‘civil war’ as mentioned above.
All in all you have 4 objectives during a song:
1. Make song objective shots, light scoop green, shoot scoop and level up the song mode.
2. Collect band members and get band frenzy going.
3. Lock balls for power chord. Lock them all and get a power chord jackpot + add a ball.
4. Keep your crowd meter alive *cough* chuck *cough*. When a song is near the end you really want your crowd meter maxed so you can get an encore. Crowd meter increases by making any shots, lit shots boost it higher.
Next step, doing well:
The more balls and members you collect prior to starting a song, the more balls you start with and the longer your ball saver. So lock those balls!
Patches:
• Always always always get the fender patch, it helps collect members for band frenzy.
• Patches for scoring well: fender + band members
• Patches Wizard mode progression: sponsor patches, sunglasses (for tour multiball), album patches (mainly use your illusion 2 patch for its album mode - hardest album mode to complete).
Scoring vs. wizard mode:
• If you’re going for score and just want to have an absolute Adrenalin rushed risk/reward game, then never cash out of a song and go for encore/band frenzy.
• if you’re going for wizard mode progression, it’s all about those extra balls. when you have the option to cash out of a song, look at the mini LCD, it’ll tell you if you qualified the album mode. If so, cash out (this will light the extra ball). If it’s not complete, then keep playing the song.
Quick tip 1:
Use that power chord guitar lock to store balls and keep the playfield less cluttered to progress song objectives.
Quick tip 2:
If you’re down to one ball in a song mode near the end of the song, you can ‘cheat’ the applause jackpot by shooting scoop when it’s lit green and wait the full 10 seconds. If applause lights during the 10 seconds, it’ll give it to you.
Lastly: have a beer and rock on! Absolute Adrenalin risk/reward fun game.

Quoted from Kkoss24:

Good catch .Any thoughts on the pitch for this pin I had all the adjustments screwed all the way in last night like it said in direction sheet .seemed a little slow but regardless fun .floor is level just wondering what people were doing for pitch .

Quoted from Av8:

Made a video tonight. My son got the patch and unlocked "Patience" then played COMA and Slashes solo on our GNR SE. His personal best.
This is an adrenaline fueled machine.

Quoted from PinFever:

today a new first...
Started a game. just finished ball one started playing ball 2. Friend comes over and asks , hey put me in . but i was on ball two. he presses button while i was playing (kind of snickered thinking it was going to drop my game and start game over) and it displayed a player two was added . i finished my ball and then he was on ball one , then he drained i was up for my last ball and played it , then he played the rest of his to finish the two player game..
never knew this possible and think it very cool option for a late comer to the party . Any other JJP do this ?

Quoted from Rolls-Royce:

in my "Attack From Mars" the record has been his for the past 2 years
Cheers

Quoted from screaminr:

So he's a chip off the old Titan

Quoted from Eskaybee:

Cliff notes version:
Get multiball, don’t drain.
Not so much cliff notes version (i.e. the Long version):
The biggest thing is learning the objectives in the song modes and understanding how the inserts move. While each song is different from the next, the overall construct of rules are the same. The light show is HUGE so it can be a bit overwhelming at first.
I suggest starting with songs from use your illusion 2. They are the easiest to pick up and understand. ‘You could be mine’ and ‘civil war’ are really easy to pick up and run with but they are also the hardest to score in. I enjoy playing civil war because it’s all about the upper loop shot (+ 1 other shot is always lit to help).
Next learn band frenzy shots and how the inserts work on the revolver for them. If a band member insert on the revolver is flashing color, shoot that members shot to collect. Collected band members will be solid white on the insert revolver. Collect them all for band frenzy and the revolver will be going nuts with rainbow colors. Again, ‘you could be mine’ and ‘civil war’ are the best songs to learn this because the overall light show is easier to understand.
Once you got those concepts down, move onto other songs and start learning song mode objectives insert shots. It becomes easier and easier once you learn something less overwhelming like ‘you could be mine’ or ‘civil war’ as mentioned above.
All in all you have 4 objectives during a song:
1. Make song objective shots, light scoop green, shoot scoop and level up the song mode.
2. Collect band members and get band frenzy going.
3. Lock balls for power chord. Lock them all and get a power chord jackpot + add a ball.
4. Keep your crowd meter alive *cough* chuck *cough*. When a song is near the end you really want your crowd meter maxed so you can get an encore. Crowd meter increases by making any shots, lit shots boost it higher.
Next step, doing well:
The more balls and members you collect prior to starting a song, the more balls you start with and the longer your ball saver. So lock those balls!
Patches:
• Always always always get the fender patch, it helps collect members for band frenzy.
• Patches for scoring well: fender + band members
• Patches Wizard mode progression: sponsor patches, sunglasses (for tour multiball), album patches (mainly use your illusion 2 patch for its album mode - hardest album mode to complete).
Scoring vs. wizard mode:
• If you’re going for score and just want to have an absolute Adrenalin rushed risk/reward game, then never cash out of a song and go for encore/band frenzy.
• if you’re going for wizard mode progression, it’s all about those extra balls. when you have the option to cash out of a song, look at the mini LCD, it’ll tell you if you qualified the album mode. If so, cash out (this will light the extra ball). If it’s not complete, then keep playing the song.
Quick tip 1:
Use that power chord guitar lock to store balls and keep the playfield less cluttered to progress song objectives.
Quick tip 2:
If you’re down to one ball in a song mode near the end of the song, you can ‘cheat’ the applause jackpot by shooting scoop when it’s lit green and wait the full 10 seconds. If applause lights during the 10 seconds, it’ll give it to you.
Lastly: have a beer and rock on! Absolute Adrenalin risk/reward fun game.

Quoted from Happy81724:

Do you hit the middle button often in the game? It’s just to change patches and collect others, right? I rarely hit that button