I would like to see the promo video added to the attract mode. It’s a great video.

I thought I was imagining things when I saw the ball spark at the magnet? Looks like a little burn on the back ball guide? We are talking 20 plays in so far…

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I concede it is mostly plexiglass glass today. But previously, failures looked like this.

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Looks like Great White's roadies set up that GnR.

I'd definitely look carefully at the wiring for that magnet. Something is wrong.

I got a little spark in test mode. Definitely not seeing things.

There looks to have been a short between the magnet and ball guide for sure! I would definitely not play it again until you find the cause! Would love to know the problem?

Sorry let me clarify. Between the magnet, the ball and the guide!

Can you disable the magnet through the settings?

I can’t say for certain. But I believe I read in previous posts that you can.

You can on sterns, not sure on jjp

Does anyone have a link to someone who sells the under and back cabinet lights that hook directly to hot rails? Mezel sells a set, and it looks good, but thought you could buy a direct connection. Thx,,,

I have had the pin for a week and I’m thinking I have a skill shot bug. Seems really easy but I’m not quite sure how to get it. Plunge the ball but not to hard to hit the stop and I get it. Lsometimes I go past the lit lamp and sometimes I barely reach it. As long as I don’t hit the back stop it collects. Does that seem right?

I have 3 pins connected through a pin sub and the difference is unreal. Was underwhelmed by the sound but the addition of a sub makes a world of difference.

Yeah the skill shot seemed strange. You get a skill shot reward no matter what you hit. But if you get the lit dot you get super skill shot. I think if you don’t hit the skill shot you should get nothing. And if you hit it then you should just get skill shot. Then maybe a specific ramp for a super skill shot. Rewarding for anything is like a participation trophy

Don’t worry in yours Pickle. Happened just yesterday in my game and it was before I launched the ball, I collected 6,000 from a "Skill Shot" with the ball waiting to be launched and it was with the whole 5 balls game so I restarted my Pinball…. And Chaka and Screaminr are thinking that I’m not going to beat them next week in Scorbit because of that…. They will see who’s the best soon

(And this is not a sarcasm … … )

Such crazy talk. have you perhaps noticed you might get a skill shot that's 'lame'?

Ever had a game of Twilight Zone?

That's where this skill shot came from. Every shot is a skill shot (cept if you hit the target at the top, on both machines) but there is still a skill shot. It's no more a participation award than any other machine, and an exact replica of TZ.

When you just pull the plunger, there’s no skill involved. Kinda like when you jump off a diving board. Gravity is not a skill. Maybe they should call it a “Participation Plunge”

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Well ever played the Hobbit then? It has 4 or 5 'skill shots' that involve pulling the plunger only.

It's pretty common in pinball, i can think of plenty of games where the plunge and the control of the plunge is the skill shot.

What you are saying doesn't make sense to me.

But anyway enjoy playing your game rather than looking at the box.

What’s wrong with the box?

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I was.

you're the best Rolls you crack me up .
Even with your five balls a game , can't wait to show you who's the boss

If you pull the plunger back all the way you do NOT get a skill shot. You get it by pulling it back enough to get it through the gate without hitting the target if you pull back too far. Super skill shot is harder because you have to match the lit insert. Skill shot takes SOME skill and super skill shot takes MORE skill so seems pretty accurate.

Exactly- a skill shot was always a skill shot from the plunge. Was never meant to be a shot to the flipper then a hurry-up shot.

Is anyone still enjoying the SE gameplay the most? I’m considering buying an SE, mostly because it’s cheaper, but I also think there’s a chance I might like that it’s faster better.

That does seem like a missed opportunity considering blowing a good jackpot is more common than setting a new higher high

Could have a biggest winners and biggest losers table for each song. Make it optional to turn that on if people's feelings are going to get hurt over that. But I often drain out of a song and don't even have time to see what my song JP got to it disappears so fast.

There’s more to the skill shot. On default settings it takes two ‘points’ to light crowd multiball which gets progressively harder. So a skill shots awards one point, while a super skill shot awards two points. So it’s super skill shot on ball one will light crowd multiball. I have mine set to three points to light the first crowd multiball as it makes it a little more interesting And skill shots a little more critical.

+1 on the animation covering up the jackpot value. Very annoying.

If you're already paying thousands, I don't think the SE is worth the cost savings, nor do I think any perceived speed is better.

My favorite part of the pf layout is that upper pf. I think the sacrifice in gameplay with the SE is too great.

Locking balls from a direct shot up the ramp or cradling the upper pf flipper to direct your shot to either the vuk or guitar lock is great. When the diverter is up, you still can experience the speed of a fast ball return (and it's no big deal.)

Also, when you're multitasking in mb, it's a nice benefit to be able to park a ball away from the flippers for a few seconds.

I would only go LE. The difference is too big.

My game will be here nx week, so excuse my ignorance , what do you shoot to drop the diverter ?

you shoot for the bandmember shots to qualify the locks on the guitar neck. That drops the diverter.

Personally, now that I understand the game. I would stray away from the SE. That mini playfield and powerchord lock is so cool and so critical. I still think it’s one of the best mini playfields in pinball with how it’s used > it’s not grindy, ball doesn’t stay up long, you can one shot ball locks from bottom flipper, rules for it are fantastic, etc…

The game can get chaotic. You hear ppl complain about multiballs on this game. One of the main reasons it feels so overwhelming is that the game punishes you for trapping balls. So you gotta find a work around and the best place is planting balls in the powerchord lock. Strategically; getting T-shirt/poster patch set let’s you slow the game down, and let’s you play it more traditionally with a trap style controlled multiball for a bit. But you still will want to plant balls somewhere, otherwise they’re right in your face way too often.

My 2 cents.

There should be a scorbit achievement for most hits on the cross target. Pretty sure I’d be the World Champion Cross Target Smasher. More specifically…. flipper — cross target — drain.
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My impression was that pinball companies started adding in skill shots so that people playing the games on location wouldn't just launch the ball as hard as possible and cause more wear and tear.

What is the best line/point of reference to use to make sure my level is straight when leveling Left-Right? Basically I'm looking for some kind of visual guide to ensure that my level is sitting 100% width-wise without being crooked. I was thinking the top of the 'not in this lifetime' insert above the revolver would be a good straight-edge to use? or possibly the top of the Richard and Frank inserts in the revolver? At first I thought the lines of latitude on the world map would be okay but they aren't completely straight.

Put the machine back together. Lay a pinball on the top edge of the lockdown bar so the ball's on the glass and also touching the lockdown bar. If it doesn't move left or right, you're level enough.

Operator tricks.

Thank you for that little trick buddy.

I just took delivery of my LE! Wow!!! What a machine!!!! On the 4 games I played so far the machined kicked me to the ground mercilessly but I love it! I’m in Scorbit under Mar3nBu if anyone wants to add me…

or use the Pinguy App (ios) for Measurement on pf and glass incl degree display

Lower your flippers a tad and you will be nailing that ramp instead of clunking it off the targets

Is there a video or guide on how to do this? I also hit that target all the time and SDTM. I noticed my flipper from factory was a bit higher than most pins.

Dan, huge upgrade on sound, thanks, highly recommended!

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Yeppers, i played my op mates GnR the other day and it sounded tinny.

I am putting my GNR standard out on location. I would like to add a dollar bill validator. I currently only have stern games out on route and have never put one of my JJP games out on location. What type/model should I use. Thanks - any advice is appreciated

You need the 12v ones, not the 120v like Stern. I used Mars AE2654 because it did $1-$5-$10-$20, and with $1.50/1 play or $5/4 play pricing we got a lot of $5, $10, $20 bills instead of just 1s.

The downside is the 12v ones are newer and not a dime a dozen on Ebay like the 120v ones. You can get a 120v one for $70-$100 on Ebay that only takes $1. A 12v unit you're lucky if you get one for $200 used.

Just added you. I also got my game from Bill and Matt today! Enjoy.

Rob

Finally got to spend some time with my GNR. Got Civil War going. Man awesome light show, sound effects and incorporation of the shaker. Fabulous! Loved it!

100% agree. I'm floor by the whole experience of this game.

Hey guys - got the Band logo patch today to light special. Where is special?

Also another quick one - in On The Road mode, once I've got the three loops, I then shoot the (I think there might be 2?) white loop shots, and then you have to just hit the three loops again and repeat. Is this correct? Nothing else seems to happen. The walkthrough says "During On the Road, you can discover band member “power ups”. What does this even mean? I assume completing On The Road just makes Tour Multiball more valuable.

Cheers!

I just added you too!

I'm Tim if anyone wants to add me