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DrumAnBass

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Bizarre bartop design
« on: August 07, 2008, 05:45:43 pm »
Saw this thing on ebay - a bartop with a 60-1 multi jamma board in it.  Very odd "half and half" design... Pretty fugly IMHO; thought I'd share it... I guess we can blame Midway for starting this trend with their current Galaga/Ms PacMan fusions.



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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2008, 07:26:07 pm »
I'd have to agree with the fugly part!
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2008, 08:15:18 pm »
That was indeed a misguided attempt to emulate (pun intended) the Midway combination cabs - it does fail. Badly.
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2008, 07:25:17 pm »
They could have at least kept the same color trim. That would have helped a lot.
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 07:35:07 pm »
Yah you are right - the multi color t-molding is what makes it so jarring, probably even more than the 2 tone paint.

Design lesson of the day: KISS - keep it simple stupid!
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2008, 12:17:18 am »
The off center monitor really messes it up for me.
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2008, 03:58:47 pm »
ugh.. kinda gives me a headache looking at it hahaha
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2008, 04:04:30 pm »
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2008, 06:31:49 am »
some things are just wrong......
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Re: Bizarre bartop design
« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2008, 05:08:46 pm »
When I first saw that thing I though he was offering either 1 design or the other and had photo-shopped them together.

Then I looked properly and realized what an idiot he is.
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