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I've read over the larger 388 a thread a bunch of times, and that's what led me to change fuses and helped me change out the capstan belt. Can't beat a picture guide through the process. It's a treasure trove of information about this pretty beast. Well, I'm going to heed the advice given and order ...

Well, this is probably going to sound like a pretty silly add-on question, but the tapes that were included were previously used. The 456 was used on the machine to record a full band and the 499 just had a computer recording dumped on to it. If I want to use these tapes, do I just record over them,...

First post here. I recently purchased a Tascam 388 for $100 which was kept in a temperature controlled studio. The guy sold it cheap because it would not play unless you pushed the left tension arm up. Knowing what I knew from reading this forum extensively in the past, hoping to one day find one of...