finally , after 3 months, found a new head for my 388 ( that guy had 2 388 heads new ! ) and have the machine working , my tech advised me ... " dont worry about maintenance and cleaning.. " wich is something I disagree after lurking at these forums, something I can tell is "CLEANCLEANCLEANCLEAN" is a must with reel to reel, my tech is kind of nerd .
Got a couple of reels , SUPER REALISTIC TAPE ( 1800 ) , in a blue case, probably by Radio Shack, made in the 60s or 70s by the design, they seem in good state, they were unopened and liked to know if you recommend this.
I´ve cleaned the reel path with a domestic alcohol, and found a little bit of brown tape oxide, but not much after recording a couple of songs. Ill have to wait to clean the heads cause dont have the right product, any advise here?
Please whats the best option, please see link , ... about buying tape?
http://www.thomann.de/index.html?partner_id=97926&page=es/rmg.html
Got a couple of reels , SUPER REALISTIC TAPE ( 1800 ) , in a blue case, probably by Radio Shack, made in the 60s or 70s by the design, they seem in good state, they were unopened and liked to know if you recommend this.
I´ve cleaned the reel path with a domestic alcohol, and found a little bit of brown tape oxide, but not much after recording a couple of songs. Ill have to wait to clean the heads cause dont have the right product, any advise here?
Please whats the best option, please see link , ... about buying tape?
http://www.thomann.de/index.html?partner_id=97926&page=es/rmg.html