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Me too. Thanks again sweetbeats.

Thanks sweetbeats. I tried what you suggested and switched the cards. For some reason all channels work perfectly now. I'll test more but they seem stable. Maybe a card was a little off or something. Thanks for the tip! For the head I'm not sure I see a gap at the bottom but was wondering about...

Thanks sweetbeats. Here are some photos of the head in question. I haven't switched tape recently but have been going back to older reels. The "distortion" in track 2 is more like "muddy/mushy" dropouts. Totally unusable. They just started. I do see gaps forming on the head, or am misreading the...

Hi All, I have been thinking about replacing the recording/playback heads on my Tascam 388. Ive been getting drop outs on channel 1 and distortion on channel 2. I found a head that is "65% still good." The price is close to $300 with shipping. What do you think? Is that about the what head for...

I did the same thing on my 388. Check these pics. I used some string to help evenly guide the strip out. It takes a little tug but try to be smooth and strong with it. The reseating them is easy. Just be slow, careful, and try not to snap anything. You should be fine.

Just an update. I rolled some bubble wrap around the 388 and taped it tight. Then just put in on the floor of the moving van and packed some boxes around it so it wouldn't slide. I drove that thing 1500 miles in the back of the van, got to the new place, unpacked it, and it works like a charm...

Awesome. Thanks guys.

Ha. Yea, I almost rip my arms off every time I try to move that "porta-studio" I actually used to have a flight case for a 388 but I sold it a while back. rats. I guess for this trip I'm most concerned with the hours of shakes and bumps of a big road trip. Hope I wont end up at the new place...

Hi Guys, I posted this in packing 101 but thought I might get a few more replies out here. I'm moving and bringing my Tascam 388 with me. We're going about 900 miles across the country with the 388 in the back of the moving van. I'll pack and handle it myself and was wondering if anyone had any...

Hi Guys, GReat thread. I was wondering if anyone has some advise for traveling with a Tascam 388? Im going to be moving it about 900 miles across the country in the back of a moving van. I'll pack and handle it myself but was interested to hear if anyone has some suggestions about how to pack or...

Thanks Guys, If I take it in and they say it's in need of a new Capacitor would that be an easy thing to find. Are they standard or would it be super hard to find one for this machine? p.s. what is a Capacitor? (ha) Thanks.

Hi Guys, I got this old Fostex 250 from a friend because channel 2 pops. Everything else works fine and I'd love to fix it up. What I'm getting is what sounds like a dirty switch but with cleaning (and twisting) doesn't seem to go away. Also sometimes a few pretty loud "POPS" from out of the...

Amazing replies. Thanks guys!

Thanks Chili, That's an interesting idea. Would something like a Furman PL-Plus do the same job? Though it is more expensive. Thanks again

Hi there, I am thinking about renting a cheap little house in the country to do some album recording and was wondering about power issues. I’ll have a chance to go see it before I commit and was wondering if there is a way I could test the power to see if its “clean” for recording. I'm recording...

Thanks guys.!

I just got these new tapes. Just wondering if they should be good to go, even though 388 was calibrated and biased for Quantegy 407

Thanks sweetbeats.

Thanks ethyrvalve, Do you know if the size is the same also? I thought I read somewhere that the RMGI is a bit wider so if the machine used the 407 for a while the grooves might be off. Maybe I misread. Did you ever hear anything like that? Thanks again.

Hi All, My Tascam 388 is calibrated for Quantegy 407 tape. Would it need adjustment if I started using RMG RMGI EMTEC LPR-35? Would I need to tweak anything or should it all be fine? Thanks.