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The tape speed trick is a cool old trick to get more impact with less tracks. It is important though to remember that the tape speed needs to only be changed while you are tracking that part. Generally, this is easy to remember since with tape, you can't just change the speed of one track. If however you were to do this digitally, you can't just change the pitch a little of one track or else the problem that Glenn mentioned would definately exist. The longer the track, the more the parts would be seperated by the end of the track. Digitally, you would want to use an algorithm that changes pitch without shifting the time. Usually plugins like this start to degrade the sound in a way that is noticable, but by only shifting a small amount like mentioned, it would most likely be virtually unnoticable, especially on a guitar track. A sustained string solo however might reveal it.