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Old 8th May 2009   #9
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Originally Posted by psycho_monkey View Post
Otis - as one previous poster has mentioned, and everyone else ignored, are you buying a Tascam 388 or a 38? the first is a cassette based 8-track and should be avoided like the plague, the 2nd is a 1/2" reel to reel that are quite funky...

I think from the way you're talking, it's the latter but definitely avoid the 388 cassette in this day and age!
The Tascam 388 is a 1/4" reel to reel 8-track machine with built in mixer. I know this because I still have one.

It's a great "little" machine.
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