Tascam 488 MkI Portastudio Vintage 8-Track Recorder Cassette

December 19, 2018 admin 0 Comments

I’ve been recording with this thing non-stop for twenty years and it shows. The biggest problem is the buttons are worn out and hard to press. Frequently, the rewind button slides under the chassis and then it’s hard to stop the tape. The counter sometimes acts funny and the return-to-zero and counter-reset buttons sometimes don’t work. The tape door is missing. The headphone jack was modified to make it beefier so it doesn’t have to be replaced so often, which worked for ten years, but now has to be replaced again. The 1/4 input jacks could probably use some work too. In the end, I could get sound to pass through but then I’d play back a tape and find the signal too faint and distorted to use. The faders and knobs all work. One slider is missing, one bus assign button is missing, but both work; use a pen or something for that button. And some of the rubber knobs have melted a bit but still work. There is some discoloration on the chassis. I bought this machine in 1998 and recorded several albums on it. Please review all photos carefully as they are part of the description. The item “Tascam 488 MkI Portastudio Vintage 8-Track Recorder Cassette” is in sale since Sunday, December 2, 2018. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Pro Audio Equipment\Recorders”. The seller is “armpitjelly” and is located in Brooklyn, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Tracks: 8
• Media Type: Cassette
• Brand: TASCAM
• Custom Bundle: No
• Non-Domestic Product: No
• Modified Item: No
• Model: 488
• Type: Analog Recorder
• Form Factor: Console/Tabletop
• MPN: Does Not Apply