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Tascam 414 Repair, Service & Mods

Mail-in repair and servicing for the Tascam 414 and 414 MKII, shipped from anywhere in the US.

Basic service

$160

Full service

$250

Repairs

Quoted

after I inspect it

Start a service request

I'll email you a quote and my shipping address. Please don't ship before then. Turnaround is usually 1–3 weeks after it arrives.

Blue Tascam 414 MKII Portastudio

About the 414

The 414 performs very well and is decently compact for the number of features it has. It's also the recorder I offer the most mods for. Common issues are dead or intermittent audio on certain tracks and worn transport belts.

Repairs I do

A repair fixes a specific fault. I quote it after inspecting the recorder.

Common on the 414

  • Dead tracks

I also repair

  • Dead inputs
  • No power
  • Intermittent ports and jacks
  • Not recording
  • Something else? Describe it on the service form and I'll quote it.

Mods

  • Dual speed · $85 with a service, $100 on its own
  • Individual tape outs · $150 flat rate
  • Erase-head bypass · $250 flat rate

See what each mod does →
Watch the 414 MKII mod demo on YouTube →

Belt kits

The same new parts I use on my bench, if you'd rather do it yourself.

414 / 414 MKII belt kit

All 3 belts