A stationary tape guide, for use with a magnetic tape recorder having an inclined cylinder mounted on a chassis, the tape-guide containing a guide block mounted on the chassis the guide block having the following features. A first tape surface guide inclined with respect to a first reference plane. A second tape surface guide inclined with respect to the first reference plane and located further from the inclined cylinder than the first tape surface guide. A third tape surface guide oriented orthogonal to the first reference plane and located further from are inclined cylinder than the second tape surface guide. A first tape edge guide extending from the guide block beyond a second reference plane defined by the first and second tape surface guides and having a first tape edge contact surface. A second tape edge guide extending from the guide block beyond a third reference plane defined by the first tape surface guide in cooperation with the cylinder, and having a second tape edge contact surface which is located further from the first reference plane than the first tape-edge contact surface.