A composite magnetic head comprising a DC-erasing head, which is slidably
contact with a driving magnetic tape, and which DC-erases a servo band of
the magnetic tape in such a manner that the direction of the
magnetization of the servo band the servo band is directed towards one
direction of the lengthwise direction of the magnetic tape; a servo
writing head, which is slidably contact with the magnetic tape, and which
writes a servo signal thereon so that the direction of the magnetization
of the servo band is directed toward the reverse direction to the
direction directed by the DC erasing head; and an AC-erasing head, which
is contact with the magnetic tape, and which AC-erases the magnetization
of the data band of the magnetic tape is disclosed. The servo writing
head and the AC-erasing head are provided at downstream of the driving
magnetic tape relative to the DC-erasing head, and the DC-erasing head,
the servo writing head and the AC-erasing head are unified with each
other.