 Production of the mic continued in different versions such as the JT-30VC and the CAD HM-50 that were marketed to harmonica players before being discontinued in 1999.In 1999 Hohner bought the molds to the JT-30 shell and Astatic's very last batch of crystal elements and it was sold as the Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster.The Blues Blaster elements were Astatic MC-151 Crystal elements until 2001.