Free The Tone ends FT-2Y-S and CU-6550 cable production
March 1, 2023 · 2 sources
Free The Tone has marked the SUGIZO SIGNATURE FLIGHT TIME FT-2Y-S and the CU-6550STD and CU-6550LNG instrument cables as discontinued products on its support page12. The FT-2Y-S is listed with a production end date of March 2023, and the two cables with a production end date of May 202312.
The page gives a repair support period for the FT-2Y-S running to the end of March 2028, and lists no successor product for it12.
Free The Tone states on the same page that its support period after production ends is five years, and that it continues to repair products beyond that period where it can. It adds that repairs may be impossible in under five years if parts become hard to obtain or in unforeseen circumstances12.
The discontinuation notice also covers other products, including the JB-82S, JB-41S and JB-21 signal junction boxes with a December 2023 production end, the HT-GS001 HOTEI signature system with November 2023, and the CU-6550STD-TH cable with December 202312.