Up for sale is an absolute time-capsule piece: a 2008 Hagstrom HJ500 Tremar in a stunning gloss Black finish. If you are looking for a nearly immaculate, collector-grade archtop that looks, feels, and plays like it was hermetically sealed for nearly two decades, this is it.

This guitar has spent almost its entire life safely stored inside its original premium hardshell case. It features zero fretwear, zero belt-buckle rash, and excellent, well-preserved chrome hardware showing only the slightest, completely normal age-related fade/tarnish.

This guitar is untouched enough that it still retains the original factory styrofoam packing strip nestled directly underneath the floating bridge saddle to protect the top. It looks, feels, and performs exactly as it did the day it left the factory floor in 2008.

This is a great gift for the Jazz or Rock guitarist in your life, just in time for Christmas!

Specs & Features:

• Body: Canadian Maple hollowbody with an elegant arched top and sleek black finish.
• Neck: Resinator fretboard with Hagstrom's ultra-stable H-Expander truss rod.
• Tailpiece: Original Hagstrom Tremar vibrato system (smooth action, holds tune flawlessly).
• Pickups: Dual Hagstrom HJ-50 humbuckers (incredible clarity, warm jazz cleans, grunts beautifully under overdrive).
• Case: Includes the original, premium Hagstrom plush-lined hardshell case featuring the gorgeous gold-and-red metal crest. The case is in excellent structural condition with all latches working perfectly, showing only one small cosmetic split in the exterior Tolex wrap near the main emblem (see photos).
• Case Candy Bonus: Includes the original factory case keys, which are almost always lost by previous owners.

The Timeline & Terms:

Please Note: I am only back in the United States for a very limited 30-day window and am motivated to secure a clean, direct peer-to-peer sale before I travel back out of the country. No trades, store buyouts, or lowball offers will be considered…but all serious & reasonable offers will be considered!

Shipping & Payout Details:

Ships fully insured via UPS Ground with Reverb Safe Shipping protection activated. Packed professionally in a proper guitar shipping box (standard archtop box metrics, roughly 48"x20"x8" at ~22 lbs). Local cash pickup can also be arranged if you are in the area.