Alamo Fiesta Mark I 1964 - White

This is a vintage circa 1963 Alamo Fiesta Mark I hollow electric. Alamo is perhaps best known for their amplifiers, but they of course were a prolific guitar manufacturer, as well. Made in Texas, this guitar is super light and compact, its body made from birch plywood. With design inspired by what seems equal parts Rickenbacker and American cars of the era, the Fiesta is an eye-catcher and certainly lives up to its name. A lot of players dig these as lap steel alternatives, as well - a tip of the hat to Alamo's roots.

This one is in good shape, with some nicks dings, and chips here and there. A previous owner decorated it with some cool artwork, too. One of its strap buttons has been changed, possibly both. Its nut is chipped but doesn't affect where the string sits. It feels great to play and sounds awesome!

Alamo Fiesta's tend to come in a wide variety of shapes and colors. They are hidden gems in the history of electric guitars. Myrareguitars.com provides a brief history of the company and its founder. Dig it: 

"A native of Newark, New Jersey, Eilenberg worked in radio before World War II began, during which he served as a communications engineer in the Navy. Following the War, Eilenberg was recruited by Milton Fink of Southern Music, a music publisher and distributor in San Antonio, to start an electronics business and in 1947 Alamo Electronics was born. They began with record players and battery-powered radios and by around 1950 had graduated to electric lap steel guitars and amplifiers.

Alamo began making electric Spanish guitars in either 1959 or 1960. Alamo guitars were pretty much made in San Antonio, including the pickups, though some mysterious ads for Mexican Alamos appeared in the early 1960s. At some point between 1960 and 1962 Alamo hooked up with the big New York distributor C. Bruno & Son."

It has been professionally setup and is ready to rock!

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