Instrument for Greek folk guitar

[Spyros_Tsianakas (Σπύρος Τσιανάκας Τρίκαλα)]

@nikosusername

Hello and welcome, everyone. New to the group and also new to laïko music.

Hello and welcome.

As someone new to laïko music (as you say), be a little patient and get down to reading here on the forum. There are many references to what “laïko guitar” is.

For example, here:

Rebetica guitar (2000 - 2004)

(Timo Puhakka) What kind of guitar is best suitable for (acustic) rebetica? I have understood that, like a flamenco guitar, also rebetica guitar has some certain characteristics to give a good rebetica sound. My questions are: What characteristics are important for a rebetica guitar? Are there in the Athens area instrument maker(s) who build good rebetica guitars? Are some of the commercially available guitar types more popular in rebetica companies than others? Timo