{"id":4940,"date":"2026-02-06T23:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/?p=4940"},"modified":"2026-02-06T23:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T23:55:04","slug":"totally-guitars-weekly-update-january-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totallyguitars.com\/blog\/tg-blogs\/guitar-news\/totally-guitars-weekly-update-january-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Totally Guitars Weekly Update January 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Totally Guitars Weekly Update January 30, 2026\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FfqWAS2LzSQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nJanuary 30, 2026<\/p>\n<p>We have a winner for the third week of our 3-Minute Challenge &#8211; PhotoMichael has a set of strings from the Santa Cruz Guitar Company on their way. 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