“They didn’t know they were making the greatest guitars in the history of the world”: This super-rare Martin OM-45 Deluxe from 1930 is insured for $1,000,000

A 1930 Martin OM-45 insured for a million dollars

What’s the rarest guitar you’ve ever come across? Whatever it is, chances are it’s not as rare as Matt Swanson’s 1930 Martin OM-45 Deluxe – an acoustic guitar so rare that it’s been insured for seven figures.

Showcasing his ultra-ornate acoustic to John McBride on Inside Blackbird, the collector does a good job of highlighting just how ludicrously rare the 1930 OM-45 Deluxe actually is: he says only 14 were made at the time, and just nine original pieces are known to still exist today.