Wow. What a thought. If I made my money playing full time, I'd probably grab my 50 Fully Loaded QR in one hand and my old OG Warmoth Partscaster - only because it is has a functional neck pickup - both selections made for versatility.
If I was grabbing for pure 'value' I am going to grab my Mark Abrahamian #2 Rockstah Mod5. Yeah, yeah, I know this schematic is both well documented and easily reproduced, and I know it it not everybody's thing. But the fact that Mark himself built this one from a bare Metro chassis gives it some additional value for a limited market. As far as a $$ Guitar, I am still hanging onto #143 Ibanez Jem 77 in Loch Ness Green. Signed by Vai. Never played. Original down to the strings. I bought it new in 1988.
If I am grabbing for personal preference, I have a pair of Marshalls that forum member Brian Johnston modded that are just the best sounding best feeling amps I have ever owned or played. I'd probably grab the 1959 he did. And the Musikraft Mutt in my profile pic. That guitar into that amp is pure magic.