I'm a huge proponent of the fuzz face. I have the hendrix fuzz and I think it's brilliant...it's like total mayhem in a circle. I also just picked up an old red fuzz face for $40 from a guy on craigslist. Not sure about the date, but it says "Dallas-Arbiter-England" on it, so I know it has a tiny bit of age.
You won't be disappointed if you get a fuzz face. They're fairly cheap in the fuzz world, and you can always swap out transistors etc. to experiment with different tones.
"The way I like to look at it is....if that's the last time I ever got to play, I'd better give it everything I've got." -SRV