baalroo, you got the name right.
But getting back to the general question... there isn't a "best" fuzz. With so many options and sounds out there, it really narrows down to personal preference.
For example... I like the new Bass Big Muff's overall range of tones better than all of the other Big Muff pedals I've used (including the Sovtek, which it most closely resembles). But it can't do the insane chaos at maximum gain that the Little Big Muff could do. I'm also a big fan of the MXR Blowtorch, which is one of the most unique-sounding fuzz pedals I've ever tried. That one's very synthy and industrial-sounding, and it would be considered a "medium-gain" fuzz.
Overall, I'd say there are at least eight major "varieties" of fuzz tones:
- Fuzz Face
- Big Muff (i.e., Supercollider, Ram's Head, Swollen Pickle)
- Brassmaster (i.e., B:Assmaster, Depth Charge)
- Shin-Ei (i.e., Ultra Fuzz)
- Gated / Synth (i.e., Woolly Mammoth, Blowtorch)
- Tonebender
- Octave Fuzz (i.e., Octavia)
- "Blender" (i.e., Fender Blender, and I think the Ampeg Scrambler counts, too)
A lot of fuzz pedals are modified clones of these (for example, the Malekko B:Assmaster is an awesome-sounding clone of the old Brassmaster, and the Prescription Electronics Depth Charge is somewhat based on the Brassmaster as well). Others, like the Blowtorch, try to break new ground with new sounds.
