The NRG Effects Purrer Organic Overdrive with Plus Boost is an overdrive pedal with a second boost stage built in, so one box covers both base drive and a solo lift. It carries a list price of £299 / $379.1
Controls
The Purrer carries two footswitches: one for bypass, one to bring in the Plus Boost stage. Around them sit five knobs, letting you shape the base overdrive and the boosted voice separately.1
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Loud | Master volume for the pedal |
| Gain | Amount of overdrive |
| Treble | High-frequency shaping |
| Bass | Low-frequency shaping |
| Plus Boost Level | Level of the Plus Boost stage |
| Bypass Footswitch | Turns the effect on and off |
| Plus Boost Footswitch | Engages the Plus Boost stage |
Where it sits in the range
The Purrer Organic Overdrive with Plus Boost is listed at £299 / $379, and that is the version with the boost stage built in.1
NRG Effects also makes other drive pedals, including the NRG Effects Poker.1
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Questions
What does the Plus Boost footswitch do on the NRG Effects Purrer?
The Plus Boost is a second stage built into the Purrer, switched by its own footswitch. Guitar Pedal X describes it as elevating Gain, Volume and EQ or Character, so you can set a base overdrive tone and kick into a fuller, louder version of it for solos or bigger passages without a separate pedal on the board.
How much does the NRG Effects Purrer cost?
Guitar Pedal X's 2024 buying guide lists the Purrer Organic Overdrive with Plus Boost at £299 / $379, as stated in the guide. The same site's October 2024 review of the Purrer range priced the 4-knob edition at £259 and the 5-knob Plus edition at £299.
What does the Purrer sound like compared to other overdrives?
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson places it very roughly in BluesBreaker territory, meaning a warm, even-tempered overdrive in that family, but says it is far more expansive and very much its own thing. He calls it a beautifully engineered organic overdrive.
Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2024-12-16
