Benefits of P3 Technology

• Completely obviates 9-volt batteries and power cables: Never show up D.O.A., run out for batteries, or do without a pedal again.
• Regulated 9-volt supply voltage: Prevents battery voltage droop, sound quality droop, and embarassing signal outage.
• Reduces wiring and pedalboard clutter. P3 can cut your wiring in half.
• Cuts ground loop hum: P3 power comes from the amp or from external power supply plugged in near the amp.
• Environmentally outstanding -- what could be more "green" than never throwing away another 9-volt battery?
• Does not harm tone and probably improves tone by providing steady 9-volts that maintains maximum headroom and precludes battery droop and consequent signal degradation.

P3 is

P3 is a patented set of technologies that provide phantom power to 9-volt guitar effects pedals. It may take several forms, all inter-operable and fully flexible. Simplistically, P3 Technology runs 9-volt power on the "Ring" of a standard TRS cable and along the extra conductor in a "stereo" cable. There's more to it, of course, but that's an important part.

P3 completely does away with the need for batteries, battery cables, "wall-warts", extension cords or power strips. We think it's one of life's "must-have" inventions for guitarists.

P3 is available as an upgrade for most pedals, and there's also an External Kit available for use with unmodified pedals. P3 is fully backwards compatible:it will work with and even remotely power non-P3 pedals.

P3 does not alter audio circuitry or harm the tone in any way and may in fact improve sound quality and performance as it eliminates battery voltage droop along with the batteries.

Several pedal makers and service centers are authorized to perform P3 upgrades to existing pedals, and P3 is being included in some guitar amplifiers.

As universally useful and beneficial as P3 is, we expect it will become a standard, becoming to guitar pedals what phantom power is to mixers and microphones. OEM licensing inquiries welcome.

How does P3 work?

A P3 enabled setup has an "amp end" and a "pedal end".

At the amp end is either a P3 Ready amp or a P3 Power Station.

At the pedal end is either a P3 Power Splitter or one or more P3 Ready pedals.

"P3 Ready" means an amp or pedal that has been upgraded or manufactured to include P3 Technology.

9-volt power travels from the amp to the pedals along the extra conductor in a "stereo" cable and requires TRS (Tip Ring Sleeve) connectors at both the amp end and pedal end.

At the pedal end, the P3 Power Splitter provides 9-volt power to any standard pedal via standard DC power cables, preferrably Power Chain cables.

At the pedal end, P3 Ready Pedals can work without a P3 Power Splitter as they are able to internally pull power off the Ring. P3 Ready Pedals can also send 9-volts out of their DC jacks which otherwise normally receive 9-volts.

P3 is made to be fully flexible, functional, safe, convenient and reliable. P3 functionality may be completely disabled in any P3 Ready pedal, changing it back to complete stock operation.