I bought a 44 Magnum from Pitt Bull Audio as a customer return, and maybe this is why. Is this normal for this pedal? After 20 seconds the volume pot makes no noise. Even when it is noisy, the pedal works fine and passes the expected signal to the speaker.

I tried replacing the pot, and besides making a return impossible, it did not fix the problem. I’m feeling like counting on this working at a gig might not be a good idea and that I should just bite the bullet and buy another…

E-H offered to fix it (likely swap it with a refurb) for $35.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

Thanks!
Jon