Hi everyone, and anyone who owns/has owned this pedal; I just got mine from a store in New Jersey (Prymaxevintage), through eBay (I'm in Toronto). I was playing with it for maybe an hour when the sound started to fade out and crackle. I changed the batteries, same thing. Is this pedal just a battery sucker or what? I did contact both the stores and Paul Crowther himself, and I'm just waiting on their input, but I figured I might as well get some perspective from you guys around here too.