Vigier preamp board - what is this unusual component?

[ikay]

I'm curious about the big black cylindrical component on the preamp board of my Excess series 1. Can anyone tell me what it is and what part it plays in the preamp circuit? It looks like a coil with a metal core so I'm guessing an inductor of some sort but I've not come across one of these in a preamp before. It's positioned between the volume and blend controls. The same component appears on the preamp of some later Excess 2 models but not others.

 

[paul_5]

I’d hazard a guess at an inductor too.

[Hellzero]

It's in fact a dummy coil to avoid the usual humming noise of the single coil pickups. 

[Hellzero]

And you can even adjust its action through a hole in the pickguard or at the rear.

[ikay]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

It's in fact a dummy coil to avoid the usual humming noise of the single coil pickups. 

Aha! I know about the hum adjustor but somehow failed to put two and two together, even though the adjustor hole is exactly underneath this component duh! Thanks for clearing that up. I love the Benedetti pickups on this.

Edited March 19, 2023 by ikay

[Hellzero]

The Benedetti pickups are really amazing.