ikay Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I’d hazard a guess at an inductor too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 It's in fact a dummy coil to avoid the usual humming noise of the single coil pickups. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 And you can even adjust its action through a hole in the pickguard or at the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 The Benedetti pickups are really amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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