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Pickups used in Ride the Lighting??

Hi, I love the RTL tone and I’d like to recreate something similar. I think that they used old JCM800, a tubsreamer, flying Vs and explorers, but... what pickups did they have? If I’m not wrong, Hetfield used invaiders in KEA, but I can’t find the pickups used on this album.

Thanks, Alejandro

GEAR:
  • Dunlop RED-95 Limited Edition Red Sparkle Cry Baby Wah
  • Yamaha B1-SG2 Silent Upright Piano
  • Blank slot

Sifting through forums, it seems he kept the Invaders on until he switched to EMG sometime during recording of MOP... but that's just forum hearsay. I'll poke around a few more places as time allows.

GEAR:
  • Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
  • Roland SH-101
  • Roland TR-909 Rhythm Composer

Ok, thanks!! Did Hetfield record all rithim guitars? Or did Kirk also record them??

GEAR:
  • Dunlop RED-95 Limited Edition Red Sparkle Cry Baby Wah
  • Yamaha B1-SG2 Silent Upright Piano
  • Blank slot