# The Best Wishbone Ash Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Wishbone Ash guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Throw Down the Sword (1972), then Phoenix and The King Will Come. Every video starts at the solo.

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Wishbone Ash pioneered the twin-lead harmony guitar sound that later defined bands like Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden. Argus remains a landmark album for dual-guitar arrangement.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Wishbone Ash](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_Ash), [Wikipedia: Argus (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_(album)), [Wikipedia: Wishbone Ash discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_Ash_discography)

1. [Throw Down the Sword](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-throw-down-the-sword/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
2. [Phoenix](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-phoenix/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1970
3. [The King Will Come](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-the-king-will-come/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
4. [Sometime World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-sometime-world/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
5. [Warrior](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-warrior/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
6. [Blind Eye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-blind-eye/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1970
7. [Jail Bait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-jail-bait/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1971
8. [Time Was](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-time-was/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
9. [Vas Dis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-vas-dis/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1971
10. [The Pilgrim](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-the-pilgrim/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1971
11. [Leaf and Stream](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-leaf-and-stream/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1972
12. [Handy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-handy/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1970
13. [Lady Whiskey](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-lady-whiskey/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1970
14. [Persephone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-persephone/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Laurie Wisefield · 1974
15. [F.U.B.B.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-f-u-b-b/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Laurie Wisefield · 1974
16. [Everybody Needs a Friend](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-everybody-needs-a-friend/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1973
17. [Rock 'n Roll Widow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-rock-n-roll-widow/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Ted Turner · 1973
18. [Front Page News](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wishbone-ash-front-page-news/) — Wishbone Ash · solo by Andy Powell & Laurie Wisefield · 1977

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