Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early to mid-1970s. Their albums include Wishbone Ash, Pilgrimage, Argus, Wishbone Four, There's the Rub and New England.
Wishbone Ash are noted for their extensive use of harmony twin lead guitars, which had been attracting electric blues bands since Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page had played together in the Yardbirds in 1966. Their contributions helped Andy Powell and Ted Turner to be voted "Two of the Ten Most Important Guitarists in Rock History". Melody Maker described Powell and Turner as "the most interesting two-guitar team since the days when Beck and Page graced The Yardbirds". Several notable bands have cited Wishbone Ash as an influence, including the Eagles, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Metallica, Dream Theater, Overkill and Opeth.
Formed in Torquay, Devon in 1969 out of the ashes of the trio The Empty Vessels, which had been formed by Wishbone Ash's founding member and creative force Martin Turner in 1963 and complemented by Steve Upton in 1966.