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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 06: Ted Turner of Wishbone Ash performs on stage at Alexandra Palace in London, England on August 6, 1973. (Photo by David Warner Ellis/Redferns)

Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break

By Andrew Daly published

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine

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Andy Powell

“When I’m off the road, I have this love affair with ragtime guitar”: 7 questions with Wishbone Ash’s Andy Powell

By Joe Matera published

Powell shares embarrassing moments, his greatest gear loves and more in this quick-fire interview

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Joe Satriani performs for G3 project at Castello Sforzesco on July 22, 2012 in Vigevano, Italy

Joe Satriani says he was two-hand tapping before he ever heard Eddie Van Halen

By Richard Bienstock published

Turns out Wishbone Ash were Satch's original tapping inspiration way back in 1973

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Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: “Profiling amps keep you from killing the music by spending hours trying to get the definitive guitar sound“

By Jeff Kitts published

As British prog-rock perennials Wishbone Ash return, Andy Powell talks tech, social media and being a "guitar nut"

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Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell: "We were the second generation. You’d already had Beck, Clapton, Page, Green. It was up to us to carry the torch"

By Henry Yates published

Wishbone Ash's Andy Powell on Jamaican weed, redeeming the Flying V, and how Peter Green became his guitar hero…

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