Ashba tells Rock Reflected: "I got a call and Guns was looking for a guitar player on the down-low. They wanted to know if I would be interested. I went down there - and I didn't know, but evidently Axl called management when I was coming down and said, 'If he shows up in the room, he has the gig.' It was kind of like that."

He finds it difficult to choose which GNR songs he enjoys playing most. "I love playing the solo in This I Love," says the axeman. "I change the solo up a little bit from what's on the album. I love Shackler's Revenge - of course, all the old stuff. It's a blast to play.