He started his professional career with Barracuda and then moved on to performing with BulletBoys. He also released an instrumental album in 1996. From there, he founded the band, Beautiful Creatures. Beautiful Creatures subsequently signed with Warner Bros., and released one album. Ashba left the group after they were dropped from their label due to poor album sales. Since then, he has performed and recorded as a solo artist and with Sixx: a.m. He is currently the lead guitarist for Guns ’n’ Roses.