I wanna get a tat that reflects my interest in music and/or all things audio. Probably get it done my left shoulder. I have several ideas already in mind..
- Cover of Elton John's "Live in Australia" - Cover of Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" - Cover of Supertramp's "Even in the Quietest Moments" - a Saxaphone - An Oracle Delphi Mark V turntable (any help pointing me to pics on the web I can grab would be appreciated, didn't have much luck so far).
I got a tattoo of a tube amp. Then I decide to replace the stock tubes with some nice Mullard gold pins. Then I replaced those with some Telefunkens. Now I got no room for those sweet Amperex Hollands that I want in there.....I guess it's laser removal for me so I can put in the new tubes!
Amusing thread, it went from "why would you? don't do it!" to some interesting ideas. In the end I settled on the album cover from "Even in the Quietest Moments". It took the artist over three hours to do it, he pointed ot most artists wouldn't attempt something of this detail unless it was done on a bigger scale (e.g. your entire back). The discomfort was well worth it, he did an outstanding job. It's interesting the reaction from some people.. either "why did you get a piano tattooed on your shoulder?" or "does it wash off?" to.. "cool! Supertramp, right?" Enough ink for me, I have no aspirations of looking like Tommy Lee. Best, Jeff
As long as we`re getting tasteless...I saw a picture of a pretty good one. This guy had Elmer Fudd with shotgun, tattooed on his butt cheek, looking center, saying "Come on out, you wascally wabbit!"
In my preteen years we frequented a public swimming pool to get a break from the Texas heat.
Occasionally this one guy would show up and we kids would swim over his way, just to see his tatoos.
Above one Breast was "chocolate" and above the other "vanilla." Above the elastic line of his trunks was a "?" (question mark). In those days a real shocker, really gave us something to talk about in school.
I knew a guy years ago that was a bit different. A really decent guy, though he hardly ever spoke. In fact, he had the nickname "Mute". This was a guy, that when they passed a law in Iowa requiring mirrors on motorcycles, attached a tiny dentist mirror on his handlebars with a pipe clamp!
Anyway, I was giving him the good-natured business one day and, as usual, he said nothing. However, he thrust out his bottom lip to reveal the words "Fuck You" tatooed on the inside of his lip. Best application of ink I'd ever seen, but it HADDA hurt to have it done!!! :-)
I have a tattoo of a guitar with a bird on the neck on my right shoulder. To me, it reflects the freedom (bird) you can achieve by listening to the music (guitar). It was a custom job, a friend of mine drew it, so it's a one of a kind. I have the thing for 16 years (along with a couple of others on places I won't reveal. No, not there :) )and have no regrets. Oh, and some girls dig tattoos to.....
If you like the blues, get a BB tatoo. Have each B tatooed on each buttock. Just don't bend over when you're undressed, or everyone will want to know who BoB is?
second site has arrows each side page click and it scrolls through a 100 album covers.Note the Dead album cover art it has all the elements life death music.
I'm with Elizabeth on this one, the first thing I thought of was a bar of sheet music.....itÂ’ll look cool, and not be so blatantly obvious to the casual observer...
One other suggestionÂ…I always loved the Crass logoÂ…
FWIW One of the coolest tats I ever saw was a skinhead who had various areas of his arms and legs and shoulders tattooed with mechanical systems showing through ripped off flesh, and on the side of his head a small trap door that was opened and inside where little circuit boards! If you live in the tri state area, phots of him are in ShotzyÂ’s tattoo book (Shotzy is like the god of tattooÂ’sÂ…runs/publishes tattoo magazine, is the guy every talk show tries to get for there shows on inkÂ….he does charge $350/hour and that was several years agoÂ….likely more now and is located on Rte 23 in Wayne, NJÂ…my home town!!) but undoubtedly does the best work IÂ’ve ever seenÂ…. Second best I would give to Brad (owner of Iron Age Tattoo and Piercing in St LouisÂ…he did one of my best friends arms for free as long as he would go to all the tat shows, which he won ALL he attended! (Grudge was a skinhead and he had the alien (yes, from the movie) tattooed on his arm climbing up to his next, shredding flesh along the wayÂ…very violent, but with so much detail it was scary!)
OK, just to clarifyÂ…no IÂ’m not nor was I ever a skinheadÂ….was very big into Punk in the 80Â’s thoughÂ…..and had many SH friendsÂ…
Jeff- get a tattoo of an XLR interconnetct cable and run it from your belly button to your ____!
Reminds me of the woman who had a tattoo of John Lennon on one thigh and Paul McCartney on the other thigh. When she showed it to her friend, he didn't recognize either Beatle, but thought the one in the middle with the bad breath had to be Willie Nelson!
Elizabeth had a good idea; I've been looking hard for some sheet music to download on the 'net, seems you have to buy the stuff and wait for delivery. I'm thinking of getting the sax intro to "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straits. Can anyone point me to a site where I can grab the sheet music gratis?
Then under the sheet music a few words in Chinese: 它是所有关于音乐
Translated in English: "It's all about the music:
Jsonic, if I got elephant ears I really doubt the "trunk" would come even close to scale *L*
I always wanted an Audio Research tatoo, a bit like the Harley guys. Sort of a "live to listen, listen to live" thing. Just a tasteful logo would be fine.
Anyone want to see my tatoo portrait of Richard Vandersteen. I put it in the most appropriate palce I could think of. If I show you, I have to moon you.
I can't recall the DVD title, but we just watched a collection of short documentary films. One of them was of a guy who was tatoo'd and pierced from head to toe with a bit of skin showing here and there. He was on his way to get the next ultimate form of body-art as a personal expression of his unique self. The meeting between him and the artist was clearly a secrative one, in a garage-like environment not unlike the hideout in Reservoir Dogs. Are you ready for the new form of body art folks? They guy paid him $500.00 in cash to do this.......anyone have a guess yet? Not branding, nor piercing, nor scarification.......uh-uh, no sir! This guy paid $500 to someone to shoot him! Yes, with a gun. He chose his left shoulder for the wound. Neither my wife nor I cared to watch it any further beyond finding out just what they were doing so I don't know how it turned out. Maybe you hard-core body art folks know more about this.....is it for real? If so, it's just about the stupidest form of 'self-expression' I've ever heard of....just behind that 70's performance artist Chris Burden (is that the correct name?) who had himself crucified to a Volkswagen Beetle. I think he also paid someone to shoot him as well, and filmed the whole thing. The shooting and the crucifying were two seperate events (I assume there was some recovery time between the two). Perhaps you could just put a PassLab X250 on a gold chain and call it a day! You'd sure build up those neck muscles dawg!
Get a tattoo of a butt. With a tattoo of a butt on it. On yer butt.
hahahahahahaha
Tat's are great. some people like em, some people dont, if you like em then who cares what everyone else thinks?
I used to do tattoo's on the side while i was in the military. If ya bought me a case of beer, you would get inked. Did probably well over 100 tattoos.
I used my right leg to learn how to do it, covered my whole shin and part of my thigh. It is quite a kalidascope of designs, and all in all im real happy with my legwork.
I had a couple buddys do my shoulders one drunken night. Got the little Einsturzende Neubauten dude on my right arm, and some crap-job tribal on my left. Know what though? I wont ever get em covered up, cause they dudes who did them were my good buddys, and i might not ever see them again, but i'll always have a piece of em on my shoulders.
Do make sure you want what you get though, and make sure you get what you want. Dont get it at the cheapest place, cause there is a reason it dont cost much. An extra couple hundred bucks will be well spent.
On the other hand, if you wanna come to denver and buy me a case of beer, ill give ya some ink, and to keep yer mind off the pain you we can jam out some music on my crappy rickity rig! That is pretty painful as it is!
I was also thinking of a W.E. 300b. Although non-'philes will think its a lightbulb! Hmm, maybe the making of a secret symbol;~). Not my cup a, but its your body (and they ARE making great advances w/laser surgery!
Stones logo would be my suggestion, If you want an Elton cover. Madman or GYBR . I choose to put the Stones Logo Pin on my denim jacket, I also picked up a cool stones logo paper weight on that other site Ebay!
Skip the tat and get your tongue pierced. Then call Peter at Symposium and have him whip you up a custom stud made with a grade 3 bearing for your tongue.
Your significant other will grow tired of looking at your shoulder. She will NEVER grow tired of your Symposium.
You can also easily remove it when you return to the 9 to 5 professional world.
DISCLAMIER. I have no affilation with Symposium, I am only a very satisfied customer, so is my wife.
What's the fuss over tats for anyway, be original get a brand! That's right shape some metal and put it on something hot and stick it to your body part. I have a medicine wheel branded on my bicep, did it after my first sweat-lodge. At least get something rememorable. I bet you could get a saxophone branded on your arm. Now that would be COOL! Or extremely HOT!(then what ever happenend to mind over matter);)-~
We're all interested in music and the gear that makes it come to life, asking your opinion as to what musical/audiophile tat to consider seems appropriate to me. I also have a kinship with a lot of folks on the 'Gon, asking friends isn't a bad idea. It's a rest-of-your-life decision so I want to make sure I get the right tat done. Art for art's sake? Yeah! Best, Jeff
if you are truly meant to have a tat, wouldn't it already be obvious which one to get? it seems a little silly to ask strangers on an internet forum for advice in this area!
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