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eric cash - Posted - 02/02/2012: 14:18:40
I know there was a old post on that buts that's a long time ago so if any would like to share there banjo's related tattoos, it could be interesting.
there's mine
Eric
drefoss - Posted - 02/02/2012: 14:21:31
Pretty darn nice tattoo, lots of detail and work into that, how long did it take?
Mike
eric cash - Posted - 02/02/2012: 14:25:16
Thanks I love it !!! It took about 9hours up to the tree
miiloo - Posted - 02/02/2012: 15:06:20
Eric,
Kinda skinny legs though.
M.
eric cash - Posted - 02/02/2012: 15:14:51
nope skinny arm indeed !!!
stanleytone - Posted - 02/02/2012: 15:20:02
wow !who did the work?
here be mine! i never realiazed until after he did it that he extended the fret board past the neck. sounds like a banjo bela would have
Edited by - stanleytone on 02/02/2012 15:22:52
eric cash - Posted - 02/02/2012: 15:26:01
nice!!! my fret board is a bit weird as well
greenepickins - Posted - 02/02/2012: 15:35:57
Ha! funny thing is im going to be getting one next week! Its going to be a skeleton with a bandanna all tattered and torn playing in a rocking chair in an ol' ghost town with ALOT of detail and I found the perfect guy too. Cant wait to post the pics.
TB-4 Guy - Posted - 02/02/2012: 16:43:47
If you ever have an lettering tattooed on, it's best to check the literacy of the tattoo artist. Believe it or not, I saw a fellow with a mis-spelled tattoo on his shoulder at Laughlin, Nevada a few years ago. It said "HALREY-DAVIDSON".
I'd better never get any kind of tattoo. I can't make up my mind what to do from one minute to the next. I even hold up lines at salad bars. The banjo tattoos are nice but as soon as I got one, I'd probably want a mandolin. LOL.
kmwaters - Posted - 02/03/2012: 06:08:06
I posted the other day the brainstorm I had on doing that weird thing with the ear lobes so they become open circles, and then putting tiny little banjos inside. This would go well with a banjo tattoo.
Fathand - Posted - 02/03/2012: 06:13:05
Nice Tat but personally, I would rather spend the money on a banjo.
Calv - Posted - 02/03/2012: 08:20:41
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Originally posted by TB-4 Guy
If you ever have an lettering tattooed on, it's best to check the literacy of the tattoo artist. Believe it or not, I saw a fellow with a mis-spelled tattoo on his shoulder at Laughlin, Nevada a few years ago. It said "HALREY-DAVIDSON".
I'd better never get any kind of tattoo. I can't make up my mind what to do from one minute to the next. I even hold up lines at salad bars. The banjo tattoos are nice but as soon as I got one, I'd probably want a mandolin. LOL.
Reminds me of an old army buddy of mine, during the first Gulf war he wanted "Desert Rats" tattooed on his arm, that was the name they called the forces going over there.......anyway the tattooist spelt it, "DeSSert Rats"....like a pudding! 
I have both feet tattooed with something else, and although the temptation has always been there to get another tatt, i've been strong and said no to the thought.....until i read this thread! Maybe one day.
Calv.
Edited by - Calv on 02/03/2012 08:21:46
blugrssmom - Posted - 02/03/2012: 22:22:19
Wow, I can't believe they can do tattoos that detailed. The Kermit one was awesome but what happens when it starts to loose it's sharpness and fades into blurry lines. Do the dyes they use now days have better success with this? Or do you go in every few years and have them touched up? I'd never get one but I think it's awesome what they can do nowdays compared to years ago. These tatts were all pretty amazing and done by really good artists that's for sure. My thought on the words, wouldn't you think that the tattoo artist would have you look at their pattern drawn on and okay it before they actually do the work? I certainly would think so or at least if I was having anything written with the tattoo that I'd tell the person not to start the tattoo before I looked at it and okayed it. For sure a good thing to do if you're having words with it.
Cottonmouth - Posted - 02/04/2012: 13:56:09
NO BANJO CONTENT: After a couple of years in the Marines, I acquired my current (1955) girlfriend's name on my right leg; "Marie". Well into my third (and final) marriage in the 1990's, my wife asked about Miss Marie. I tried to pull the wool over her eyes by admitting that I had not paid attention to the tattoo "artist" who had mis-spelled "Marine" by omitting the letter "n". Needless to say, she saw through that one!
LNEU - Posted - 02/05/2012: 15:41:11
This is my one and only tattoo. Took about 3 hours and not too painful. Before anyone has a chance to say it, yes it is the wrong peghead. It was an old Flatt & Scruggs Promo.
Darcy - Posted - 02/05/2012: 15:52:52
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Originally posted by blugrssmom
Wow, I can't believe they can do tattoos that detailed. The Kermit one was awesome but what happens when it starts to loose it's sharpness and fades into blurry lines. Do the dyes they use now days have better success with this? Or do you go in every few years and have them touched up? I'd never get one but I think it's awesome what they can do nowdays compared to years ago. These tatts were all pretty amazing and done by really good artists that's for sure. My thought on the words, wouldn't you think that the tattoo artist would have you look at their pattern drawn on and okay it before they actually do the work? I certainly would think so or at least if I was having anything written with the tattoo that I'd tell the person not to start the tattoo before I looked at it and okayed it. For sure a good thing to do if you're having words with it.
This is from an old conversation, so I may be very wrong. Someone please feel free to correct.
Old tattoos used to be outline with India ink for the black, which had a tendency to "bleed" resulting in major fading over time. The dyes they use today are quite different.
That being said, tattoos will fade over time if not taken care of. Tattoos on parts of the body that don't see a lot of sun with little wear and tear on the skin do well. However, tattoos on, say hands, don't do very well and will fade. If you do have a tattoo that is exposed to the sun, you can limit fading by using extensive sunscreen over the tattoo. And you can get colouring and lines touched up.
A tattoo artist typically drops a stencil and asks if everything is okay. Good tattoo artists double check spellings before starting (both with the client and with online-dictionaries). Unfortunately, there are those that are careless (both artists and those being tattooed).
LNEU - Posted - 02/05/2012: 16:03:59
The guys that did mine (picture of Earl) did use a stencil but did not outline. His theory was, "people do not have outlines around their bodies". Mine is done in Sepia tints only. He did it almost like a printer would work. He started at the bottom and worked back and forth up the tattoo.
eric cash - Posted - 02/08/2012: 09:15:35
nice one LNEU i have a portrait as well and there is no outline, usually a portrait will just need different kind of shading.
catching2nd - Posted - 02/08/2012: 12:35:43
I'm pretty covered with tattoos on my arms. Most of them are traditional styled and mainly hot rod and gambling inspired. My left bicep is left blank and is waiting for a big tattoo that my tattooist and I have discussed and worked out which is a cartoon-like hillbilly sitting on an old tree stump playing a banjo. It will be a whole scene with some moonshine jugs around and many other things. Kind of my hillbilly alter ego.
Nice work on your's.
dgill - Posted - 02/08/2012: 15:03:21
This is one that I had and added the banjo to it a few years later. I have several and have always appreciated the art of ink. Some people do not and I always say to them, "the only difference between you and I is, that I don;t care that you don;t have any". To each his own, I say.
Briiian - Posted - 02/08/2012: 23:39:34
I'll get one some day... I'm actually getting my first tattoo in April~ish, but it's a heritage one.
You guys got some mean looking art though, makes me more excited for my banjo tat day to come!
LNEU - Posted - 02/09/2012: 11:04:21
I have actually considered getting Ralph on my left arm. Earl stays pretty hidden with my shirt sleeve. Briiian, I would say to go ahead and get it BUT make sure it is something you really want. It took me 54 years to decide what I really wanted (of course I didn't consider it very much for the first few years of my life).
I don't think there is such a stigma on tattoos as there has been in the past. And they really do not hurt all that much when you get one.
rferg - Posted - 02/10/2012: 22:12:14
You get my vote for Earl fan of the year!
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Originally posted by LNEU
This is my one and only tattoo. Took about 3 hours and not too painful. Before anyone has a chance to say it, yes it is the wrong peghead. It was an old Flatt & Scruggs Promo.
pick1936 - Posted - 02/10/2012: 23:41:32
I have 12 tattoos. Now I wish I had never got them. I have seen some beautiful Woman, full arms covered, some on Neck, some on legs, some across back. Woman with tattoos turn Me completely off. as for fading had a huge eagle put on My upper arm in in 1960. It hasn't faded hardly any.
Nechville. In Higginsville.
Lee kelso
Edited by - pick1936 on 02/10/2012 23:44:32
fivestringbing - Posted - 02/23/2012: 18:55:46
I want to get the bird on my banjo on my back when I turn 18. It's the only one I want and I know it's something that I can cover easy and laugh about when I'm older. I get what pick1936 means about it being a turn off and how a lot of people don't like them but I wouldn't do it for approval.
Gumbograss - Posted - 06/22/2012: 22:32:56
I read some old, archived forum topics that were incredibly anti-tat. I can't say it surprised me too much, but it did disappoint. I have two, and I put a lot of thought into both. I've had them for well over 10 years, and I don't regret them. In fact, I have two more planned. My wife, who has two that basically are blended to look like one) and I plan to get a matching one that is family related. But I also plan to get one showing one of my acoustic guitars standing upright, and two of my banjos (my archtop StewMac and my open back fretless) crossed in front of the guitar. I think it'll look great, and when I get it, I'll post a pic!
dmiller - Posted - 06/22/2012: 23:44:18
I was (and am) NOT a fan of tattoos. Get em if you want, but they aren't for me. 
maryzcox - Posted - 06/23/2012: 06:28:41
quote:
Originally posted by eric cash
I know there was a old post on that buts that's a long time ago so if any would like to share there banjo's related tattoos, it could be interesting.
there's mine
Eric
Wow-- those are really pretty :)
Best wishes,
Mary Z Cox
cockneybanjo - Posted - 06/23/2012: 06:54:52
I suppose having a banjo tattooed on your arm isn't as dumb as a tattoo in a script which you can't read....
Gumbograss - Posted - 07/23/2012: 20:48:16
Well, I said I'd post a pic when I got my next one, so here it is. This is part of my wife's 40th birthday present. We just got them Saturday. The A is for Abadie, the V for Vince, the N for Nicole, and the date 04 24 04 on the bar of the A is our wedding date. We have been working on how we wanted this to look, playing with different designs, for a couple of years, now. Nicole is about to turn 40, so this is part of her gift!
