Show your tattoos

[Fat Elvis]

went to hollywood this weekend and picked up a cool souvenir. The stars are for my family -- the big, gold one for me (favorite color), blue one for my girl (her fav color) and the pink one for my daughter (her fav color). Took about an hour and i am pumped.

enjoy.

[Wegadrummer]

Wow! kick ass! that was awsome! Its cool when tatoos mean something.. I am thinking of having a little drumkit on my arm...

[drummerchick435]

Even though I'm not a big fan of tattoos, I think the sentiment is sweet.

[wnameth]

Nice man. i'm getting one on thursday... initials and a treble clef under them. how bad is the pain. i'm getting it on my upper arm (outside)

looks good though.

-Wes

[Fat Elvis]

Nice man. i'm getting on thursday... initials and a treble clef under them. how bad is the pain. i'm getting it on my upper arm (outside)

looks good though.

-Wes

not too much pain in most places. Definitely you can handle it -- this was my first and we took no breaks -- just straight through. In fact, the color went on immediately after the black. The outer arm is far more tough than the tender under-arm that i placed mine on. Even still, i only winced where it got close to the joint on my wrist, my vein on my wrist and where the blue star started wrapping around the other side of my arm.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy, as my daughter says. I love it -- cant wait for my next one. Now that i know what to expect (the pain is FAR less than you think), i am excited!!! I am only going to ink my left arm. My right arm will remain untouched. I plan on all my future tats having meaning as well.... you will never regret putting something on your body that means something to you. At least i dont think. I waited 38 years for my first.... do it while you can do it. Live life with no regrets!

thanks for your kind words.

[Fat Elvis]

Wow! kick ass! that was awsome! Its cool when tatoos mean something.. I am thinking of having a little drumkit on my arm...

thanks wega -- i have a small video i may have to try and upload. Im sure some sort of drum stuff will make it onto my left arm as well :)

do it!

[larlev]

There goes all your $$$$$$

I have 7 now....Tats are FAR more addicting than these stupid cans we play on.....

I have stuff around both arms.....inside of bicep can be a little...well emotional..LOL

I started at 22.....I am 37 now...... My 2 daughters 5 and 6 have taken some of the urge away.....which is a good thing

[DogBreath]

Dude, nice. The colors sure make the stars pop.

[wnameth]

not too much pain in most places. Definitely you can handle it -- this was my first and we took no breaks -- just straight through. In fact, the color went on immediately after the black. The outer arm is far more tough than the tender under-arm that i placed mine on. Even still, i only winced where it got close to the joint on my wrist, my vein on my wrist and where the blue star started wrapping around the other side of my arm.

Easy peasy lemon squeezy, as my daughter says. I love it -- cant wait for my next one. Now that i know what to expect (the pain is FAR less than you think), i am excited!!! I am only going to ink my left arm. My right arm will remain untouched. I plan on all my future tats having meaning as well.... you will never regret putting something on your body that means something to you. At least i dont think. I waited 38 years for my first.... do it while you can do it. Live life with no regrets!

thanks for your kind words.

cool, I kinda figured that, i always envisioned it as getting shot with a shotgun at close range then i dunno kicked rapidity in the wound. It will be my first as well, I will post it when i get it on thursday. just remember to keep yours clean!

Cheers man. i'm am doing what your doing, but on my right, and mostly above the t-shirt line.

-Wes

[Aqualung]

A bit tacky...no offense.

[larlev]

A bit tacky...no offense.

Your opinion......

Why comment if you have a response like that??? I'll never understand some of you guys' reasons for posting.....

[Aqualung]

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Watch your attitude and language. One warning.
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[insane drummer]

It takes a real man to get multi-coloured stars on his forearm. Kudos

[rendezvous_drummer]

Sweet tattoo man. You look like the kind of guy that I wouldn't want to piss off haha. Do you have any other ones? I'm getting a shamrock on my chest in a month.

[DogBreath]

I'm kinda jealous. Both of my sons have lots of ink, and I still haven't had my first tat yet.

Edit: actually it's both of my sons, both of my step-daughters, my wife, my sister, and my step-dad. Gah, I feel so left out!

[somedrummer]

My sax player just got a sax and some ska checkers on his upper armlast week. He's happy with them. Personally I'm not interested in tats. Too permanent for me.

[Aaronpoof]

Tattoos are indeed very addictive... I now have 6. I'm 21 and started the week after my 18th birthday. All of mine mean something to me too, and I don't regret them at all. Here are 2 of them on my right leg.

[Fat Elvis]

thanks for your comments. Tats are a personal thing -- to comment on them like you would critique a drum solo is pointless -- they are not objective, but rather very subjective. I am not the type of guy to care what people think -- unless they are friends. I consider many of you friends of sorts (db, larlev, etc) -- and thus i was sharing something personal with friends, albeit in a public forum.

thanks for comments from my forum friends -- you know who you are.

[mikei]

Great tat Elvis.

I didn't get my first tat until I was 34.

I got a picture of my wife put on my right shoulder. Took about 3 hours to complete. It hurt, but not unbearably.

I also got the names of my daughters on my left shoulder. I left room for their portraits. I have been waiting for the "perfect" picture of them. I finally have one. Now, I just need to obtain the $500 to have that done.

Once you get one, you are always tempted to get more. I have almost gotten more on a whim, but promised my girls that I would get their portraits done first.

[Fat Elvis]

Great tat Elvis.

I didn't get my first tat until I was 34.

I got a picture of my wife put on my right shoulder. Took about 3 hours to complete. It hurt, but not unbearably.

I also got the names of my daughters on my left shoulder. I left room for their portraits. I have been waiting for the "perfect" picture of them. I finally have one. Now, I just need to obtain the $500 to have that done.

Once you get one, you are always tempted to get more. I have almost gotten more on a whim, but promised my girls that I would get their portraits done first.

nice mike.... i would love to see those. Post pics is you got em!

[mikei]

I will take pictures of mine and post them tonight if possible.

For the record, the Superkick 2 is amazing with the Regulator ported head. Each bass drum sounds like a f@(%&$* cannon! Absolutely unbelieveable!

Definitely a noticable difference than with the stock tama reso head.

You should check one out!

[Fat Elvis]

I will take pictures of mine and post them tonight if possible.

For the record, the Superkick 2 is amazing with the Regulator ported head. Each bass drum sounds like a f@(%&$* cannon! Absolutely unbelieveable!

Definitely a noticable difference than with the stock tama reso head.

You should check one out!

oh yeah -- i have had that combo on an old tama rockstar and it proved fantastic results on that... i can imagine how good the starclassic sounds with it. I think i will go back to the regulator when i change out the head. Glad you like it. :)

[mikei]

Here is the portrait of my wife. I have my daughters' names as well. Neither picture came out well. My daughters' names are Rayelyne and Marissa.

[jollymosher]

Aaronpoof you are one hairy cat. i have a similar problem, im not sure if the ink i wanna get on my ankles/legs will look good because of it.

[Fat Elvis]

Aaronpoof you are one hairy cat. i have a similar problem, im not sure if the ink i wanna get on my ankles/legs will look good because of it.

i personally am not a fan of tats beneath hair -- it gets in the way of the art work..... so i may be looking at shaving my arms if i get more.

[TopCat]

i personally am not a fan of tats beneath hair -- it gets in the way of the art work..... so i may be looking at shaving my arms if i get more.
At least you'll swim faster.

[KCDrummer]

Nothing says manliness like colorful stars...j/k ;) Cool.

[jollymosher]

hey man, i beleave that the more comfortable the dude is with putting any color on his skin is pretty manly.

[driver]

Im into Tats and would like to get one someday but Im finding it hard to work out what to have and where. Its something im def not going to rush into!

[DogBreath]

mikei, that portrait of your wife is great.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Yeah man, those tattoos are amazing!!

What do you think of these pictures? I will be getting one of these..

http://tatsandtags.com/images/sm121.jpg
http://www.rescuetees.com/images/decals/d178-l.jpg

As you can see, I really want an irish tattoo to show my heritage. I already have a canadian tattoo planned out in a couple of months. I love both of these and am leaning towards the shield, which is the shield for the irish police.

[DogBreath]

Here are my son's (stars kinda like yours) and Lou's tats.

[Fat Elvis]

Yeah man, those tattoos are amazing!!

What do you think of these pictures? I will be getting one of these..

http://tatsandtags.com/images/sm121.jpg
http://www.rescuetees.com/images/decals/d178-l.jpg

As you can see, I really want an irish tattoo to show my heritage. I already have a canadian tattoo planned out in a couple of months. I love both of these and am leaning towards the shield, which is the shield for the irish police.

i like the shield. The colors and simple style i think would make a great tattoo. Thats one reason i went with the stars -- i tend to think that more complex tattoos often look like a bruise from a short distance.

go for the shield

[Fat Elvis]

Here are my son's (stars kinda like yours) and Lou's tats.

i like both of those.

now i see where you get your hair tips from. :)

[larlev]

OK here is my ex-wife's portrait(the arm tat obviously).......no really

and a little pain I suffered about 12 years ago...I also have an ankh on my left arm, also dead center on my neck/back I have my sun sign......so, I was trying to incorporate, birth, death, eternal life...the full circle of life...

I had a lot of plans for 3/4 sleeves....with kids now just haven't been able to do it

Oh and that nice little 6" scar is the result from my nice little gallbladder almost bursting on me.....it was fun

[Fat Elvis]

cool stuff. Man that one around your belly button had to hurt.

[DogBreath]

Here's the tattoo that I'm considering, and a quick-and-dirty photoshop of its rough size and placement (not my back in the pic, obviously). It's a version of the chant "Om mani padme hum" in the Tibetan script, which cannot be literally translated but means something along the lines of "meditation, patience, discipline, wisdom, generosity, diligence."

[larlev]

Nice.......the spine is a tough spot...

When you going to do it????

[larlev]

cool stuff. Man that one around your belly button had to hurt.

It wasn't that bad....the skull tat going around the inside of my arm was far worse

[DogBreath]

Nice.......the spine is a tough spot...

When you going to do it????
Dunno, but I'm fairly certain it's what I want. For now. I think.

[Fat Elvis]

Dunno, but I'm fairly certain it's what I want. For now. I think.

thats kick ass. Are you thinking of those colors as well?

[DogBreath]

thats kick ass. Are you thinking of those colors as well?
Yes, the colors are traditional for that mantra, but it would look good in all black, too. Here's a pic of a "mani stone" with the colors but a slightly different version of the script.

[mikei]

mikei, that portrait of your wife is great.
Thank you Sir!

It looks so much better in person. I searched for 2 years to find an artist I trusted since I had no tatoos at the time.

People really freak out when I show them the tat with her standing next to me.

The weirdest part was after it was done, I took off the bandage and fell asleep in bed. When I woke up, there was an image of her in blood stained into the sheet. It was creepy!

I dig the one you want to get done on your back. It will probably hurt like hell since it will be on the spine!

[Wegadrummer]

Well, today is my 20 birthday.. And quess what my girlfriend gave me for a birthdaypresent?! A drum tattoo she had designed herself..

[wnameth]

Well, today is my 20 birthday.. And quess what my girlfriend gave me for a birthdaypresent?! A drum tattoo she had designed herself..

pretty cool, maybe its just the picture, but the lines look a little shaky. really simple, i like it.

[DrumProgressive]

If I may ask, where is it placed. Can't tell by the picture.
I like the design too, altough if I ever get one it's gonna be a tribal.

[Wegadrummer]

Its on my upper arm.. Just below my shoulder.

[Drummer Karl]

heyhey, cool present!

and I really like this simple design...looks good!

...but has it hurt much?

Happy birthday again!
Karl

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

Ha! I like it. I have a little smiley face guy (simple line drawing) on one of my shoulders. He would look perfect behind that kit. hahah

[DogBreath]

Dude, sweet. .

[jollymosher]

dude, sweet, indeed.

[rendezvous_drummer]

Nice one. Next thing you need to get is your avatar.

[Wegadrummer]

Thanks!
Karl; It didnt hurt, It was like poking someone with a pancil over and over and over again for an hour..
Sleepybrighte; Lets jam! I have the kit, you have the dude!

[Salicete]

Well, today is my 20 birthday.. And quess what my girlfriend gave me for a birthdaypresent?! A drum tattoo she had designed herself..


Tattoos are an addiction, like potato chips, you can't have just one. Your is nicely done, I really like it, but I would bet money your girlfriend has seen Dave Conway's logo.

(No offense intended, just an observation ;) )

Check it out.

http://www.conawaydrums.com/

[SLEEPY BRiGHT EYEZ]

Sleepybrighte; Lets jam! I have the kit, you have the dude!

Ha! I was thinking about taking a pic of mine. Then we could Photoshop them together. hahahah

[Pinner]

Tattoos are an addiction, like potato chips, you can't have just one. Your is nicely done, I really like it, but I would bet money your girlfriend has seen Dave Conway's logo.

(No offense intended, just an observation ;) )

Check it out.

http://www.conawaydrums.com/

Great tatt!! Happy late B-Day!
You are so right about the tattoos are like potato chips.
I have to control myself so I am waiting before I get anymore, I don't want to look unfem.
But I encourage others to get them so I can see them and get a quick fix.
Pinner

[hauk]

looks pretty good
nice and simple

[Fat Elvis]

nice one. I got a drum tattoo last week -- its a tad more detailed, but still nice nevertheless.

[Fat Elvis]

i just posed this in another thread, but i thought i would share in the one i started. Here is the latest addition (last thursday):

[gusty]

lookin good Fat Elvis

[wnameth]

nice one. I got a drum tattoo last week -- its a tad more detailed, but still nice nevertheless.

Nice, i just have one question, how do you find the healing process i should be getting mine this month.

-Wes

[never2old]

I have about ten tattoos but only a few of them mean anything. which is what havin a tattoo is all about I think so you can look at it or people will ask you about it and you will have a story to tell.
My next one I want portraits of my children but it is hard to come across a good portrait tattooist.
Regards Never2old

[Fat Elvis]

Nice, i just have one question, how do you find the healing process i should be getting mine this month.

-Wes

if the artist is good, then it will heal well. Mine in the picture is healing nicely -- some peeling and flaking of the skin, but if you take care of it and the artist has propert technique, it should heal well without pain and (more importantly) without damage to the tattoo.

i have another tat that is a set of large stars -- the artist had a 'heavy hand' and scared part of my skin. Unfortunately it was slightly more painful than it needed to be (which it was not that painful) but more importantly it damaged the look of the tattoo slightly (discolored the blue). The good artist i found is going to touch it up for me, which should bring it back to its original state.

[wnameth]

if the artist is good, then it will heal well. Mine in the picture is healing nicely -- some peeling and flaking of the skin, but if you take care of it and the artist has propert technique, it should heal well without pain and (more importantly) without damage to the tattoo.

i have another tat that is a set of large stars -- the artist had a 'heavy hand' and scared part of my skin. Unfortunately it was slightly more painful than it needed to be (which it was not that painful) but more importantly it damaged the look of the tattoo slightly (discolored the blue). The good artist i found is going to touch it up for me, which should bring it back to its original state.

nice and ya that sucks about the heavy hand. i know the guy im getting it done from is very skilled, he has done many on my friends, and there is so much detail and shading. they said no peeling at all. so i guess it depends on the artist, the person and the place of the tattoo.

-Wes

[cjl71178]

hey wega,

happy belated birthday and nice tat (you too Fat Elvis)....they are definately like potato chips. i've got a couple, but my favorite one is my Animal on my right forearm (it's my avatar). i still want to get the Bonham three rings underneath it, and i have a few ideas for other "drum" related ones.

[zappafan]

Nice, bro. The artist did a nice job. I have thought about a drum tattoo as well, but alas I don't like the sight of blood - especially mine :)

Peace.

[DrumGod]

Tattoos are indeed very addictive... I now have 6. I'm 21 and started the week after my 18th birthday. All of mine mean something to me too, and I don't regret them at all. Here are 2 of them on my right leg.

At least if you grow tired of them tats you can just let the hair continue growing and cover them hahaha

Yeah man, those tattoos are amazing!!

What do you think of these pictures? I will be getting one of these..

http://tatsandtags.com/images/sm121.jpg
http://www.rescuetees.com/images/decals/d178-l.jpg

As you can see, I really want an irish tattoo to show my heritage. I already have a canadian tattoo planned out in a couple of months. I love both of these and am leaning towards the shield, which is the shield for the irish police.

I was actually gonna ask about them irish thing seeing as you from canada but no need now hahaha

[rendezvous_drummer]

At least if you grow tired of them tats you can just let the hair continue growing and cover them hahaha



I was actually gonna ask about them irish thing seeing as you from canada but no need now hahaha

Hahaha yeah man. The Irish blood runs strong in my family, and I plan to uphold it.

[DrumGod]

you should find yourself an irish girl!!!!

[rendezvous_drummer]

you should find yourself an irish girl!!!!

Hahaha yea man, not many around where I live, but i'm moving to Ireland in a few years so who knows! Where abouts in Dublin do ye live?

[DrumGod]

Ah thats cool any plans on where your moving to???
I live in an area calle finglas which is known for not very good reasons!!!!

[rendezvous_drummer]

Ah thats cool any plans on where your moving to???
I live in an area calle finglas which is known for not very good reasons!!!!

Yeah I am moving to Dublin probably. I went there in July of last year and loved it!! Where abouts is Finglas? I stayed in the 4 courts area at merchants quay.

[DrumGod]

Ah yeah i remember you telling me bout your trip actually. finglas is in the suburbs bout 20 minutes on bus from the 4 courts

[BrokenGlass]

I have two tattoos both drum related. I'll post pics tonight after I get home from the movies.

I've got many more on the way. I hate getting them, but I love having them!

[BrokenGlass]

allrighty here we go.

First one I got about two years ago. I still have yet to go back to get it finished up. It needs to be colored in a bit more. Took approx. 2 hours straight. It was my first tattoo and the back of the leg where your knee bends....hurts, really....really bad!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/BrokenGlassDesigns/230510439_l.jpg

My other one I just got about 2 weeks ago. It's a memorial tattoo for my good friend that just passed of brain cancer. He was the owner of the Drum Center of Lexington, so the the drumset in the center is part of the drumcenter logo. This one didn't hurt at all really, but my mind was more on loosing my friend at the time so I wasnt thinking about the pain. It took about an hour and after it heals i'm going to go get more added onto it as well.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y10/BrokenGlassDesigns/DSCN0312.jpg

[Jon Cable]

Thanks!
Karl; It didnt hurt, It was like poking someone with a pancil over and over and over again for an hour..
I'm sorry, but isnt that a contradiction in terms?? Being jabbed repeatedly with a pencil doesn't hurt?? Thats like saying it was only like being immersed in hot oil for while...but hey; no pain, no gain!!
If you wanna know Karl, its uncomfortable while they're doing it, and downright painful on certain body parts; especially those body parts!!
FatElvis; nice ink bro, truly nice ink!!

[Jon Cable]

Oh BrokenGlass, thats a great tribute to a fallen friend.

[BrokenGlass]

Oh BrokenGlass, thats a great tribute to a fallen friend.

Thanks. He was a great guy and is missed dearly. If anyone is ever in Lexington Kentucky stop by the Drum Center Of Lexington. He started that store from the ground up with nothing in his pockets. It's under new ownership now but I hear the guy that bought it is very respectful of Kevin's vision.

[darknessdude16]

Seeing as we're getting them out then heres mine, on my inner right forearm. Its a pair of Vic Firth 5A American Classics crossed over with flames through the center, took around an hour to an hour and 30 mins, and I wont lie, it hurt, not much but it did, but only at the start, but you soon get used to the sensation.

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2162/tattoo008ko1.jpg

Reason I had this one is because they're my first pair of sticks, so why not, im hoping to get another one soon maybe my second pair of sticks on the other arm.

[jazzin']

I'm sorry, but isnt that a contradiction in terms?? Being jabbed repeatedly with a pencil doesn't hurt?? Thats like saying it was only like being immersed in hot oil for while...but hey; no pain, no gain!!
If you wanna know Karl, its uncomfortable while they're doing it, and downright painful on certain body parts; especially those body parts!!
FatElvis; nice ink bro, truly nice ink!!

Oooooh yes...like around the nipples? Ouch! I've got a couple and would agree that it's not too painful. As Jon said, more uncomfortable than anything really...apart from when they went near the nipples! Damn, now that did hurt!

[the.tree]

Greetings drummerworld, its been a long time.

Anyways I need your help in finding Korean calligraphy. I'm interested in a tattoo of either "Truth" or "Kang". Kang is my original Korean name. Any help with this would be MUCH appreciated.

[fourstringdrums]

Greetings drummerworld, its been a long time.

Anyways I need your help in finding Koean calligraphy. I'm interested in a tattoo of either "Truth" or "Kang". Kang is my original Korean name. Any help with this would be MUCH appreciated.

I found this

http://goodcharacters.com/chinese.stamps.html

[the.tree]

I found this

http://goodcharacters.com/chinese.stamps.html

Write off the bat I'm looking at that and thinking of something else. I don't really want chinese I want Korean.

Is there some kind of connection or interelation? I really want vintage Korean (I'm 100% Korean,).

[fourstringdrums]

Write off the bat I'm looking at that and thinking of something else. I don't really want chinese I want Korean.

Is there some kind of connection or interelation? I really want vintage Korean (I'm 100% Korean,).

I don't know, that's what I put in Google. I would ask someone like your parents or someone who would actually know. You don't want to find something, get it tattooed and find out that it means something embarassing or entirely different :)

[the.tree]

I don't know, that's what I put in Google. I would ask someone like your parents or someone who would actually know. You don't want to find something, get it tattooed and find out that it means something embarassing or entirely different :)

Yeah, I ended up getting the perfect thing thanks man.

[drummerern]

i finally turned 18 ang went to get mine done.....the pics suck but just in case you can't tell they're on the back of my arms just above my elbow...almost healed up...just a few more days

[Fat Elvis]

looking good -- i like those. many would go with one or the other -- i like that you have both treble and bass clef. Very cool.

[TopCat]

Ok, here's mine. Been growing over the last few months. It's only three tattoos in total. Actually, 3 and a 1/2..you can see the unfinished one. Haven't had them updated in a while due to some silly financial decisions as of late though....

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2071/dsc01127dq6.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1859/dsc01129st7.jpg

[wnameth]

got this back in october. I'm adding a heart, a music staff the words "rhythm within" and the music to a song my dad wrote for me when i was in the incubator as a baby (3.5 months premature)

i designed it and the artist just did my design exactly, it turned out as expected!
let me know what you think, i'll post the concept on paper later this week.

-Wes

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4782/1007393nh5.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/30/1007392ss2.jpg

[wnameth]

Ok, here's mine. Been growing over the last few months. It's only three tattoos in total. Actually, 3 and a 1/2..you can see the unfinished one. Haven't had them updated in a while due to some silly financial decisions as of late though....
How'd the front of your bicep feel? i'm adding a large addition to mine that will cover basically my whole bicep and go onto the inside of my arm, which i've hurt sucks pain wise.

-Wes

[TopCat]

How'd the front of your bicep feel? i'm adding a large addition to mine that will cover basically my whole bicep and go onto the inside of my arm, which i've hurt sucks pain wise.

-Wes
It's alright, I've had more done now though. The underside of the arm is pretty tender, but alltogether not too bad after the first few minutes.

[wnameth]

It's alright, I've had more done now though. The underside of the arm is pretty tender, but alltogether not too bad after the first few minutes.

sounds good. the majority of mine will be on my bicep i guess the centre/top of it. I maybe have 30 mins that will be directly on the inside.

[MykeyInChains]

Hey everyone.

Just stopping in to show you the newest addition to my body. Tell me what you think.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5223/28056814cp5.jpg



The way I see it is they are easy to conceal, they are tasteful, no text, and the only way I'm going to willing stop drumming is if I lose both of my arms...which would get rid of the tattoos anyways...so I guess im covered.

[darkstar442]

hey no affence but they kinda look like scars but yea its cool tho. to bad i cant get a tattoo... yet :(

[jayp]

No offence but I'm not a huge fan, something classy would have been nice, to me it seems like you said "Hey I play drums put some big ass full sized sticks on me!" without any thought behind it. But who am I to tell you what to do, your the one that has to live with it.

[MykeyInChains]

Well I appreciate your opinions regardless.

[TopCat]

Wowie, no one's sitting on the fence in this thread.

That's a pretty cool idea, I'm sure i've seen it before or something similar. Glad you've got something you love.

[DogBreath]

I'm not on the fence either. I think they look great.

[aydee]

How they make you feel is the only thing that counts. Not my opinion.

[Skeemer118]

I agree with Aydee -

If you love it & it makes you happy....more power to ya!

[FourOnSix]

i appreciate the passion but it's not something i would want for my own tattoo. but then again, as a few people have already said my opinion doesn't mean jack. all in all i think it's awesome that you want to represent your art permanently on your body, i just might have done it slightly differently.

[KLittle123]

I like it actually. I'd probably get it with, like, the Vic Firth emblem on it myself because Vic Firth is the most amazing drumstick on this earth in my opinion and I'm a die hard vic fan.

[MykeyInChains]

I like it actually. I'd probably get it with, like, the Vic Firth emblem on it myself because Vic Firth is the most amazing drumstick on this earth in my opinion and I'm a die hard vic fan.


I thought about it, but being 20, I'd rather not pledge loyalty to one brand in particular.

[darknessdude16]

In all honesty at the end of the day they are your tattoo's and if you like them then heck that's all that matters.

It just so happens that I love them and think that they look great!

Adam x

[Mediocrefunkybeat]

I quite like that, not something I'd personally have done (I have ideas for my first tattoo anyway) but if you're happy with it, more power to you.

[Doom]

Its cool to see that as its an idea I've toyed with but not gone ahead with.

My prefered place to have sticks tattoed would be on my forearms but that potentially causes problems at work and stuff. Maybe lower legs would be better.

I've thought about making the design a bit more elaborate, like a bunch of sticks twisted around each other a bit or a bunch made to look like the trunk of a tree somehow with small twigs and moss and imperfections and stuff like that. Hopefully those arent too pretentious.

[mikei]

I think they look great.

I am think of getting something drum related, but have yet to make up my mind.

Yours are really cool.

[sXeDanimalsXe]

Pretty cool, I would have 5b's or 3a's. I miss having the money to get new piercings and tattoos all the time. Well the piercings didn't cost much, I was a piericer for years so I still have all the stuff.

[That Guy]

Now thats something that I haven't seen before. Interesting indeed.

[Sirwill]

This tattoo has been a vision of mine for the past 11 years. I have always wanted to capture my love for drumming and music in the form of a tattoo. For years I went back and forth with the idea of using my own hands and or drums in the portrait. Then after reading Neil Pearts wife Carrie Nuttall's portrait book that captures Neil in many beautiful photographs I found the perfect picture. I have a quote that I created and have used on the name of one of my personal drumming albums: "Rhythm In The Hands Of Few". I thought that it would also be a perfect description for this portrait tattoo which includes Neil Pearts hands. I would like to thank Neil Peart for all the years of inspiration he has given to me. Someday, Neil, if you are ever near my Howland, Ohio home, we will have to take a motorcycle ride together! I would also like to thank Carrie Nuttall for the great portrait art she has created. Thanks for looking.

http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=16890&T=6686

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b85KRC0wSDU

[Jon Cable]

Thats a great piece of ink bro, great thinking in the sentiment behind it too!! where is it??[ as in on your body?]

[oldrockdrummer]

That is the best music theme Tat i've ever seen good job man

[Ironcobra]

That is definitely a job well done! I'm guessing it's on your left calf?

[Sirwill]

Thank you all for the kind words. The tattoo is located on my left outward facing thigh. I wanted to keep it high enough to still be able to wear golf shorts and not have it show. Again, thank you for looking.

[Ian Williams]

Hello,

A profound inspiration and a beautiful master-piece on your skin.
I have got myself several eagles tattooed on my arms and forearms, I have them made in Venezuela, Scotland and USA.

All the Best,

[Derek]

Beautiful piece of artwork and probably the best idea of expressing the wearers love and passion for his or her music that I've seen.

Never would have come up with that one myself man.

[crdirtRider856]

Sorry for the bad pic, but when I get a better one, I ll repost(btw,its not finished)

[asht89]

Here is the treble clef on the outside of my left leg. I always wanted a tattoo, but could never decide what. But i thought seeing as music is the main thing in my life, this would be appropriate. I know other people have them and thats cool, im happy with mine :)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g194/asht1989/tat1.jpg

[Drumsword]

The tats all look great. I don't have any pics of mine yet, But I'll get some posted. I have 12 altogether. Ranging from Native american, to my daughters name and a few faith oriented tat's. Awesome looking artwork.

I was actually going to start a thread to see who had what for ink, glad I did a search first.

[travisbarkerfan9988998899]

I have a sun on my bum - thats orange and smiley and an ohm at the top of my back. I like Victoria Beckhams back tattoo, I'm sot sure what it says though.

I love Travis B's tattoo's although not sure they would suit me! - here is a montage http://augustjones.blogspot.com/2008/09/gorgeous-talented.html

[LinearDrummer]

Sirwill;

That is a sweet tattoo....very original...
Nice job man.....

[ExPLiciT]

heres my tattoo. the intro to cinnamon girl

[Drumsword]

Here is my brothers back piece.(His tama Kit)......... I have to get a few pics of mine but I have a snare drum, with crossed sticks behind it and a sword going through it, plus a dozen others....

[skippy]

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=51229066&albumId=1727236

i just got a new laptop so the pictures are all on there. ill get up up here soon as i can.

the mom, dad, and "d" tattoos are all "joke" tattoos. and putting "drum wiz" above the wizard was my artists idea.

[SkizzyG]

Not drum related, but my newest anyway.

[wnameth]

added to my arm, let me know what you think, it says Rhythm WIthin. I was born 3.5 months premature and had open heart surgery... the song is meant to be something my dad played for me on a tape player (that he recorded) when i was in the hospital.
hope you like it, all in all about 8 hours and i just got it reoutlined so ad another 2.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9625/1007445vs5.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1007445vs5.jpg)
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1007445vs5.jpg/1/w1544.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img329/1007445vs5.jpg/1/)
http://img172.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1007444ft8.jpg

[nacdrummer3]

I only have two tattoo's so far but i am getting more in my future. The ace of spades one is located on my left calf and the treble clef/bass clef is located on my inner right fore arm. The treble/ bass clef is obviously representing my love for music and my appreciation for the art and the talent and soul that goes into every piece of music i play as well as others music. It will be soon turning into a sleve. And the ace of spades represents a few things. One is my family, it represents my family because we love playing cards together and always have an amazing time doing it. It also is ironic considering the ace of spades is the death card and i have something that represents death on my body. It also represents my love of the darker and more evil things in life. In my future i am getting a drumset on my back, plus a tattoo on my foot that represents my sister.

[Pinner]

Some of you have seen mine already
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l275/RockPinner/Picture123.jpg

[Trentie]

Bit of a gravedig on this thread but here's my first tattoo, got it about a year and a half ago:
http://www.drummerworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=30283&stc=1&d=1259842176

[Pollyanna]

Bit of a gravedig on this thread but here's my first tattoo, got it about a year and a half ago

That's got to be worth a sponsorship deal :)

[joeysnare]

there we go heres my back peice a combo of my love for japanese culture and greek mythology. still have a tiny bit more work to get on the hydra.

[jonepole]

Hi Joeysnare,
Nice tattoo. I really like your tattoo.
Thanks for sharing

[jamest]

Lovin' the Vic Firth's Tatt there Trentie. I'm guessing that's on your arm.
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[bmilham]

Nothing special, really simple, but it gets the point across and thats all I wanted. Its on the inside of my right bicept.... What yall think? There will be more added to it eventually. going to have some drumsticks put along the sides to fill out the rest of the inside of my arm.

[spides666]

I'm covered in them, mainly my tatts are for my parents, my son and wife. Big U2 I have two song lyrics tattoo'd on me too

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5535_110899023071_673223071_2864916_2280107_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1658/124/106/673223071/n673223071_1755170_4767.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs279.snc1/10629_157561693071_673223071_3577715_1303871_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs052.snc3/13956_225803368071_673223071_4150265_1814792_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs052.snc3/13956_210834373071_673223071_4071687_785421_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs259.snc1/10629_158760263071_673223071_3589367_4096270_n.jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs237.snc3/22452_301241398071_673223071_4533958_10821_n.jpg

[kissarmyfreak]

I to am very covered I've been collecting tattoos since I was just 16. This one here is one of my favorites. I got this after serving as a Platoon sergeant during the surge in Iraq. It really means a lot to me every time I look at it. No it's not bruised that's the way it looks & the dog tags read... "Never forget Fallen Soldiers"

[MaryO]

I have two. The fairy was the first one on my right shoulder. "Croire" is French for 'to believe'.

The second is on my left leg and was inspired by the Triumph song "Magic Power".