Traditional Tattoo reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 128 Reddit reviews across 27 subreddits and 33 posts to rank the best Traditional Tattoo brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/sanantonio, r/traditionaltattoos, r/Tacoma, r/AskSF, r/orlando. Top-rated brands include Electric Panther (5.0/5), Old Tacoma (5.0/5), Liberation (5.0/5).
Stats
Reviews128
Subreddits27
Posts33
Brands91
Products33
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#1
Electric Panther
5.0
(7)
"Another vote for Electric panther. Alex is the man"
"Electric panther might be the best shop I have ever been too."
"Electric panther. Hands down."
"Electric Panther and Rose Of Texas. Jason is incredible and can do bright clean traditional work in his sleep it feels like."
"Electric Panther. Best by far."
"Electric Panther"
"Electric Panther."
#2
Old Tacoma
5.0
(4)
"My bf has a traditional style half sleeve done by Jordan, it looks beautiful."
"But Jordan would be my #1"
"Jordan at Old Tacoma, seen his name on the list already."
"Jordan at Old Tacoma."
#3
Liberation
5.0
(4)
"I'll join the chorus of people saying Liberation. All 3 of them are great!"
"Definitely go with Liberation."
"Liberation 100%."
"Liberation is awesome. Highly recommend them."
#4
Rise Above
5.0
(3)
"Just booked with Damian!"
"Upvote for Damian! I have 2 tats from him and planning on 2 more in the near future"
"Damian at Rise Above"
#5
Black Squirrel
5.0
(3)
"Mel at Black Squirrel is the best!!"
"Check out CJ at Black Squirrel (Omaha), Erik and Matthew at RedQuill (Lincoln), Logan at Crimson City (CB), and LiquidCourage/SailorsGrave."
"CJ at black squirrel does great work."
#6
Cory Craft
5.0
(3)
"Cory Craft @corycraft on instagram is great!"
"Cory Craft in Lakeland and Julio B in St Pete."
"Man can’t believe I haven’t seen Cory Craft from Black Swan Tattoo."
#7
Flesh Electric
4.3
(3)
"My tattoos from Flesh Electric are some of my favorites! I second this."
"Flesh electric"
"Flesh Electric"
#8
Steadfast
5.0
(2)
"Frank at steadfast. Super nice guy and really quality work."
"Seconding Frank or Alex at Steadfast."
#9
Yellow Rose
5.0
(2)
"Yellow rose. Look Look. Heart of Gold."
"Yellow Rose Tattoos"
#10
Smith Street
5.0
(2)
"Legendary shop"
"Not only best in NYC but arguably best in the world"
#11
Brian
5.0
(2)
"Agreed the owner Brian I’ve been going to for years he’s great."
"He’s done like 80% of the work on my body, genuinely can’t recommend him enough!"
#12
Awesome Tattoos
5.0
(2)
"Awesome tattoos is the place for traditional tattoos for sure!"
"Johnny Awesome at Awesome Tattoos on Hay St"
#13
Lasting Dose
5.0
(2)
"Tony at Lasting Dose is good. So is Ron Rash."
"Tony at Lasting Dose. You can find him on FB and Instagram."
#14
Mercy
5.0
(2)
"Mercy 100000%!"
"Mercy for sure!!"
#15
Triple A
5.0
(2)
"Terry from Triple A is my all time fav!"
"Chad and Terry at triple a are great too"
#16
Everlasting
5.0
(2)
"Owen at Everlasting"
"Everlasting!"
#17
Lucky Horse
5.0
(2)
"Saw John at Lucky Horse today, got me a sick butterfly"
"Lucky Horse tattoo has a stacked roster of artists."
#18
Temple Tattoo
5.0
(2)
"Freddie Corbin is as OG as it gets. Everyone at his shop is amazing."
"Temple Tattoo in Oakland is also excellent."
#19
Ian Scurlock
5.0
(2)
"Ian Scurlock."
"I’d put Ian Scurlock at Magnolia Company in TLH in this list."
#20
Vintage Karma
4.5
(2)
"I'll second Vintage Karma. They have some amazing artists and they work together with you like a partner to design your tattoo."
"I have heard good things about vintage karma in Tuscola"
#21
Eternal Courage
4.5
(2)
"Eternal courage everyone there is bomb I got tatted by Neo Erik"
"Eternal Courage is great too, Kelly does great work at least."
#22
Celebrity Ink
4.0
(2)
"I suggest you to check 'celebrityinkflorence'."
"This article mentions the tattoo shop Celebrity Ink and also shows a photo of the work."
#23
Mr. Lucky’s
4.0
(2)
"Mr. Lucky’s for the win!"
"Mr Lucky’s"
#24
Big Brain
3.5
(2)
"Big Brain is probably the best shop in town if you ask me."
"Big Brain WEST is ass. The one downtown is great."
#25
Iron Horse Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Zack from iron horse tattoo in Williamstown, this guy is an incredibly talented traditional artist."
#26
Purple Rose Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Shane Blanco at Purple Rose Tattoo on Lee St.! Shane's the best and his traditional work is top notch."
#27
Synthetic Dreams
5.0
(1)
"Riley Norsworthy at Synthetic Dreams in New Braunfels!"
#28
Final Touch
5.0
(1)
"Final Touch on Cevallos. Ask for Raymond. He did me and my wife’s traditional style penguins."
#29
Handmade Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Pops at Handmade Tattoo in Santa Paula"
#30
Everlasting, Let It Bleed
5.0
(1)
"Any of the guys at Everlasting or Max Weber at Let It Bleed!"
#31
Mind Over Matter Tattoos
5.0
(1)
"Katelynn is the best! Ive had her tat my name on my husband a lot🥰😂"
#32
Sacred Rose
5.0
(1)
"Sacred Rose is also amazing. Karen does amazing traditional black & gray."
#33
Lucky Horse, Rise Above
5.0
(1)
"Have been inked by John @ lucky horse and Damien @ Rise above. Love both pieces"
#34
Look Look
5.0
(1)
"Any of the artists at look look! james edward vincent or poki are my usual two"
#35
Austin Powers
5.0
(1)
"Got tatted by Austin Powers at Here’s Mine back in December."
#36
Two Hands
5.0
(1)
"Evander at Two Hands is brilliant for trad!"
#37
Lost Art, Loyalty
5.0
(1)
"Lost art is pretty good. Loyalty in SLC (dean bodily) is really good."
#38
Zane Watrous
5.0
(1)
"Zane Watrous is one of the best. He’s in St George."
#39
Nicky Judd
5.0
(1)
"Nicky Judd one thousand percent"
#40
Nick Judkins
5.0
(1)
"Nick judkins"
#41
Cobra Club
5.0
(1)
"Cobra club in Leeds has great trad artists."
#42
Rookstar
5.0
(1)
"Rookstar, probably among the best artists in York."
#43
Salasgilz
5.0
(1)
"Salasgilz on Instagram is a great artist"
#44
Idle Hand
5.0
(1)
"I’ve had lots of traditional done at Idle Hand"
#45
Black Heart, Idle Hand, Frisco Tattoo, Spider Murphy's
5.0
(1)
"Black Heart. Idle Hand. Frisco Tattoo. Spider Murphy's up in San Rafael."
#46
Cody Collins
5.0
(1)
"Cody Collins down in SLC is great! He may not be exactly stock American traditional but everything he does is in that realm."
#47
Sailor Jim's
5.0
(1)
"If you're willing to drive to Logan Sailor Jim's specializes in traditional."
#48
Sanctum Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"I’m partial to https://www.instagram.com/sanctumtattoo/"
#49
Green Tide, Sacred Tattoo, Black Cat, Luckyjack
5.0
(1)
"Green tide, sacred tattoo, and black cat! but my all time favourite is luckyjack"
#50
Tattooed Heart
5.0
(1)
"Try the tattooed heart in Te Atatū Peninsula"
#51
Sacred Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Sacred Tattoo"
#52
Green Tide
5.0
(1)
"Greentide in Titirangi!"
#53
Unbroken Club
5.0
(1)
"Unbroken Club!!! All my traditionals are done by either Matty or Mikey 🫶🏼"
#54
Bad Chad
5.0
(1)
"Yep! All my work is from Bad Chad, but Alex, Lydia, Jason and Jon are also super talented. Best shop in town for this style."
#55
Lydia
5.0
(1)
"Lydia did a badass tattoo for me, can’t agree enough!"
#56
Harley
5.0
(1)
"Harley is hands down the best in town, did my first tat years ago used to have classes with him."
#57
Shane Blanco
5.0
(1)
"I second Shane. I’ve got a patchwork leg sleeve of traditional from him with some flash he’s drawn and some freehand."
#58
Good Things Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Good Things Tattoo!"
#59
Zak
5.0
(1)
"Zak has done my whole leg and he did fantastic work."
#60
Thrill Vulture
5.0
(1)
"Thrill Vulture!"
#61
Enso
5.0
(1)
"Zak and curt at enso"
#62
Tattoo Saga
5.0
(1)
"Haley Zontini at Tattoo Saga!"
#63
High Street Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Check out high street tattoo"
#64
Daggers Cove
5.0
(1)
"I've had pieces done by Len at Daggers Cove and Chris Melanson at Three of Swords."
#65
Vintage Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Brian Mckenzie at Vintage tattoo in New Glasgow. He's wicked chill."
#66
Three of Swords
5.0
(1)
"Tasha Terror at Three of Swords."
#67
Sojourn
5.0
(1)
"Erin at Sojourn, downtown off pacific"
#68
Lady Luck Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"Stacey @ lady luck tattoo has done some really great traditional pieces!!"
#69
Liberty Tattoo
5.0
(1)
"I have one from Trevor at Liberty tattoo."
#70
Ravens Claw
5.0
(1)
"Jesse Montgomery at Ravens Claw is the man."
#71
The Ninth Tentacle
5.0
(1)
"Seth at the ninth tentical."
#72
Soul Echo
5.0
(1)
"Jake at Soul Echo in Proctor district."
#73
Emma Jocelyn
5.0
(1)
"My girlfriend got tattooed by Emma Jocelyn (@emmajocelyn_tattoos) from Wild Card."
#74
Tyler McMinn
5.0
(1)
"Tyler McMinn at True to the Game in Winter Haven specializes in American Traditional."
#75
Liberty
5.0
(1)
"Awesome shop too."
#76
Black Fin
5.0
(1)
"Check out Black Fin--Tom Kiernan."
#77
Derek Jennings
5.0
(1)
"Derek Jennings at The East in Orlando."
#78
Lucky Strike
5.0
(1)
"Lucky Strike in Edmonton has a number of artists who specialize in American Traditional."
#79
Jacob Bowman
5.0
(1)
"Jacob Bowman (@slowdega) does perfect tats."
#80
Skin Deep
4.0
(1)
"Ben Daniel at Skin Deep does good work. Great guy too."
#81
Tatted Dream
4.0
(1)
"Check out @rileynors.inks on insta (shop is @tatted_dream) they're in new braunfels"
#82
Black Serum
4.0
(1)
"There are some traditional American artists at Black Serum (appointment only)"
#83
Rain City
4.0
(1)
"The best are the artists at Rain City, quite expensive though."
#84
The Lucky Pig
4.0
(1)
"The Lucky Pig in Ancoats has a number of excellent artists."
#85
Rambo's
4.0
(1)
"Rambo’s which is Manchester’s oldest longest running tattoo parlours."
#86
Bubba’s Family Tattoo
4.0
(1)
"Bubba’s family tattoo in New Braunfels."
#87
Ethereal Tattoo Atelier
4.0
(1)
"Ethereal Tattoo Atelier has some talented artists."
#88
Through Being Cool
4.0
(1)
"I go to Through Being Cool in Fairless Hills. Thru have 6 or 7 artists and most do trad and neo trad and other styles."
#89
Don't Tell Mama Tattoo
4.0
(1)
"You might want to try Don't Tell Mama Tattoo in Cedar Park."
#90
Mickey Putts
4.0
(1)
"Maybe @mickeyputts @rubytigertattoo?"
#91
Marusaki Tattoo
4.0
(1)
"You can also check 'marusaki tattoo' who is an artist that works there."
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