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Bass Clef Tattoo?

#21
If you stop playing, you could always say it's a sad face that the tat artist screwed up.

But yeah, I'd recommend not getting it right now. If you're at an age where you'd need parental consent, there's probably a lot of significant shifts in taste and hobbies ahead for you and you just can't be sure you'll still be into bass for the next 10 years, let alone the rest of your life.
 
#22
I have one, left shoulder, above where sleeve is on short sleeve.

This is permanent BTW. I got mine as a life long commitment to bass. Do you feel the same way?

Give it a year, if you feel the same way in a year, get it. And do yourself a favor, go to a professional. Some of my band mates have tats that look really ******, i can only imagine what they'll look like at 60 or 70 years old
 
#24
Just wait literally a year or two. Then it wont be a 'spur of the moment' thing. your views may change.

Would you rather go off the idea without going ahead with it, or get a tattoo and realise what a stupid descision youve made in a year or two?
 
#27
My reasoning on tattoos...

I have full sleeves, back and chest but I have the kind of career where that's acceptable and would never take a job where it wasn't. Nothing on my neck, or hands, so if worse comes to worse, long sleeve shirts cover everything.

When getting a tattoo, I get an idea and force myself to wait AT LEAST 6 months. By the end of that, if I still want it, then I'll go ahead and get it. I stumbled across that method after one too many tattoos I kinda regret now haha
 
#28
Wow, what a bunch of out of touch buzzkills in this thread. Welcome to 2011. It's not 1954 anymore. I hate to break it to you, but tattoos are a social norm now, not a taboo. One in four people between the ages of 18 and 50 have a tattoo, and those numbers get higher as you go to the younger demographics, meaning it's only becoming more prevalent.

Know what else used to be a crazy rebel thing to do that could prevent you from finding work? Ear piercings. Do you really think that's still a problem?

While it is an important decision, the idea that it has the potential to ruin your life or prevent you from getting jobs is a complete joke. In fact, the most successful person I know is a banker who has full sleeves. Did my sister's considerable amount of tattoos prevent her from becoming an incredible successful chef? No. Did my friend Alex's tattoos prevent him from becoming a senior IT analyst with the NSA? No. Did my stepdad's tattoos prevent him from becoming president of a massive roofing company that handles tens of millions in government contracts? No.

That said, we are talking about a bass clef, not a demon busting out of his skull. I've had a bass clef on my forearm for ten years, and at no point has it ever prevented me from working or interacting with people.
 

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