Red Wave Tattoo & Art Gallery
Review of Red Wave Tattoo & Art Gallery
Red Wave Tattoo & Art Gallery is a tattoo shop located in Fresno, California. The shop offers tattoo and piercing services to its customers. The shop has a clean and well-maintained environment, which is perfect for those who are looking for a professional and comfortable experience.
The shop has a team of skilled tattoo artists and piercers who are dedicated to providing high-quality services to their customers. The artists are experienced and can create custom designs based on the customer's preferences. They are also knowledgeable about the latest trends in the industry and can provide advice on the best designs and techniques for the customer's needs.
Customers have praised the shop's piercer, Peter, for his professionalism and patience. He is known for being sanitary and ensuring that his customers are comfortable during the process. Customers have also praised the shop's tattoo artists for their attention to detail and ability to create beautiful designs.
However, some customers have reported negative experiences with the shop. Some have complained about the lack of responsiveness from the artists when trying to make appointments. Others have reported issues with piercings not healing properly or bleeding excessively.
Overall, Red Wave Tattoo & Art Gallery is a reputable tattoo shop that offers high-quality services to its customers. While there have been some negative experiences reported, the majority of customers have had positive experiences with the shop's skilled artists and clean environment.
From the business
"Redwave Tattoo is your proud host of the world famous Fresno Tattoo Expo annually and is the Central Valleys only legit Tattoo-Piercing & Barbershop. With over 50 years of combined experience, our award winning team of tattooers deliver solid tattoos in every style ranging from classic Traditional American & Japanese to Bio-mechanical, Black & Gray, Color Realism, Portraits, Black work & more. Our piercer is the most experienced Body-Modification artist in the 559 area with over 15 years experience and also to his credit has won numerous awards across the U.S. Last but not least is the latest addition of our professional/licensed barbershop with award winning barbers on deck to have you looking and feeling fresh, located inside RW."
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- In-store shopping
Amal
My tattoo was done well with little bleeding. They were friendly, respected my time, and were very detailed oriented. My tattoo artist told me $150 per hour, but charged me an extra $50 for not that much color. The additional $50 charge is what took off a star for me. Other than that, everything went well.
Cody Hamelin
Just got started on a huge cover-up. Rico is a class act. Professional and excellent at what he does. Wouldn't recommend anyone else. If you're anywhere close to Fresno and you want a tattoo from a real professional. Ask for Rico. It's worth the wait!
Rudy Villa
Nothing but good things to say about richard george he did my rose on my neck for my daughter it came out better than I thought he was patient n professional I'm definitely coming back for more work thanks red wave
Andrea Davis
Popped in for a quote. Richard was able to get me in as a walk-in. He did beyond what I was imagining. I couldn't be happier! His work is excellent!
Friendly, helpful made you feel welcomed. We'll be back!
MetalGal (MetalChick)
My husband has a piercing artist he likes to go to..named John. His last piercing was an industrial, and there was little to no bleeding. The staff was personable and friendly. The price is slightly higher for the piercings; however, the professionalism is worth the cost. I would highly recommend this place for piercings.
Steven Wood
great place to get some ink, staff super friendly.
Kahn gave me a great tat,
this guy has a real go mentality, highly recomend!
J S
Wood is great. I generally try to have my tattoo ready for him but he does a great job making it even better.
My husband died a few months ago & I had a couple quotes in my husbands handwriting. It looks just like what I wanted.
My husband was a musician and I made a guitar shape with words. That came out great too. It's not quite done yet but I know it will be good. Going to add shading and color.
These are all my original quotes
Matt Hebbe
Update:
One of the front pieces of the earrings fell out from one of my girl's earrings and it was going to be $20 to get a replacement. These guys may do good work but they're price gouging. I can buy a set of 7 on Amazon for less than they were going to charge me for one piece.
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I was wanting to get my oldest two daughters' ears pierced and shopped around. Red Wave was a location I had found on my own and then they came recommended by a friend. When we got in, we were immediately welcomed and they were able to get us in pretty quickly as a walk-in.
We got to the back and my daughters were hesitant but my oldest had requested it so she went first. John was very gentle and very patient and waited until she was ready. Though you could tell it hurt, she did well. My second was much more apprehensive but said she would do it. She got the first one done and then began to clam up and fight against everything. We attempted multiple different ways of calming her and John again was incredibly patient and just waited for her to be ready.
Finally, I decided to hold her while he did the piercing and he very quickly got the second one in. His work was very good and very professional.
The only reason why I give it 4 stars rather than 5 is that when we got to the check out, the price was double what I was quoted on the phone. I was told $40 "per set" and when we got there it was $40 "per lobe". That's a big difference and I would have chosen a different parlor if I had known that. I take part of the blame for not confirming the price before we even began. However, I asked two or three different ways on the phone so I assumed it would be correct.
If you're looking for quality and professionalism, they definitely have it, but they are quite pricey. I'm shocked that I paid $160 just to get first time piercings on two of my girls.
Jennifer Lindsey
Hands down would recommend this place to anyone, specifically Richard George. He's done my husband's and my past few tattoos. His work is always on point and he's pretty fast. Glad to have found a talented artist and overall awesome person to get work from.
Kimberly Hinojosa
Had earlobes sewn up by John Garcia. We made an appointment 3 days prior for 6pm. We got there 10 minutes before 6pm . 2 people walked in wanting thier nose pierced and I didn’t hear what the other wanted. He took the walk ins before us not wanting to lose their money. I think this was poor planning on his end and not good customer service for me. He should have told them to come back later or make an appointment like we did. To say the least he did not take us in until 7pm His room where he works from was dusty and dirty. The room should be clean and sanitary especially for what he does. John did a very good job on the stitching of the earlobes and the price was very reasonable.