Jason is awesome!! Super friendly and really makes you feel comfortable! I would recommend him to anyone and everyone! His work is amazing! I got something simple, just text, but check out his work: <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcousintattoo.com&s=6c07f36c68bf77e133e95d8f8c5f6f1d89adc0521261896258e53c00fbfc4d88" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://cousintattoo.com</a>
Review Source:It PAINS me to leave a one-star review, but, alas, it's was earned.
I won't go into extreme detail, but here's what should be said- If you're too cool, or too busy to take on a new client, man up and call said potential client and say "hey, I can't do that tattoo. Â I don't have the time, I'm sorry. Â Let me refer you to a colleague who can take that on." Wouldn't you want to, I don't know...call back to schedule an appointment? When I would call to try and make an appointment some stoner would answer the phone and I swear it was like talking to Ted from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. He'd tell me to call back or he was unsure of my artist, Timo's, schedule. The work was fine but the entire atmosphere/air of the artists is extremely rude.
During the consultation and the day I actually got the tattoo Timo just seemed annoyed. Almost as if my tattoo wasn't worth his time. Yes, I had a drawing that literally just had to be traced so maybe the problem was he didn't want to do it because it wasn't an original of his.
Ironically, enough I commented on a guy's tattoo while shopping and he said he got it at 5th estate (I don't remember his artist). I asked him about his experience and his comments mirrored mine. Apparently, the artist did a good job but was incredibly rude and barely said two words to him before, during and after the tattoo.
Sadly, I'll never be inked here again, ever. Â Pretentious, rude. Â A very loyal customer was lost. Â New artist and new shop, found. Â Someone else just made a cool 3 bills on a first session. Oh, I've since referred 3 other friends to No Regrets Tattoo Parlor. Two are working on full back pieces and one started on a sleeve. Since 5th Estate Tattoo doesn't need and or want the business I'll gladly keep referring my friends to No Regrets.
Best shop hands down.
Lex did my half sleeve a year or two ago. Puerto Rico theme. AMAZING work. Great shop, great atmosphere. Everyone in this shop is a professional. You're paying for GREAT artwork people, that is permanent, on your body.
I haven't  had a chance to go back and get more work, but planning on having Lex finish and extend my half to a full sleeve.
Mary is one of the best, most gracious artists I've had a chance to work with. She took her beautiful velociraptor painting and applied it to my side with alacrity, clarity, and awesomeness. She has an incredibly light touch and an amazing attitude. I'm still madly in love with my 'raptor, and have named him "Mary" in her honor.
Yes, he's a him. Don't hate.
My lovely bride and I decided to get inked to celebrate our 20th anniversary (yeah, we're hopeless romantics. For the record, it was her idea).
Prior to this venture, I had a grand total of one tattoo, she had zero. So we don't have a whole lot of experience in this world.
But I have been to a few tattoo shops in my day and can definitely say 5th Estate was the least.... seedy... one I've seen. The shop was spotless, the music was great and more importantly, all the people that worked there were totally cool.
They treated us with respect and dignity, even though we weren't looking for huge artistic projects. The wife got a small rose on her shoulder and I had a rose added to my existing tat of the state of Texas.
Lex was the shizz. Super cool guy, and a terrific artist. VERY reasonable prices and the work was flawless.
We may not ever be back, but that's just because the three tats in our combined 101 years of existence makes for low odds of getting more ink. But if I do get another one, I'll be going to Lex at 5th Estate.
Timo is the shit! My SO and I have followed him from his prior shop in Mesa (ugh) to his new shop, 5th Estate, in downtown Gilbert (double ugh). He is worth the drive to BFE, friends! If I recall, Timo apprenticed with Aaron Coleman... which undoubtedly nurtured his sinister streak, which manifests as decapitated severed demon heads (as evidenced by my SO's calf) and such. Don't sweat it, kittens, he also does pretty things too -- all solidly and professionally done. I believe his favorite style is traditional Japanese, but he rocks old-school Americana pretty damn well too. His prices are reasonable, he's gotten really fast, and, maybe most importantly, he's not a dick, a rarity in the tattoo world! Woo hoo!
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