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Author	Ambry
Comment	I have personally not had work done at this studio, though I do follow some of the artists. Honestly, it looks like they run all kinds of promotions as if they a regular shop or something instead of a respectable tattoo studio that respects their artists and is selling permanent body art. One thing I've noticed is that most tattoo studios will highlight their specific artists (e.g. "Look at this piece by Emma" or "James has some free slots on X date, if you want illustrative blackwork then look at some of his tattoos here". Rock n Roll instead seems to say "Do you want black and grey? Illustrative? Traditional? Neotraditional? Speak to us and we will book you in." I haven't seen many studios do that, as typically you would approach the artist you're looking to book with because you like what they do. They do have some incredible artists but if I was booking with them I'd want to speak directly to the artist rather than going via their systems. They seem like the most 'commercial/corporate' studio I've seen in Scotland - I just checked their site and they have a 'booking team' and things like that, and are a self proclaimed 'chain'. No heart, no soul, just 'Star Wars flash day' and 'half price day rate' vouchers (which apparently don't always work out that way according to some other threads I've seen here, one pasted down below). I wonder if the artists are the ones having to take the hit on these promotional days? In any case, I haven't seen many studios offer these type of deals as typically it is up to the artist to price their tattoos and offer 'deals' (which, for reputable artists, are not too common as their rate is their rate unless you're getting flash or a larger multi-session piece done). There are plenty of great artists in Scotland, so unless you've literally fallen in love with an artist from Rock n' Roll and couldn't imagine the tattoo you want being done by anyone else, I would be tempted to look elsewhere. You might want to view this thread for more personal experiences - [https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/isjpwm/rock\_n\_roll\_tattoo\_and\_piercing\_studio/](https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/isjpwm/rock_n_roll_tattoo_and_piercing_studio/)
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Created	Tue 18th May 2021 6:35pm
Status	normal ()

I have personally not had work done at this studio, though I do follow some of the artists.

Honestly, it looks like they run all kinds of promotions as if they a regular shop or something instead of a respectable tattoo studio that respects their artists and is selling permanent body art. One thing I've noticed is that most tattoo studios will highlight their specific artists (e.g. "Look at this piece by Emma" or "James has some free slots on X date, if you want illustrative blackwork then look at some of his tattoos here". Rock n Roll instead seems to say "Do you want black and grey? Illustrative? Traditional? Neotraditional? Speak to us and we will book you in." I haven't seen many studios do that, as typically you would approach the artist you're looking to book with because you like what they do. They do have some incredible artists but if I was booking with them I'd want to speak directly to the artist rather than going via their systems.

They seem like the most 'commercial/corporate' studio I've seen in Scotland - I just checked their site and they have a 'booking team' and things like that, and are a self proclaimed 'chain'. No heart, no soul, just 'Star Wars flash day' and 'half price day rate' vouchers (which apparently don't always work out that way according to some other threads I've seen here, one pasted down below). I wonder if the artists are the ones having to take the hit on these promotional days? In any case, I haven't seen many studios offer these type of deals as typically it is up to the artist to price their tattoos and offer 'deals' (which, for reputable artists, are not too common as their rate is their rate unless you're getting flash or a larger multi-session piece done).

There are plenty of great artists in Scotland, so unless you've literally fallen in love with an artist from Rock n' Roll and couldn't imagine the tattoo you want being done by anyone else, I would be tempted to look elsewhere.

You might want to view this thread for more personal experiences - [https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/isjpwm/rock\_n\_roll\_tattoo\_and\_piercing\_studio/](https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/isjpwm/rock_n_roll_tattoo_and_piercing_studio/)