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    12 Volt Tattoo

    4.6 (58 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Kaede O.

    I got my very first tattoo on my 25th birthday, and it was such a great experience!! I just walked in and could get it done on the same day. Thank you Zac for making my birthday special

    Amanda J.

    This place was awesome! They got my BF and I in for matching tattoos and Rachel is a Queen! Love this place.

    I have wanted to get work done for a long time but hadn't met an artist I was comfortable with until I met Zac. Whenever we head to Northern California I schedule time with Zac. I am able to send Zac ideas of what I want and he takes it from there. And Zac always takes the time to make adjustments until I'm completely confident with the design.

    Hebrew Letting by Zac Black
    Anneliese D.

    My friend's roommate recommended this place, and I have been wanting to get a new tattoo, and I could not be more pleased by the time I had here. Zac was incredibly helpful and got it done for me very well. I could not have imagined a better tattoo experience.

    tattoo by tania evans
    Kailyn Z.

    Hi! I got two tattoos by Tania Evans in February (i attached photos, taken today) and I LOVE them. They're simple and small but I couldn't be more happy with how the lines came out. I also get a lot of compliments on them Tania is friendly and easy to chat with, which isn't only a nice distraction from any pain but made the experience even better. I honestly love her work and would be happy to get more tattoos done by her. Last, the shop was clean and full of good vibes, not intimidating or anything like that. Check out her instagram @taniaevanstattoos!

    Karen R.

    I am from out of town and wanted my first tattoo. They took me and my 2 nieces without an appointment! Tania did a great job on my nerdy nurse smurfette!

    Tattoo rescue by Monica.

    So we are about 3-4 hours from Chico, I did a lot of research online to find an awesome female tattoo artist to fix my thigh tattoo, I am grateful that I found 12 Volt. Monica truly rescued my terrible castle tattoo, I told her I wanted it to be a spooky castle..gave her some colors I wanted and let the rest be up to her to make her own. I wanted to be surprised, and she exceeded my expectations. It's everything I wanted and more. I am so in love with my new tattoo. She turned it into something that I can be proud of and boost my confidence. This is by far my coolest and most favorite tattoo. I will definitely be back for my other tattoos. Thank you Monica!

    Excellent, clean, great vibe, great service, very personable AND professional. I checked out 4 other local tattoo parlors, and this was the cleanest and most professional and welcoming. Will visit again for next tattoo.

    Sick work by Tanner!
    Nick S.

    12 Volt was hella sick! The work that Tanner did on our wrists was amazing. The line work and color are both extremely clean. Best true-tattoo parlor in Chico hands down.

    Tattoo by Chris!

    I wanted a new tattoo for my 20th bday so my boyfriend and I went on a chico wide search for the best artist for the tattoo I wanted. 12 volt was the last place we checked out and where we found Chris Stack. First of all the studio is super clean and all the supplies are very sanitary and new. You can tell they really care about the safety just as much as making sure you get a good tattoo. Everyone was super chill and helpful. Even though everyone was busy with other people when we came in to check out their portfolios like 3 people made sure we didn't have any questions and asked if we needed anything. Their portfolios were some of the nicest I have seen. A few of them were printed books full of really well done tattoos and the variety of the types of tattoos shown really helped to give me an idea of each artists style and capability. Chris was very helpful and patient as we tried to explain what I wanted (I'm not a very good artist so he had to deal with my bad sketches). After making an appointment and realizing their prices were way better than the other studios we had visited I was that much more pleased with my experience. The day of my appointment Chris showed us his sketch (which was exactly what I wanted) and went over what kind of details I might want. He gave great advice about what would look good and what doesn't usually work with tattoos, making sure I didn't do anything stupid. When we got started he was very precise about the placement of my tattoo, making sure it was dead center and getting both me and my boyfriends opinion on it. He made sure I was comfortable and ready, giving me even more advice on what to expect and how to handle it. He had a really steady hand but was still super quick with getting it done. It only took about 45 min and I am so happy about how it turned out. So far it's healing up very nicely and still looks amazing, I am super pleased with my experience here and will definitely be back for my next tattoo! Side notes: there is a non-refundable deposit that goes towards your tat when you make an appointment, there's a $5 service charge when you pay with a card, and they do free touch ups if your tattoo starts to fade while healing.

    I love that Juan is able to take what I have in my head and put them into beautiful prices of art. Thank you.
    Teddi E.

    This was my first tattoo at this shop, and ill go nowhere else! These guys are great! Juan did a fantastic job. clean lines, great color, and he drew up EXACTLY what I was looking for. BRAVO!!!

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    My boyfriend and I both got our first tattoos by Tanner, and our experiences were absolutely wonderful!

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    Your Mom’s Favorite Tattoo Shop

    Your Mom’s Favorite Tattoo Shop

    (64 reviews)

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    1000/10 experience. Wheezy was super nice, his line work is beautiful, and the shop was very…read morewelcoming. Plus, great piercing prices. I highly recommend!!

    I have no idea how this shop earns a high rating. He's a nice person, but he's ham-fisted and has…read morea child running around the shop all night while he works. The end result is a rushed tattoo by a completely distracted single dad who overworks the heck out of the tattoo area. It took months for my skin to heal. The tattoo areas were so overworked that I have been battling a losing fight against tattoo granulomas. I have several tattoos and have never had an immune response before and now I'm looking at having to endure laser treatments and immunosuppressants until resolved/removed. I take responsibility too. There were several times I should have walked away, before and during my tattoos. I should wife walked away when I spent an hour entertaining his child. I should've walked away when he had to continuously interrupt our session to deal with his daughter. I should have stopped when I realized that the tattoo was looking to be completed in less than half the anticipated time. I should have stopped and walked away when I saw the texture of my skin began to change mid-tattoo and literally constrict and tighten right before my eyes. But then didn't, because I didn't know why... His daughter is adorable and he seems like a nice guy, but he is not putting the care and safety of clients first, either that or he's just really inexperienced. My tattoos are a disaster. They itch. They hurt. They bleed. It's been months and my road to recovery is barely beginning. And that's only one aspect. A behind the ear tattoo recover he did has left me with marked physical changes to the mastoid bone and it is undetermined still as to whether or not I will require invasive treatment to repair it. All my other tattoos from other artists remain fine. So my issues are not a systemic attack against the inks themselves or I would have issues with other tattoos as well. My issues are self-limiting to his work: Go elsewhere. Don't take the chance. It's just not worth the risks.

    Black Cat Tattoo - Vertical labret by Nicole

    Black Cat Tattoo

    (8 reviews)

    As a walk in, you never know what to expect. The staff were friendly, Nicole, Christian (owners),…read moreAlex and Sierra made me feel very welcome. I had an insane idea for a tattoo, and Sierra killed it!!! Definitely a favorite among many, MANY, shops in the area. If your in town looking for good art, this is a good to. 10 out of 10 on cleanliness, professionalism and great atmosphere. ​

    If I could I'd give 0 stars~ My friend recommended this shop…read moreso we went to get my two nostrils jewlery changed. At first everything was normal and I had no doubt in my mind I'd be leaving with what I came for, but I started to have my doubts when the piercer didn't know what type of jewlery I had in, or how to take it out. I didn't know exactly either, so I couldn't help other than providing a guess. The piercer who was attending to me was still struggling and it was starting to hurt. She asked for help from the woman at the front desk and I knew as soon as that happened that I messssed up coming here, no legit tattoo/piercing studio should struggle for literally 30 minutes for a simple jewlery change! BTW- they were only really changing one nostril, the other side was super easy to put jewlery in because I was keeping it open with an earring back. so they inserted the new jewlery on one side and told me they just couldn't help me with the other side, and that because they already opened and cleaned both of the new studs I "had" to buy them. After we left my nose was SOREEE the rest of the day. When I got back from Chico I immediatley went to my hometowns piercing shop (where I should've waited to go to) and no joke, they fixed both of my piercings in 5 minutes. I'm not the type of person to leave a bad review but after hearing from my home piercer that the jewlery Black Cat Tattoo put in was EMBEDDING into my nostril and I now needed a longer bar for the piercing because of it's current irritation/swelling, I KNEWWW I had to say something! Mind you the total I ended up paying was $100... for ONE jewlery change and even though they couldn't put the second stud in (with two "professionals") This is COMPLETLEY my fault for trusting this studio, now I know and it won't ever happen again! SIDE NOTE THIS DONT REAALLLY MATTER BUT the vibe I got from the front desk woman when the first piercer called her for help, was WEIRD. She was throwing shade about where I originally got my nostrils pierced, just because she didn't know what kind of studs they were or how to remove them, I FOUND OUT LATER THAT WHOLE TIME THEY WERE PUSH PIN NOSE STUDS!!! THE EASIEST TO REMOVE AND WORK WITH at one point she honestly pissed me off when I heard her curse something like "wtf are these" maybe I'm just not with it like the rest of the tattoo/piercing culture but I wouldn't say that infront of a patron about a service I'm helping them with, Idk it just weirded me out!

    TRUE INK

    TRUE INK

    (6 reviews)

    Came in for a flash tattoo and it looked great! Now that its healed, it looks like shit. Lines are…read moreTHICK and did not heal properly. Ive had multiple tattoos so I know how to take care of them. Went out on a whim and got a tattoo here and I hate it.

    Incredibly irritated and disappointed…read more I came about 2 months ago to get a current tattoo worked on. The person I was scheduled with was unable to fit me in after I arrived for my appointment. Since I came from Oroville, I figured I might as well get a piercing so the drive wasn't a total waste. I asked for an industrial piercing on each side. After completing the first industrial, the woman placed a folded paper towel in between my ear and the bar (yes, very painful). She said something about giving it enough room to swell. Then, she kept looking from one ear to the other and then finally said I didn't have the ears for industrials. Oh my gosh. So, I asked if I should get something different on the other side and she said yes. I chose a conch. She seemed to struggle again and then put in a hoop that was too small. She left it completely open and told me that once the swelling went down, I would be able to close it. That was completely false and never fit. She removed the paper towel and said it looked great then sent me on my way. The industrial has been irritated and infected since. I finally gave up and took it out tonight so my ear can finally heal. This is ridiculous and a waste of money as well as a constant pain for the last two months. I've never written a bad review but this place is terrible. Oh, and the tattoo artist rescheduled me then told me he was behind again when I showed up later that week. Blessing in disguise. For some background, I've had about 20 piercings. I've never had an issue before.

    12 Volt Tattoo - tattoo - Updated May 2026

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