Decided to get my first tattoo and Electric Empire was definitely the right place. My tattoo artist was Brett and he made me feel extremely comfortable and less nervous. All in all the tattoo was amazing, and EXACTLY what I wanted. A $40 deposit is mandatory for every tattoo. All in all my tattoo was $100 and I tipped $20. The tattoo studio itself is decorated very cool, the staff is funny, and I had a great first tattoo experience. Edit: Just a heads up visit the studio to make an appointment. read more

Electric Empire - Tattoo Near Me - Butler, Pennsylvania

Awesome and so professional. I appreciate the time Brett spent and also his creativity. I truly would not go anywhere else for a tattoo.

I was nervous about finding a new shop after moving far from my usual one. I checked out the various portfolios and was impressed. I went down to talk to an artist and set a deposit. Danny was attentive to what I wanted, and even a little excited. When I came back for my appointment, Danny informed me that he had done further research on it, and had come up with something. His stencil faaar exceeded expectations. He had taken a basic and goofy idea, and made it a well-thought, period inspired piece. I've only gotten the line work so far, since we weren't able to get it all done in one appointment. But even the line work alone could be an acceptable piece, which is not able to be said for every tattoo. I'm very pleased with Danny, I look forward to not only finishing Blanche, but also booking future appointments with him. Important to note, the tattoos next to the tramp stamp we're NOT done by Danny or anyone at Electric Empire. read more

Electric Empire - Blanche Devereaux tramp stamp - Tattoo Near Me - Butler, Pennsylvania

I got a nose piecing 9 weeks ago. It never healed, no matter what I did, the infection got so severe I had to get antibiotics. I found out that the piecing was done improperly, was crooked and with cheap inferior nose ring. I have had to have it removed and hopefully it will heal properly. When i went to the shop I was treated like an inconvenience and felt that the people I talked to were not as knowledgeable as they could have been. I wish I would have listened to my gut and not gotten this piercing done there. I have tremendous pain and infection still. after 9 weeks read more

I've gotten a few pieces from Johnny...great guy, runs a clean shop and everyone appears to be nice and professional...everything I've had done there...including fixing other shops poor work...has been outstanding! read more

Electric Empire - First step in a Calvin and Hobes piece. - Tattoo Near Me - Butler, Pennsylvania

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I only got a nose piercing but I am over the moon about it ! My first time getting pierced was at another shop, I bled quite a good amount, got the bubble right next to my stud, and eventually became infected and I had to let it close up altogether. I was very hesitant to get pierced again. Everyone at Electric Empire was kind and the woman doing my piercing did an amazing job ! She was extremely comforting and gave me all of the information I needed. The healing process has been completely unnoticeable to me, there is no bubble or infection and the jewelry used this time around seems more quality than my previous. I love it !! read more

Had my first tattoo done last week by Bobby. Great, welcoming experience, and I'm already looking to what I want for a second one! read more

Electric Empire - Tattoo Near Me - Butler, Pennsylvania

I stopped in one day with the idea of covering up an old tattoo. I was greeted by Danny who took a look at it said said that it absolutely could be done. We discussed a few ideas, I settled on one, and I asked what the next step was. Danny told me that he would take a tracing of my tattoo and then draw up the piece that would cover it. He said this would require a $40 deposit to cover his time in drawing up the piece, and would go towards the total price when it was done. I thought this was reasonable and gave him the cash. He took my number, some pics of my tattoo, and made the tracing. I was told that he'd text me a pic of the finished piece about a week before the appointment to have it done, giving enough time for me to give input on any changes I wanted before it was put on me permanently. About a week and a half before my appointment, I was in the area and stopped by the shop in hopes of seeing what Danny had drawn in person. I knew It was earlier than he had promised to have it done, but I figured I'd take a chance and see if it had been started. Danny told me that he hadn't had a chance to draw it yet, but had been researching some similar pieces online to get ideas on how it would look. He assured me that he'd have it drawn up in a few days and would text me the pics. The week of my appointment came, but no text did. I already had a fairly large tattoo on my body that I was not fond of, and here I was trusting a guy I knew nothing about to cover it with something three times it's size. I wanted to make sure I liked what he drew and that I could live with it because, being a half sleeve, there would be no going back and covering this one up. With each passing day, I got more nervous waiting for the text. The last thing I wanted was to wind up in the chair, seeing it for the first time, and getting something that big and irreversible out of a sense of obligation. Two days before my appointment, I finally decided that enough was enough and I called to inquire about the pics. Danny was not available, so I told whoever had answered that I needed to cancel my appointment. Danny called later to discuss the cancellation. I told him my concerns over needing to see the art ahead of time as he had promised me. His response was that he was to the point of talent that he was able to draw it on my arm right there, the day of the appointment, and he could guarantee that I'd love it. Now, had I known this guy and had previous experience with him as one of his long time customers, this might have been acceptable to me. However, I knew nothing about him, was a first time customer to the shop, and he had promised me something that he was not delivering. I told him I couldn't do that, to which he replied that I'd lose my deposit if I canceled. I decided I'd rather be out $40 than much, much more for a tattoo I didn't love and hung up the phone. So, there's a long winded story, but the bottom line is this place made promises, took my money, refused to deliver the promise, and then expected me to trust them to alter my body with a very large tattoo from which there'd be no going back. Yeah, no thanks. If you're willing to trust people like this, good luck to you, I hope it works out. read more

i had my nipples pierced here a year ago. come to find out i was given improper dangerous after care instructions that could cause permenant damage. the woman piercer is very kind, but the information she gave out was wrong and dangerous. my piercing was crooked and i thought it was normal till i went to another business who told me it was not. my friend had to have hers REPIERCED otherwise it would have caused permenant damage. the business itself is unprofessional. they are RUDE to customers. there are better piercing shops in the area. i cant speak for the tattoos but i will say i will not use this business for any piercing or tattoo purposes in the future. they also are not wearing masks during a pandemic. read more

I went in to get my nose pierced today and had a really good experience. Piercings are by walk in and I was greeted by someone as soon as I went in. Alex was the piercer and he answered any and all questions I had. He explained to me everything he was doing. The piercing was fine and went really quickly. As I got up I started getting light headed and Alex was super nice about it and even offered to get me a water. Overall, it was a really pleasant experience and everyone was very friendly. I highly recommend :) read more

I got my very first tattoo done here on my 18th birthday by Danny. I walked in with my mom and sister right before my appointment time and saw that he was busy with another client. I didn't think much of it until I saw that he was laughing and talking with her. I thought "okay, cool. He's going to be the same way with me and I'm going to be totally fine." I was really scared about the pain because I have a low pain tolerance. He got done with her tattoo and it looked good and she didn't look like she was in too much pain. He finally said that he was ready to talk to me and I went to pay the rest of the amount of money that we agreed on when he seemed confused and tried to convince me that I owed him more. I told him to check his book because I know how much he told me. He said I was right and dropped it. Then he took me back to actually tattoo me when I expressed my concern for how much it will hurt and how scared I was. He ignored me and continued what he was doing to prepare my arm. He then didn't talk to me the entire time he did my tattoo. I was crying because it hurt and he completely ignored it. I turned bright red said I was in a lot of pain. It only took about 10 minutes and the whole tattoo was done. I just expected my first tattoo experience to be a little better as I looked around at a lot of places and heard a lot of good things about this place. So, in conclusion, Danny has no bedside manner unless he finds you attractive or you seem experienced in the industry. read more

I went to this place only because my regular piercer was not in and i was determined to get my nipples pierced that day and i regret it so much. First i called to see a price and make sure they had a piercer in and they were very rude and seemed annoyed that i was calling but i disregarded it. When i went in it was fine until the piercer got the needle stuck in my nipple and took him what felt like forever to finish piercing it, so i was in excruciating pain for much longer than i needed to be. After a few days i thought my one piercing was swollen but i actually came to realize that it was pierced wrong, he went under my nipple instead of through it so now it doesn't look right. I was very disappointed considering i paid 70$ for this. i would not recommend this place, i should've stuck to my regular piercer. read more

Alex is my go to guy for tattoos, he does incredible work. Although a little more on the pricy side, like they say "A good tattoo isn't cheap, and a cheap tattoo isn't good". read more