Pedal Steel tattoos?

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 16 Oct 2015 2:25 am

just wondering if anyone has any steel-related tattoos. I've been considering the card symbols used by Sho-Bud:

and also the atom found on Emmons fretboards:

then I started toying with the idea of somehow combining the two. I doubt I'll go through with it, but thought I'd share:

maybe I'll just get some stickers made instead.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 16 Oct 2015 11:37 am

that would look cool right in the middle of your forehead!

James Sission · Post by **James Sission** » 16 Oct 2015 2:50 pm

chris ivey wrote:that would look cool right in the middle of your forehead!

LMAO....

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 16 Oct 2015 3:06 pm

I know there is someone who has a Sho~Bud tattoo, but can't remember who it was...

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 16 Oct 2015 3:37 pm

Kevin Owens

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 16 Oct 2015 3:50 pm

chris ivey wrote:that would look cool right in the middle of your forehead!

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 16 Oct 2015 3:54 pm

The only meaningful steel related tattoo for me would be E9/C6 in some nice characters.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 16 Oct 2015 4:43 pm

I would get the bottom of a pedal on the bottom of my foot......and on the other foot I'd get "If you're reading this, call for help".....

Don McClellan · Post by **Don McClellan** » 16 Oct 2015 6:42 pm

How about "Born to raise my Bs to C#".

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 16 Oct 2015 10:31 pm

how 'bout

or

Patrick Layher · Post by **Patrick Layher** » 17 Oct 2015 6:14 pm

You mean somthing like this? Buddy Emmons was the very first person I ever saw play a steel.

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 17 Oct 2015 9:13 pm

I've got the atoms on my arm

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 17 Oct 2015 9:37 pm

now we're gettin somewhere

very cool Patrick!

let's see those atoms Bryan!

John Booth · Post by **John Booth** » 18 Oct 2015 4:30 am

Patrick Layher wrote:You mean somthing like this? Buddy Emmons was the very first person I ever saw play a steel.

You Da Man Patrick !
I like it
JB

Bryan Daste · Post by **Bryan Daste** » 18 Oct 2015 9:56 am

Gaylon Mathews · Post by **Gaylon Mathews** » 19 Oct 2015 8:26 am

Not a steel tattoo but I got this. I took a picture of a resonator guitar my dad built to an artist and had this tattoo designed in his memory.

Cody Angel · Post by **Cody Angel** » 19 Oct 2015 7:57 pm

Guilty

Ollin Landers · Post by **Ollin Landers** » 20 Oct 2015 6:32 am

Scott,

I'll offer my .02 here.

I have 3 tattoos all from my Navy days back in the 70's.
I've been contemplating covering one of them with another tattoo of something musical. Or just getting a new tattoo.

I would do a generic steel guitar tattoo and not something referring to a specific brand. I know my love of specific guitars change almost as much as my ex's.

Thankfully I never got one referring to any of them.

Go generic.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 22 Oct 2015 8:48 pm

hey Ollin!
i hear what you're saying but i think Sho-Bud and Emmons have transcended mere brand status in the steel guitar world. and both pay tribute to Buddy Emmons as well

the derby hat is a good tribute to E, without being too specific. same with the card suits a la Sho-Bud.

(speaking of Buddy... thanks again for turning me on to the Redneck Jazz Explosion all those years ago, when you were helping me find my first steel!)

here's another version of my earlier idea. cheers

Ollin Landers · Post by **Ollin Landers** » 23 Oct 2015 7:36 am

Well you can't go wrong with the Emmons/Sho-Bud composite.

I actually think that's pretty generic. It will also be an easily recognize tribute by those that know and a conversation starter for those that don't.

Yep. I still remember driving out to Swannanoa that day. If I remember it was an S-10 BMI you acquired.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 23 Oct 2015 7:50 am

It looked a lot better when my arm was shaved and of course, me taking the picture doesn't help. The tat was done about 10 years ago.
It's a generic pic of my ZumSteel.

Wally Pfeifer · Post by **Wally Pfeifer** » 7 Feb 2018 5:48 pm

At my age,- the only marks on my body are GOD given. They're called age spots, birthmarks and bruises. Spent a few years in the Marine Corps but never ever thought about getting any tattoos.

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 8 Feb 2018 1:48 pm

I’m considering getting some piercings, so Ill have a place to keep my picks. I keep losing them.

Larry Carlson · Post by **Larry Carlson** » 8 Feb 2018 1:58 pm

Next week I'm going to get a full body tattoo.........only 6 inches taller.

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 8 Feb 2018 2:02 pm

I’m on a budget, had to choose between a tattoo or a piercing.

I got a tattoo of a piercing...

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