High Class Tattoo

Went in for two piercings (tragus and rook) and Matt Vargas was the one to pierce me. He did an amazing job, was very good with sterilization techniques and explained the process well! Gave good after care instructions as well. I work in the medical field and was very impressed by him as well as the cleanliness of the studio. I will be going back for my tattoo next!

This place is awesome, came and got a piercing today and the place was clean staff was friendly and the piercing didn’t hurt a bit. The price was reasonable and they were very knowledgeable about the care and maintenance of the piercing. I will definitely be coming back here for my next one.

Reno is by far the best tattoo artist!!! I’ve had so many compliments already! I spent 5hrs getting the first part of my tattoo done on the 14^th and it looks absolutely amazing, Reno went out of his way to make sure I was okay through out the entire session… I have a few more appointments to go until it’s finished… looking forward to seeing the final piece! Thankyou Reno for the beautiful amazing work you did!

I’d probably give it a zero since my tattoo came out ugly. The lines aren’t clean all uneven, I feel like I also paid to much for it when it’s just 3 designs. If I would of known my tattoo would of came out uneven I would have never gone.

Brought my daughter and niece in to be pierced by Matt Vargas. When getting septum pierced my niece happen to shed a few tears. He took the time to wipe away tears and make sure her make up didn’t smear. That’s what you call going the extra mile. Played wonderful music and made sure to answer my 100 questions. It was clean and he was great. The girls said it didn’t hurt one bit. I will definitely return for more business at high class tattoo.

John did both of my piercings this year (belly button and industrial). He is the only one I trust to pierce me! When I got my belly button done back in February, he noticed that I already had my nose done and he let me know that it was going to hurt a little bit more than my nose did. I appreciated that a lot because I knew what to expect! When I went to get my industrial yesterday, there was no wait. I filled out the paperwork and was seen immediately. He gave me another pain scale before he started. After he created the first hole in my ear, he made sure I felt okay and then let me know that the second hole was going to hurt more than the first one did. When it was all over, he went over the care instructions with me a little quickly (but I didn’t mind since I’ve already cared for 6 piercings).

These guys are awesome. My daughter and I have been going to Red Wave for a couple of years now, and we decided to give High Class a try yesterday. The space is really clean, all of the guys are really cool and ready to discuss each piece at length, so you’re really happy with your choice. My daughter loves her new artwork from Derek and we will be going back there from now on.

One of the first things you notice when you walk in is how clean the place is… a must for this type of business.
Had my nose pierced by Tim… he was professional, took the time to explain things, gave me ample time to ask questions as well as ample instructions on after care. I had a hard time choosing the stud I wanted but he was very patient and helped me choose one that worked out quite nicely.
A week later I got my tattoo done by Peter. He too was very professional. I took a picture in prior to my appointment and he did exactly what I wanted. I was more than pleased with the outcome. He did some amazing work on one of my sons and we have an appointment to go back so he can do some work on my other son.
If I could give this place more stars I would.

I had my first tattoo done by Audie. Very professional, takes the time to listen to what you want, great environment & staff, INCREDIBLE ARTIST! I am more than happy with my art piece. He was patient and very understanding of my concerns (first tattoo I had tons of questions) I would highly recommend this place. You get what you pay for!

3-​7-​2015, I took my daughter to «high class» Tattoo for ear piercing. My experience was truly less THAN high class service. Upon entering this facility, I was greeted with a strong odor of musky wet towels and pine-​sol, along with shop’s groupies, laying around on the sofa. When I was asked what I needed, I explained to the «apprentice» I was here to get ear piercings for my daughter he then said fill out this form and he walked away to help another family that came in before me. My daughter and I sat down on the bench to fill out this form.
So finally I take this form to this guy and I asked him, straight up and clearly HOW MUCH IS IT FOR HER EAR PIERCINGS, HE SAID $ 30.00. The piercer guy came up to the front to get us both As we pass the groupies laying around this «sterile environment», I asked him, do you take debit/​credit cards? He said NO, it’s broken but after we are done, there is a ATM down the way, you can come back to pay me. We are in his cubical, about to do the piercing, he asked us, what kind of tip do you want, a steel ball or gemstone We didn’t know what he was referring to. I did ask him does it matter, how long will she be keeping these in? He said 2 – 3 weeks. I told him, I don’t care, my daughter said she didn’t care, BECAUSE THESE EARRINGS ARE TEMPORARY!
At that point, the respectful thing to do as a BUSINESS MAN he should have said, these are $ 10.00 more per ear lobe. He said NOTHING. Upon being done, we left without any incident to get cash from the ATM. I only took out the necessary cash to pay. I send in my 16 year old daughter to pay. She comes back to the car shocked. She said mom we have a problem. The man inside said it was $ 80.00. I told her to get into the car, I would handle this. When I enter this establishment, again this «apprentice», explained that its $ 30.00 an ear and you upgraded the balls to the earrings so that was a additional fee. I was floored! He looked at me with this ignorant look in his face. That furthered angered me. Then he began to explain to me that he was explaining the costs to the customer before me and I should have been listening. I was shocked that he had the ignorance to say something like that. I asked to be speak to the piercer, so I waited. I asked him to explain how we go from $ 30.00 to $ 80.00. This is what he came back with, «It’s not my job to explain the cost to you, it’s my «apprentice’s» job to explain the costs. I knew at that point that this «artist» lacked the knowledge of what a business man was.
I cannot pay the price for the lack of training to his assistant/​staff, maybe have his apprentice pay the difference since he failed to explain the charges to me.
So I walked out, as I only took out $ 40.00 from the ATM machine and he told me, «What the hell? Are you going to pay me?» And this «apprentice» ran out behind me and told me I am taking photos of your license plate… I paid this man $ 80.00 and this what I paid for. I paid the $ 80.00 so I can post this review and all the other reviews that I can post, so everyone can see that this shop isn’t high class and after visiting the Department of Health of the County of Fresno, Health Inspection, you can see «High Class Tattoo» TWO violations!!!
So to you both, dont go around treating people this way. Karma doesn’t feel good. !

Went and got my nostril pierced by Tim. He made me feel extremely comfortable and assured me there would be moderate pain but that it wouldn’t last long. He explained the dos and donts of care and an estimate of when it should heal. It was a great experience and I will definitely go back.

I decided to go here because a friend of mine had just got their nose pierced at high class and she had a great experience. John was the employee who pierced my belly button and he was AWESOME! I was reeeaally nervous and he calmed me down walked me through everything. I would high recommend him. The employee at the front deck came right up to me. Everyone was very nice and professional. Shop was clean and organized!! A++++

Got a tattoo by Audie on Sunday and I have to say, it was the best experience I have had getting tattooed, and I have over 150 hours of tattoos on my body. Not only is his work impeccable for photo realism but he’s the sweetest, nicest and most professional tattoo artist I have ever dealt with. When it comes to putting the costumer first– he does that and then extends that by another 110%. I sat for almost 9 hours and the time flew by because he is so good at what he does. I can’t wait to finish the piece I started and collaborate on future designs for tattoos I want done and only done by Audie!

I have been going to High Class Tattoo for about two years now, great environment, as well as amazing customer service! John has pierced me about eleven times, two dermals, seven ear piercings, my septum, and my tongue, all which he did a fantastic job! Also I have had a couple big tattoo pieces done by Audie, tattoos that I am completely in love with! I know I will keep going back to high class because they offer QUALITY I can count on.

Came in for a piercing. The guy never introduced himself. Piercing went fine, but I wasn’t told it was cash only (or the price — $ 30 for a standard lobe) until I went to pay. I also had to ask how I should care for it, and wasn’t given any cleaning solution or info even after asking about cleaning. Probably fine for people who pierce all the time, but as it was my first I left feeling a little confused.

I got tattooed by Devan. He’s an extraordinary traditional artist. He did a traditional eagle, it is crisp and rad. The guy knows his trade and is an overall great person. I highly recommend him.

Seriously over the last maybe 10 or so years I’ve been looking for artists to sleeve my right arm with caricatures or my family. I’ve looked all over from very well known artists to up and coming artists about possibly doing this big project. However, when I would email or inquire about my sleeve I wouldn’t get an email back and if I did it would be along the lines of that’s too many caricatures or we can’t do that too much going on. If I did get an email back it would be for an hourly rate or $ 200-​$ 250 an hour. I know great work from many of these artists will cost money and I know how much work gets put into custom work, however, that’s quite a lot especially if I’d be traveling to get the work. So about a year ago I think it was August 2013 on instagram I see an artist named audie_​tattoos on the IG page inkmasters. I looked on his page and saw he was very versatile in new school, realism, portraits, and didn’t see much black n Grey hahahaha but realized I knew he could probably do that great also. So on a whim I was like what the heck let me email him and see if I even get a response. The next morning I get a response from him and he was excited to do it. Literally you can tell in his email he was eager to do the sleeve. I told him I lived in Los Angeles and would be willing to travel to even get this project on it’s way. He said he was down and he loves to do comic book and cartoon tattoos. I was so excited I told my girlfriend this audie guy actually is interested she was happy because I was happy someone was actually emailing back and wanted to do this big project. So we email back and forth about ideas for the sleeve (which was crazy because I never get more than one email from one artists about my sleeve) .I could tell he was excited to take on the project even though he said he’ll be busy with shows. So he asked for my number and said he’ll be in New York convention. When he flew to New York he texted me to say he hasn’t forgotten about me and said he’ll call when he gets to California. When he got back to California he texted to see if it was cool to call so we could discuss my sleeve and we talked for about half an hour from prices, deposit, how we wanted to work on the sleeve, and how often I’d travel up to get work. I was even surprised how he didn’t want me to come in once every month to work on the sleeve like some of the artists wanted when it came to a big project. At the end of August we have already covered most bases with getting this started so he asked for $ 100 deposit which I put down thru paypal and had two appointments set up for January and May. I was counting down months hahahahaha before my first appointment. So on my first trip up to Fresno to finally work on this sleeve and meet audie for the the first time was exciting. I entered the shop and every was was really nice and I said I had an appointment with audie and he comes up and was seriously the nicest dude. How he was on the phone and in person was the exact same genuinely nice and you could tell he was gonna be cool throughout the tattoo process. I was kind of nervous though because the last time I had work done was when I was 18 and that was 13 years ago hahahahaha. But audie was hella cool he’d ask throughout the session if I was doing ok and has good manners caring for the client. So 6 hours into my session was awesome we talked about TMNT, comic books, and the whole entire 6 hours it was stepbrothers quotes the whole entire time. boats and hoes! And recently this past week I went in for my second session and it was awesome as always… we were on a roll and got Ariel done and background and pudge the fish done in about 4.5 hours. if there is an artists you’re looking for that very versatile in many styles Audie’s the man. I travel from Los Angeles to get work from him

I’ve had the pleasure of being tattooed twice by Audie my second time he even went out of his way to open his shop 3 or 4 hours early just so he could fit me into his deservedly stacked schedule. He’s fun to talk to while he works and his work is excellent. This place is pricey but you get what you pay for if you want a good high quality tattoo. I really can’t say enough good things about this place it’s clean comfortable and worth every penny.

Very few things I could say would truly capture the entire experience I had at High Class Tattoo with Audie Fulfer. He just finished my Da Vinci half sleeve, which he took the concept that I had given him and turned it into the work of art I had hoped for. From my first inquiring e-​mail to yesterday when I left the shop after our last sitting, the man has been an absolute professional and he is incredibly humble for the quality of work he does. Don’t believe the nonsense that negative review is peddling, this is the place to go in the Central Valley.

Though I’ve never actually stepped foot in High Class tattoo, I have been lucky enough to have work done by one of the most amazing artists I’ve ever seen, Audie Fulfer.
Last year, I went to the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention and got a portrait of my cat by Audie. My cat had passed away after I only knew him for a little bit so I did not have the greatest pictures. They were from a phone and were just flat out crappy.
Somehow, Audie used my pictures and sketched what was the most unique tattoo I’ve ever seen.
He took his time and worked with true care. After nearly 6 – 7 hours, my leg held a beautiful, colorful cat portrait. The image literally made me cry because it was so gorgeous.
I’ve never seen any tattoo without outlining and the blending of colors was truly amazing.
Audie and his gang were such an open, fun bunch. My boyfriend and I felt like we knew the guys our whole lives after we left that night.
I paid a flat $ 500 dollars (that was the portrait cost at the time) and being that it took such a large amount of time, it was actually very cheap.
If I’m ever in Cali or can catch Audie at the tattoo convention again, I will do so in a heartbeat.