With 34 years in the tattoo game, traditional maverick El Bara has seen it all and tested just about every tool out there. His studio, True Love Tattoo in Madrid, is widely regarded as one of Europe's most respected Traditional studios, and many artists in the field point to it as one of the places that helped shape and push Traditional tattoo culture throughout the last two decades.
A hardened veteran like El Bara – who came up through the Punk and Hardcore scenes of late-'80s Buenos Aires before eventually settling in Madrid – is not the kind of artist to hold back, especially when it comes to his craft and livelihood.
That is exactly why we wanted his opinion.
El Bara joined the Revolution Pro Team because our needles meet the standards he expects in real professional work. He has trusted Revolution Needles for years, and if he stands behind them, it is because he knows exactly what they bring to his day-to-day tattooing.
So we asked him to put our cartridge tattoo needles through real studio conditions: long sessions, Traditional tattooing, solid saturation, consistent lines and everyday pressure on the skin.
No scripted review. No adapted setup. Just real work.
Here is what he had to say.
