Since 2007, Jeff Schroeder has been both a touring and recording member of the critically acclaimed band, the Smashing Pumpkins. Growing up in Los Angeles, Jeff played in numerous bands, most notably, the Lassie Foundation. As a member of the Lassie Foundation, Jeff recorded three albums and two EPs, which combined the sonic adventures of the British shoegaze movement with the vocal harmonies of the Beach Boys. Between 2001 and 2007, he left the music industry to pursue a PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. While in graduate school, Jeff made one last album with the Lassie Foundation, Face Your Fun (2004). In the fall of 2006, Jeff was introduced to Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin while they were in Los Angeles recording with the Smashing Pumpkins. By the spring of 2007, he was officially on board as a member of the newly reformed band and toured the world in support of Zeitgeist (2007). In the summer of 2007, the band played a series of historic concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. These shows were captured in the concert DVD, If All Goes Wrong (2008). Beginning with the last two tracks recorded for the Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project and continuing with Oceania (2012), Monuments for an Elegy (2014), and Shiny and Oh So Bright (2018), Jeff began his tenure as part of the recording side of the Smashing Pumpkins.
What They Play
- Neck Material:3 Piece Maple
- Fingerboard:Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius:12"
- Neck Profile:Traditional Even C
- Nut:Bone 1 3/4"
- 1st Fret String Height:.022"
- 12th Fret String Height:Bass .078" & Treble .062"
- Fretwire:20 Medium Jumbo Jescar 47104
- Scale Length:24 3/4"
- Body Style:Florentine
- Body Dimensions:16" x 3 9/32"
- Body Top:Laminated Maple
- Body Back/Sides:Laminated Maple
- Truss Rod:Single Acting
- Binding:Top 5 ply, Back 3 ply, Neck 1 ply, F holes 1 ply
- Binding Material:Ivoroid
- Logo:Pearl Headstock
- Inlay:Pearl Split Block
- Finish:Antique Varnish
- Hardware Color:Aged Nickel
- Pickguard:3 Ply Plastic
- Tailpiece:Chrome Plated Trapeze Style
- Bridge:Adjustable Rosewood Bridge
- Tuners:Gotoh Relic Series SD90
- Knobs:Amber Speed Knobs
- Neck Pickup:Seymour Duncan Seth Lover
- Pickup Height:3/32"
- Pickup Frame:Black Plastic
- Capacitors:0.047μF
- Potentiometers:500k Linear Taper
- Output Jack:Switchcraft
- Strings:D’Addario NYXL .012 - .052
- Case:Hardshell Case
New Finish - Goldburst
- Neck Material:Maple
- Fingerboard:Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius:12"
- Nut Material:Bone
- Nut Width:1-3/4"
- 1st Fret String Height:.022"
- 12th Fret String Height:Bass .078" & Treble .062"
- Fretwire:22-Jescar FW47104
- Scale Length:24.75"
- Body Style:16" Thinline
- Body Dimensions:16" X 1-3/4"
- Body Top:Deluxe Flamed Maple Laminate
- Body Back/Sides:Deluxe Flamed Maple Laminate
- Truss Rod:Single Acting
- Binding Material:Ivoroid
- Logo Material:Pearl
- Inlay:Split Block Parallelogram
- Inlay Material:Pearl
- Finish:Gloss Finish
- Hardware Color:Nickel
- Pickguard:Black Plastic with Ivoroid Binding
- Pickguard Binding:Ivoroid
- Tailpiece:Gotoh GE101A
- Bridge:Gotoh Tuneomatic GE103B-T-N
- Tuners:PingWell RM-1239NV
- Knobs:Black Top Hats
- Neck Pickup:Seymour Duncan '59
- Bridge Pickup:Seymour Duncan Jazz
- 3 Way Switch:Switchcraft 12120X
- Capacitors:0.022μF
- Potentiometers:CTS 500K Audio Taper
- Strings:D'Addario NYXL .010 - .046
- Tuning:E A D G B e
- Case:Hardshell Case