
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:Maple
- Fingerboard:Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius:12"
- Neck Profile:Traditional Even "C"
- Nut:Bone 1.72"
- Nut Height:.022"
- Fretwire:22 Medium Jumbo Jester 47104-P
- Scale Length:24 3/4"
- 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:Headstock, Neck, Body
- Binding Material:Ivoroid
- Logo Material:Pearl Headstock
- Inlay:Pearl Split Parallelogram
- Side Dot Color:Black
- Finish:Truetone Gloss
- Hardware Color:Nickel
- Pickguard:Black Plastic with Ivoroid Binding
- Tailpiece:Gotoh GE101A
- Bridge:Gotoh Tuneomatic GE103B-T-N
- Tuners:PingWell RM1239-NV
- Knobs:Black Top Hats
- Neck Pickup:Seymour Duncan Jazz
- Bridge Pickup:Seymour Duncan 59
- Pickup Height:3/32" bass side, 3/32" treble side
- Pickup Frame:Black Plastic
- 3 Way Switch:Switchcraft 12120X
- Switch Tip:Switchcraft
- Capacitors:0.022μF
- Potentiometers:CTS 500K Audio Taper
- Output Jack:Switchcraft L11
- Strings:D'Addario NYXL .010 - .046
- Action Height:3/32" bass side 12th fret, 2/32" treble side 12th fret
- Case:Hardshell Case