Yamaha | Jeff Schroeder Artist Profile | Custom Pacifica Guitars

Yamaha artist Jeff Schroeder shares his musical journey from a childhood obsession with KISS to joining one of the biggest rock bands of all time as a guitarist in The Smashing Pumpkins. Jeff explains how he first came to play the guitar, talks through the musical projects and detours which brought him to where he is today, and the story of his custom Yamaha Pacifica guitars.
“These custom-made Pacificas that I’m playing now really are the culmination of many years of recording, touring, playing different guitars, and trying to put as much of that knowledge and information into one guitar that I can play for most of the night. The guitar at its purest point should just be a vehicle for your inner voice coming out through it and an expression. I’ve never found an instrument that’s allowed me to play like me more” reveals Jeff.
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[@nedim_guitar]

Jeff is a cool guy! Seems humble and he's also a great guitarist! I'm very happy that he wasn't fired from The Smashing Pumpkins when James Iha came back.

[@jasonyltan7672]

If only Yamaha sells these guitars in this video, or make production versions that’ll be rad.

[@maxmustardman298]

Only if they come up with the no neck heel solution ☝️

[@purplehaze9154]

Very true. They have been teasing all this cool custom shop pacificas but no access to the masses. Come on….

[@watersnortmoment3734]

@maxmustardman298 I don’t think the old school Total Access Neck Joint is ever coming back, Yamaha charges 40 bucks each for those little metal plates, so they must’ve been to expensive to keep in production.

[@EdBMetal]

Release these guitars please, especially the one with the Sustainiac! Wow that one gets my heart pumping! Great video!

[@Darksecretlavy]

Great interview!! And I obviously loved the neon lights 😏 Very Refn-like!

[@BrandonDykeGuitar]

Love it Jeff! Such a great interview / mini doc! Glad to call you a friend! 🎸🎙✨🎬🎥

[@xzactchainge3341]

Beautiful! And oh man, if only there were no distractions... "...at the end of the day, you know how much work you put into being that musician..." ❤🖤

[@noveltycrusade]

I really enjoyed this video

[@RoseHaze]

what a legend

[@RobTackettCovers]

Sooo, Yamaha...when?...when are you going to fold and start producing these guitars? Here because I saw SP's official video release of Empires, so wanted to see a live version...so ended up seeing one on Stern, and here is Jeff playing this white guitar that I didn't recognize, so waited for a close up on Jeff, paused the video...zoomed in, and was like "that's a Yamaha"...so went to the Yamaha website, no 24 fret/ Floyd guitars...so ended up on a gear rundown and found out they're custom made...so you have the prototype (especially the Sustainiac one)...so when? Hopefully soon...thanks for the video and hope all at Yamaha are doing well.

[@alexsalapan6329]

24 frets Pacifica..?? Why i never see this kind of Pacifica on the market?? I want this... Why Yamaha dont PUT IT ON PRODUCTION ??

[@GothicXlightning]

just give those old Vintage SG Yamaha guitars anyday of the century those underrated epic beauties

[@elconquistador6795]

Esa guitarra tiene un sonido increíble!

[@markwilliamson4834]

I want to buy that killer instrumental!

[@notalkguitarampplug-insrev784]

Please release one version with stainless steel frets and 80 colors with maple fretboard!! Thanks

[@kmatax9237]

these need to come out ASAeffinP!

[@bostonbesteats364]

When can we buy one???

[@user-ex4rw1uv8b]

这是哪一款PAC ? 是PAC USA吗？

[@marcosrodriguez6741]

With model is that ?

[@alexsalapan6329]

Pacifica but, it is so different from ordinary Pacifica. This one has 24 frets, tremolo bridge and etc..

[@maxmustardman298]

@@alexsalapan6329 goes back to the shredder pacificas of the late 80s early 90s, look it up

[@supernothing77]

Custom made

[@ericlarsenhbeleatherworks4992]

We want a maple necked Pacifica that’s not a 112. Please a higher end maple necked Pacifica? 502/612……..

[@fernandoocaranza4510]

Wating for a freaking high end SS from Yamaha.