The Sound of The Smashing Pumpkins - Jeff Schroeder

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2018
  • We stopped by rehearsals for The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour' to chat with the band about their gear before hitting the road. Here, guitarist Jeff Schroeder talks about his Yamaha Revstar, Line 6 Helix, and Billy's favorite - a Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Wah Pedal.
    For more info on upcoming shows, go to www.smashingpumpkins.com.
    Watch our video with Jimmy Chamberlin, drummer for The Smashing Pumpkins: • The Sound of The Smash...
    Check out the gear Jeff mentioned in this video:
    Yamaha Revstar RSP20CR: www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/R...
    Line 6 Helix: www.guitarcenter.com/Line-6/H...
    Dunlop Joe Bonamassa Signature Cry Baby Wah: www.guitarcenter.com/Dunlop/J...
    Electro-Harmonix MEL9 Tape Replay Machine: www.guitarcenter.com/Electro-...
    Electro-Harmonix SYNTH9 Synthesizer Machine: www.guitarcenter.com/Electro-...
    Digitech FreqOut: www.guitarcenter.com/DigiTech...
    Eventide H9 Harmonizer: www.guitarcenter.com/Eventide...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 203

  • @robertosmith1
    @robertosmith1 5 років тому +148

    Dude brings the Pumpkins to another level. Billy scored when he found Jeff.

    • @robertosmith1
      @robertosmith1 4 роки тому

      @HULK HOGAN Every other Pumpkin is a yes man/woman

  • @LungMing23
    @LungMing23 5 років тому +63

    I’ll always prefer the original lineup but this dude really held the band together for the last 18 years. I think it’s great that he is still on board even with James being back in. The current lineup is amazing.

    • @CMHobbies
      @CMHobbies 2 роки тому +7

      He came to the band in 2007. When you made this comment he’d been with them for 12 years….

    • @TheJedimaster6788
      @TheJedimaster6788 7 місяців тому +1

      he left 😢 october 24th

  • @SalvationAudio
    @SalvationAudio 5 років тому +202

    We are happy to see our preamps in current Billy's and Jeff's rig.

    • @bioburden
      @bioburden 5 років тому +3

      I was actually wondering what those preamps are. I'll have to check them out! 😁

    • @Germinator182
      @Germinator182 5 років тому

      Do you make the JCM 800 preamp?

    • @Tjlax03
      @Tjlax03 5 років тому +5

      He didn't ask you dickhead

    • @SalvationAudio
      @SalvationAudio 5 років тому +3

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    • @SalvationAudio
      @SalvationAudio 5 років тому +3

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  • @theeverlastinggaze2379
    @theeverlastinggaze2379 5 років тому +128

    So their rehearsal room is Twin Peaks’ Black Lodge...

    • @podpod
      @podpod 5 років тому +1

      Ha

    • @dryden1967
      @dryden1967 5 років тому +1

      Haha! Perfect!

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +8

      We'll see them again in 25 years.

    • @noHOPEof
      @noHOPEof Рік тому

      leaving words right here (25k budget 240min Filmed in vibrant *4K* by a fan)
      *@queen_peaks* n0 biig deaL

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 5 років тому +62

    Just saw Jeff on the Pumpkins 2018 tour, he tore it up

    • @benjaminsmith6674
      @benjaminsmith6674 5 років тому +4

      I was really surprised and impressed by his playing. The guy is a beast!

  • @EddyMad20
    @EddyMad20 5 років тому +48

    I think this is the most i seen this guy talk

    • @2175Martin
      @2175Martin 5 років тому +6

      Edward M that’s cause billy never stops talking! Lol

  • @Cavenue
    @Cavenue 5 років тому +46

    Jeff offered a ton of insight into his rig. It's a bit too complicated for me to understand, but he really does have a lot going on!

    • @janpangilinan2979
      @janpangilinan2979 4 роки тому +2

      Cavenue same here. Its just me and my trusted orange distortion

  • @thedondeluxe6941
    @thedondeluxe6941 5 років тому +7

    Always nice to see a rig rundown with a guitarist who knows his stuff very well indeed. This was a good one!

  • @stephenbrown8099
    @stephenbrown8099 5 років тому +11

    3:25 he goes shreddy mode!!! Jeff Shredder rips

  • @BrettTalleyMusic
    @BrettTalleyMusic 3 роки тому +5

    That high gain mode sounds absolutely sick. Fantastic tone.

  • @pandemic7
    @pandemic7 5 років тому +4

    Jeff absolutely killed it live when I saw the them in August. This a great interview too. Nice to know he’s a Helix user like me.

  • @yourpersonalhatecomment2025
    @yourpersonalhatecomment2025 3 роки тому +9

    Jeff is underrated

  • @averylangs
    @averylangs Місяць тому

    I'm gonna miss this guy. I'm sure Kiki will be great but this guy was a key member that helped keep the band alive and bring them back into their prime again in the last few years.
    He contributed so many cool soundscapes and effects added to their songs that add so much atmosphere during live shows that really added to the thrill of them.

  • @anthonysablan8650
    @anthonysablan8650 5 років тому +8

    Love that Revstar

  • @EricBourassa
    @EricBourassa 5 місяців тому +1

    for those of us studying this rig thinking we have what it takes to land this gig in 2024 that instantly realized what a hole this is to fill. Man, what a setup. Jeff is clearly a true pro

  • @DanishValkyrie
    @DanishValkyrie 3 роки тому +59

    feels like listening to a very tired andrew huang

  • @DanielScottJr
    @DanielScottJr 5 років тому +5

    Watched Jeff Shredder play for the Violet Burning, all the way back to the early 90s in clubs. Amazing musician

  • @mightychicken7774
    @mightychicken7774 2 роки тому

    This group was my favorite band when I was in Highschool in the 90s. It is still my favorite band - even with the drama between members, etc. This is all about the music. Great stuff. Seeing this interview is just so super awesome.

  • @scottestes7768
    @scottestes7768 5 років тому +1

    An amazing man. Thank you Jeff

  • @alfredbbp
    @alfredbbp 5 років тому +2

    such an amazing guitar player.....

  • @i-monocle
    @i-monocle 5 років тому +21

    Jeff Schroeder
    Other Aliases:
    Jeff Shredder, General Shrederalisimo, The Federer of Shrederer, "Judge Shred" Jeffricus Maximus Shredhemus(t)...

  • @MERTORZ94
    @MERTORZ94 5 років тому +1

    Great vid!!

  • @SCYTHE2525
    @SCYTHE2525 5 років тому +12

    Not even halfway trhough it but already wondering if Mr. Schroeder comes from a guitar tech background. Wow on the information. Well done.

    • @BrendanThompson
      @BrendanThompson 5 років тому +7

      nah but he's a shoegazer = pedal fiend

    • @youreallygotmenow4855
      @youreallygotmenow4855 3 роки тому +1

      @@BrendanThompson Exactly.
      Before becoming a 'pumpkin', he used to play in a shoegazing band called The Lassie Foundation.
      They were pretty good.
      He should definitely check them out.

  • @VladislavYe
    @VladislavYe 4 роки тому +6

    Eventide9 is one of the most important pedals in Siamese Dream sound.

  • @samuelstalcup
    @samuelstalcup 5 років тому +306

    I don't care what anybody says this guy is a pumpkin

    • @mark7166
      @mark7166 5 років тому +21

      Agreed. Let's face it - band members change. No sense in getting upset about it or not "accepting" the new guy.

    • @duggiedug9148
      @duggiedug9148 5 років тому +9

      Mark Lugg Yeah but the elephant in the room....is most of us miss Darcy

    • @mark7166
      @mark7166 5 років тому +16

      @@duggiedug9148 I suppose, but it's never happening again. People need to move on.

    • @duggiedug9148
      @duggiedug9148 5 років тому +8

      Mark Lugg That’s true. And I know she’s got major issues and it’s probably her fault but I really feel that she was the musical soul of the band besides Billy and he doesn’t want to admit it. I saw an interview where he was explaining how he chose songs and the direction of them musically, especially the ones that were gonna be on Melancholy and she basically sent the Pumpkins in a direction that obviously can’t be reproduced as well anymore

    • @mark7166
      @mark7166 5 років тому +1

      Duggalo yeah, man. It sucks that they can’t reconcile, but oh well. That’s life, haha!

  • @defgmx
    @defgmx 4 роки тому +1

    I have that same guitar & I love it. I didn't even know Jeff or Chino from Deftones used one as well!

  • @martydibergi5228
    @martydibergi5228 Місяць тому

    Not ever a pumpkin fan But this guy is an Awesome guitarist! Thanks❤

  • @insearchofthetruth2708
    @insearchofthetruth2708 5 років тому +1

    Lol... pretty sure I didn't understand anything in this video, but still watched the entire thing and have a greater appreciation than ever for artists
    Cheers!

  • @soundadapter
    @soundadapter 5 років тому +8

    very impressive
    I wish you a nice Sunday evening
    all the best Frank

  • @pilotdrift05
    @pilotdrift05 5 років тому +56

    James Iha next please!

    • @spencer.ross.s
      @spencer.ross.s 5 років тому +1

      brandon wayne ua-cam.com/video/CnNBQ0yzW1M/v-deo.html

  • @RobManser77
    @RobManser77 5 років тому +2

    Man, you have *the best* guitar sounds I’ve ever heard! 😮
    I did think of taking notes, but then I saw your rig and realised that would be pointless 😃

    • @kidamnesiac6823
      @kidamnesiac6823 3 роки тому

      then you literally have no taste in good sound, amp gain is better and the rig is a lot better than what most dudes use, it’s pointless

    • @RobManser77
      @RobManser77 3 роки тому +3

      @@kidamnesiac6823 And that proves how little you know about music, because sound is totally subjective, there is no such thing as "good" or "better". Most top level guitarists have had the time to dial in their own perfect sound, and guess what? they are all different. There is no "better".

  • @ThePubliusValerius
    @ThePubliusValerius 4 місяці тому

    I actually submitted for the open guitarist spot. After watching this, I feel like a toddler volunteering to fill in for Christian McCaffery.

  • @ejicon3099
    @ejicon3099 5 років тому +8

    I've been a hobbiest guitar player for over 20 years now and it still surprises me at how much these pros know. I have like 2 distortion pedals and these guys have super effects computers. It's pretty freaking amazing.

    • @JJ-ze6vb
      @JJ-ze6vb Рік тому

      Don’t forget that they have rig technicians who do the heavy lifting. Nothing in this interview was overly complicated tech stuff anyway.

    • @benhaugle8094
      @benhaugle8094 11 місяців тому

      @@JJ-ze6vbok?

  • @C1schecter101
    @C1schecter101 5 років тому

    dam that's sick

  • @joshsizemoremusic
    @joshsizemoremusic Рік тому +2

    Those Rail Hammers ❤😮😢

  • @line6helixtonematch192
    @line6helixtonematch192 5 років тому +2

    Helix!❤

  • @angelakress6207
    @angelakress6207 Рік тому

    After watching you play your guitar in Seattle yesterday, it left me memorized… beautifully played.

  • @emcg.9655
    @emcg.9655 5 років тому +27

    That's my clean sound... Classic rock crunch. Lol

  • @minisurfbanana
    @minisurfbanana 5 років тому +2

    Just bought that Helix rack...just the presets sounds amazing...the tones u can make are endless!!! No more pedals for me!!!

  • @onetwocue
    @onetwocue 2 роки тому

    Hey Jeff! We met a while back and hung out in Corpus. Just saying HI!

  • @medievaltimes6473
    @medievaltimes6473 3 роки тому +3

    Had no idea Jeremy Piven's brother was in SP...

  • @DoktorDamage
    @DoktorDamage Рік тому

    6:19-6:28
    Dang, that sounds really nice.

  • @Uemitns
    @Uemitns 5 років тому

    What kind of effect uses Jeff an 6:18? Chorus and compression? No gain?

  • @jas8012
    @jas8012 5 років тому

    What kind of rack mount is he using for the half rack preamps? Anyone?

  • @deadlegs187
    @deadlegs187 5 років тому +6

    I love that he's using that guitar. It's a very cheap one, brilliantly made. Exactly what a guitar should be.

    • @joebowles06
      @joebowles06 5 років тому +1

      I've got the cheapest model in the Revstar line and I love it. I prefer it over my dad's american strat and tele even. They're fantastic guitars for the money.

    • @timk7508
      @timk7508 5 років тому

      He has the expensive one in that line though. Around the same price of an american standard strat.

  • @nathanielavenmarg4504
    @nathanielavenmarg4504 5 років тому +6

    I would just get lost in all of that gear. It's impressive, don't get me wrong. I think it's just too complicated for me. It's crazy how far the pumpkins have come with all of this stuff. Wasn't all that early stuff mainly JCM800s and Big Muffs?

    • @matt79hz
      @matt79hz 5 років тому +5

      The early stuff was about 250 guitars layered! Lol..

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому

      @@matt79hz All through a MUFF

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому

      And Fender Blender. Shin-E Fuzz

    • @ababilashari9970
      @ababilashari9970 5 років тому

      as time goes one, they experimented with stuff, and now theyre essentially touring their hits from those eras. They need all of this stuff to properly emulate all the seperate SP eras.

    • @cactus-mcjacktus
      @cactus-mcjacktus 10 місяців тому

      the first album is a JCM800 with KT88 tubes cranked to hell and back, boosted and EQ’d with an A/DA MP1 Preamp. Siamese Dream is the same JCM800, set to clean, with an Op Amp Big Muff set to destroy. Both albums have an insane amount of layering (at least 6 rhythm tracks per guitar, so 12 total, and then more for colouration), but that’s the core sound.

  • @i-monocle
    @i-monocle 5 років тому +11

    Jeff Schroeder? More like Jeff Shredder Huh!

    • @RadioactiveKetchup
      @RadioactiveKetchup 5 років тому

      Matt Taylor it’s such a good nickname. He’s earned it though

  • @jonnyspace50
    @jonnyspace50 5 років тому +2

    "yeah it sounds good"

  • @igorn.dikulemhorsll4452
    @igorn.dikulemhorsll4452 5 років тому +1

    Whoa.lol 1st axe i played with ..

  • @vincentheadrush9085
    @vincentheadrush9085 5 років тому +3

    A guitarist in 2018

  • @jeremybeavin9737
    @jeremybeavin9737 2 роки тому +1

    I knew Dr Yap was a guitar player but I didn't know he joined the pumpkins.

    • @dougcameron6609
      @dougcameron6609 2 роки тому +1

      That thing of saying this person who looks vaguely like that other one is whatever whatever is Super tired. Let it go. Plus know one knows who Mr yap is

    • @jeremybeavin9737
      @jeremybeavin9737 2 роки тому

      @@dougcameron6609 cool

  • @CUPCAKESUGARPIE
    @CUPCAKESUGARPIE 5 років тому +7

    🙌🎸🙌Inspiration🙌♥️🙌

  • @mattgilbert7347
    @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому +1

    Revstars are great value for money.

  • @supernothing77
    @supernothing77 3 роки тому

    where is the Yamaha Pacifica he was gushing over?

  • @JJ-ze6vb
    @JJ-ze6vb Рік тому

    This is a great helix commercial.

  • @pauloesterleoesterle3818
    @pauloesterleoesterle3818 5 років тому +1

    Big shoes to fill but Jeff does just fine great guitar player

  • @mytorment
    @mytorment Рік тому

    Billy Corgan would love to hang out with this kid 😋 angels save nerds 😇

  • @weirdperson3877
    @weirdperson3877 5 років тому +5

    Schroeder!

  • @ronnieo9571
    @ronnieo9571 5 років тому +4

    "It took me a second to wrap my head around all the capabilities" (As I think.. wtf has he been talking about for the last 7 minutes? :) )

  • @chimpooey9083
    @chimpooey9083 3 роки тому +2

    This guy looks like my orthodontist.

  • @stephenbrown8099
    @stephenbrown8099 5 років тому

    Somebody blow this guy! Fuckin legend

  • @notsure1135
    @notsure1135 5 років тому +2

    What exactly is the Helix actually doing for you?

  • @GothicXlightning
    @GothicXlightning Рік тому

    Nothing like the older YAMAHA SGs

  • @JamesLee-mp2qz
    @JamesLee-mp2qz 5 років тому +2

    So how much you reckon all that equipment costs?

    • @BIZARBIES
      @BIZARBIES 5 років тому

      Just in those amp clone pre amps is $3000. I would guess, and I'm no expert, but $7-10,000?? But like I said, just a guess.

    • @mattgilbert7347
      @mattgilbert7347 5 років тому

      Revstars aren't pricey

    • @BIZARBIES
      @BIZARBIES 5 років тому

      @@mattgilbert7347 yeah, I was just speculating about the gear, the guitar wasn't even in the equation.

    • @robotjeans
      @robotjeans 5 років тому

      So much he could only afford the yamaha guitar after he was done. jk the yamaha is actually a nice guitar

  • @weekendowotv3683
    @weekendowotv3683 5 років тому +2

    Why to keep 3 well skilled guitarists?

  • @gregormiller4037
    @gregormiller4037 5 років тому

    Tryin' to thro ah little Jimmy in der, ain't ya?

  • @stusbasscovers2365
    @stusbasscovers2365 5 років тому

    Anyone know what brand/model strap, Jeff is using?

    • @sssayooo
      @sssayooo 5 років тому

      Stu Burton I remember he was using some of the straps from planet waves, not sure if this one though.

    • @stusbasscovers2365
      @stusbasscovers2365 5 років тому

      @@sssayooo many thanks for that, will have a look at the range.

  • @jorgerossi8956
    @jorgerossi8956 Рік тому

    I truly hope I understand what he’s talking. The numbers and the alphabets. Cool

  • @alfianbanjaransari4096
    @alfianbanjaransari4096 5 років тому +1

    Can I get one Spicy Pumpkin Asian Dolce Latte please?

  • @sampilsbury9415
    @sampilsbury9415 Рік тому

    I get good guy vibes from him

  • @lucrativelyrics8131
    @lucrativelyrics8131 5 років тому +1

    hey jeff Schroeder, y'got 'nuff gear(?)...(*they don't call him a shoegazer for nothin'

  • @calabiyou
    @calabiyou 5 років тому

    Synth 9 all the way!

  • @nikiphillips8833
    @nikiphillips8833 5 років тому +5

    Very under rated, at least was......................The kind of real guitarist that gets noticed without the business end of it, but with his playing. I would like to hear him in.... A perfect Circle........Lol, for real !

  • @cygnustsp
    @cygnustsp 3 роки тому +1

    Good god. When i was playing i wish i knew 5 percent of this stuff.

  • @livio1396
    @livio1396 5 років тому

    what? where's james?

    • @Steaminlidz
      @Steaminlidz 5 років тому +1

      livio1396 in A Perfect Circle last thing I heard

  • @kanikama9579
    @kanikama9579 Рік тому

    Quién es este chino??

  • @daddurs2206
    @daddurs2206 2 роки тому +1

    That’s a super expensive setup right there!

  • @nathanielhendrix6225
    @nathanielhendrix6225 3 роки тому +1

    It's funny to see people who have all this rack equipment and all these settings and then you have people like Tom Morello who've used the same 1 amp, 2 guitars, and 5 pedals his whole career

    • @camehly2184
      @camehly2184 3 роки тому +4

      same 5 riffs his whole career too

    • @JJ-ze6vb
      @JJ-ze6vb Рік тому +1

      @@camehly2184 seems to have worked out for him…

    • @cactus-mcjacktus
      @cactus-mcjacktus 10 місяців тому

      whatever gets you to where you need to be. Corgan’s dead set on the Pumpkins having a lot of versatility, and along with that you’d need a lot of tones. If the Pumpkins stuck to sounding like Gish/Siamese Dream all the time, all you’d need is a big muff, some modulation and a delay (for rhythm and clean stuff, solos are a different story).

  • @doitalldavey8788
    @doitalldavey8788 5 років тому +1

    Nice setup but it would of been nice to see a few riffs

    • @ViaticalTree
      @ViaticalTree 5 років тому +1

      David Johnson *would HAVE and he did play a little.

  • @er1cmaurer
    @er1cmaurer 5 років тому +1

    Jesus, how many effects are necessary to sound good?

  • @ririemarilyn
    @ririemarilyn 4 роки тому +1

    No wonder Billy picked him.. He's also technical like the guy, probably not as crazy like him

  • @mark7166
    @mark7166 5 років тому

    Poor Joe Bonamassa... makes one silly comment, and will forevermore be the source of uncomfortable laughter in relation to his pedals, hahaha!

  • @ericdavidwallace
    @ericdavidwallace Рік тому

    dang so complex

  • @LuisMiranda-go7kx
    @LuisMiranda-go7kx 2 роки тому +1

    James and Jeff have been a part of the lineup for about the same time 15 years now, so…

    • @JJ-ze6vb
      @JJ-ze6vb Рік тому

      Sadly the pumpkins have not written any masterpieces since the 90s. So there’s that.

  • @joviherrera
    @joviherrera 5 років тому

    i miss he's dope face

  • @beau-2222
    @beau-2222 5 років тому

    Christ!
    I just plug straight into my Orange with a noise gate in the loop.

    • @lucrativelyrics8131
      @lucrativelyrics8131 5 років тому +1

      Jesus!
      you're not as rich/famous as the smashing pumpkins.

    • @beau-2222
      @beau-2222 5 років тому

      Lord!
      Correct.

  • @unclefungus7395
    @unclefungus7395 3 роки тому

    ouch

  • @BLACKSYNTH
    @BLACKSYNTH 5 років тому

    He should ditch all that and get a Kemper.

    • @kidamnesiac6823
      @kidamnesiac6823 3 роки тому +1

      too basic🙄

    • @BLACKSYNTH
      @BLACKSYNTH 3 роки тому

      infant annihilator I think he could do most if not all of what he’s doing there on the kemper, he Could even profile all his cool little preamp modules and leave those at home. To be fair he has a simple setup really. Not a ton of stuff going on.

  • @hitlerslefteyelid5022
    @hitlerslefteyelid5022 3 роки тому

    I have an orange amp a fender Strat with a humbucker and a ds1 pedal so he’s jelous

  • @Jadani-vp1lj
    @Jadani-vp1lj 3 роки тому

    Didn't understand most of it.

  • @AMB666
    @AMB666 5 років тому +2

    What?😀

  • @TymeMarcher
    @TymeMarcher 5 років тому +2

    The sound of SP? For touring I guess. I don't recall him being on Gish, Siamese, Mellon Collie, etc.

    • @KingBlonde
      @KingBlonde 5 років тому +12

      You're really stretching for that point man, reaaaaaaallly taking it out of context. If he's playing those songs, and he's in smashing pumpkins, and if the tone is in the ballpark of their old stuff, then regardless of era or who's playing, it is still by all intents and purposes "the sound of SP"

    • @bmwf1joel
      @bmwf1joel 5 років тому

      Dumb fucks commenting!!!

    • @skunkpirates
      @skunkpirates 5 років тому

      MrCrowley1018 what about James? He’s only just back this year but 1987-2000 is longer than 2007-2018.

  • @funkybee6506
    @funkybee6506 4 роки тому +1

    I wish I could agree with the idea that having 1,000 different sounds is a positive thing. To me it only seems to get in the way of songwriting. If your purpose is to make the guitar sound like the wind howling on a distant planet in space then I guess this is your thing. But if your purpose is to write songs all of this extra sound is just a distraction.

  • @efrenrodriguez2965
    @efrenrodriguez2965 Рік тому

    Es el tipo de rig que quita las ganas de tocar la guitarra.... 😞

  • @rexrynuloly2596
    @rexrynuloly2596 5 років тому +1

    I am sorry. James Iha more......

  • @ortografiaparapobres7776
    @ortografiaparapobres7776 5 років тому +1

    Tanta mamada para que solo escuchemos distorsión, delay y choru... fin.

  • @babyyoda3467
    @babyyoda3467 4 роки тому

    I hate watching these videos because they use such high Gain and get no buzz/crackling from their amps

  • @tommartin3697
    @tommartin3697 5 років тому

    Not my pumpkin

  • @jackwalsh7956
    @jackwalsh7956 Рік тому +1

    Does Billy go looking for Asian guitarists on purpose?

  • @mytorment
    @mytorment Рік тому

    That set up is the pro-est, prowess 🫒🕎😋