Jason Z. Schroeder started making guitars in 1988 while still at high school in San Jose, California.  He carried on building while in still in college at CSU, Chico.   He started taking custom guitar orders while working as a hydrogeologist and founded Schroeder Custom Guitars in 2005.  He and his wife Elizabeth have been running Schroeder Guitars full time since 2007.  Jason was part of the Premier Builders Guild from its inception in  2009 until 2012.  His clients include rock stars like Lindsey Buckingham and Zac Brown.  He also established Schroeder Guitar Hardware as an offshoot of his custom guitars business.

Source: Jason Z. Schroeder website (12 August 2020)