From Knobs to Tone: Demystifying Electric Guitars & Amplifiers - October 14th - 6:30pm-8pm
Curious about stepping into the world of electric guitar? This beginner-friendly workshop is designed to help you understand the instruments and gear that shape your sound. We’ll cover electric guitar body styles, pickup types, tremolos, and how those features affect tone. Then we’ll explore amplifiers—solid-state vs. tube, small vs. large, and even modelers—so you know what’s out there and how to choose the right fit.
You’ll also learn how to use your guitar’s knobs and pickup switch to shape your sound, plus how to connect to an amp and adjust its settings for a variety of tones. This workshop will not teach how to play the guitar, but will focus on understanding the different types of electric guitars and amplifiers and how to use them together.
Bring your electric guitar for a personalized hands-on experience. Don't yet have an electric? No worries! We'll have a few on hand for workshop use.
Ideal for teens and adults—no prior electric guitar experience required though basic guitar knowledge is helpful.
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Ideal for teens and adults—no prior electric guitar experience required though basic guitar knowledge is helpful. |
| Requirements: | Bring your electric guitar for a personalized hands-on experience. Don't yet have an electric? No worries! We'll have a few on hand for workshop use. |
| Instructor: | Steve Knight |
| Instructor Bio: | Steve Knight traded his skateboard for a Synsonics/JCPenney guitar (with built-in, 9 volt-powered speaker) in the early 90s, much to the delight of his mother. At Emporia State University, he split his time between the theatre department and the music department, playing in pit orchestras, the big band, and the faculty combo, all the while teaching guitar at ESU Academy and Flint Hills Music. Steve's first step into the professional jazz world came in the living room of noted jazz pedagogue, author, and guitarist Dr. Wayne Goins at Kansas State University. Wayne's unique approach as a professional first, academic second, inspired Steve to pursue the music further by moving to New York where he was lucky to study with luminaries in the field like Jack Wilkins, Mark Whitfield, Peter Bernstein, Mark Sherman, and Jim Ridl. Steve moved to Chicago in the spring of 2016 and began teaching and playing full time, further refining his craft with the help of local jazz heavies Scott Hesse, Jim Trompeter, Ernie Adams, and Henry Johnson. His album Persistence (2022) garnered 4 stars and was named one of the Best Albums of the Year in Downbeat Magazine. Steve plays Benedetto and Collings guitars and Henriksen and Fender amps. |
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