Electrify Your Playing! - w/ Abbie Steiling

$85.00

This class is for string players ready to dive into the exciting world of electric playing! We’ll start with the essential gear you’ll need and explore a range of topics to get you fully plugged in.

Topics Covered:

  • Pickups vs. Electric Instruments: Understanding the differences between adding a pickup to your acoustic instrument and playing a fully electric violin.

  • Gear Basics: Overview of essential equipment — amps, cables, and preamps — and how they shape your tone.

  • Dialing In Your Sound: Introduction to EQ fundamentals — adjusting lows, mids, highs, and using high/low cuts to refine your tone and signal.

  • Exploring Effects: How to enhance your sound with reverb, delay, chorus, and more.

  • Wireless relays: overview

  • Q&A Session: Open discussion to address individual setups

Date: February 7th from 11am - 12:15 pm

Location: St. Louis String Collective; 3530 Greenwood Blvd

Registration closes Saturday, January 31st

This class is for string players ready to dive into the exciting world of electric playing! We’ll start with the essential gear you’ll need and explore a range of topics to get you fully plugged in.

Topics Covered:

  • Pickups vs. Electric Instruments: Understanding the differences between adding a pickup to your acoustic instrument and playing a fully electric violin.

  • Gear Basics: Overview of essential equipment — amps, cables, and preamps — and how they shape your tone.

  • Dialing In Your Sound: Introduction to EQ fundamentals — adjusting lows, mids, highs, and using high/low cuts to refine your tone and signal.

  • Exploring Effects: How to enhance your sound with reverb, delay, chorus, and more.

  • Wireless relays: overview

  • Q&A Session: Open discussion to address individual setups

Date: February 7th from 11am - 12:15 pm

Location: St. Louis String Collective; 3530 Greenwood Blvd

Registration closes Saturday, January 31st

Violinist, Abbie Steiling, is a performer, composer, and teacher from St Louis.  She performs domestically as well as abroad in an array of musical genres, and foremost as a member of the ‘70s prog-rock band, Pavlov’s Dog.  With the group, she acts as music director and director of touring and is featured on 5 of their most recent albums and is currently working on a new release with the band.  She recently received an RIAA certified platinum record for playing on “Line Without a Hook” by Ricky Montgomery and Warner Records, and additionally has performed with legendary artists including The Who, The Eagles, JD Blackfoot, Sister Hazel.  Other closely associated groups include involvement with Circus Flora, STAGES St Louis, Steiling Strings event music, The Big Rigs, Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra, and Kinetic Tapestry Physical Theatre.  

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