Audio Levels - brand new to GB / Mac

I'm a brand new mac user as well as Garage Band. I tried plugging my electric guitar into my amp and my amp into the macbook. The levels were really really low and I'm not sure how to boost them. Can someone tell me where to go to adjust the levels, or let me know if there's a certain way I need to set it up? Thanks!

Check your System Prefs->Sound->Input, there is a slider there for controlling input from the Line-In.

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