Recording guitzzzz

[Vinny]

So my deal is this-
I have a band coming to record soon, but the problem is, I can't have the guitars turned up super loud because we cathedral ceilings in the place I record and it causes sheet rock to crack under the stress from the loud volumes. So is there any special thing you can do so that you can get a full tone from your amp while having the volume pretty low? Or a way I can turn the amp up, but have it so it doesn't sound so loud (like an isolation booth or whatever.) I know there are attenuators and stuff, but does it really give the effect of miking it at loud volume? Coz I would think the volume that the mic is getting would affect the sound too, wouldn't it?

Thanks guys.
Kinda hard to explain, but yea...

 

[Jormyn]

Volume at the mic, not so much. Volume coming through the speakers, yeah.

 

[Vinny]

Really?
Ok, cool thanks.
Does that Dummy Load tutorial have info on building a hotplate too?

 

[Tommy Gun]

There is a post somewhere on this forum about building your own hotplate. It's older, but I think it had schematics and everything.
EDIT: try this link... http://music-electronics-forum.com/t4339/

 

[maggot616]

Go and get a Hotplate. It is a compromise between sound and volume.
The bass sounds a little sloppy, but the rest is very cool. I just recorded a Recti at 90% with HotPlate
and the neighbours did not complain.