Anyone wanting to hear a good viewpoint on using compression when recording acoustic guitars might benefit from listening 47:30 into John Leventhal's recent Fretboard Journal podcast.
https://www.fretboardjournal.com/pod...ohn-leventhal/
John talks about his use of compression as the bit of magic he uses to obtain a "solid" presence for the acoustic guitar. He also relates his use of the Emperical Labs Distressor to apply compression that's particularly pleasing to him.