The first recording is no longer accessible in the link above, but I listened yesterday and noticed what you describe. As I commented today in Show and Tell this latest recording is a lot better and lets your nice rendition of this lovely composition come through.
The change of guitar might have provided more warmth but I would agree that most of the improvement would have come from setting the mics back. I often use a near coincident arrangement myself, which for me gives a natural sound to the recording.
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