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Originally Posted by B. Adams
I would also recommend plugging in, assuming you have a decent DI for it.
If I were you, I would absolutely be setting this up and playing through it (several times) in advance of the gig. If you have a good friend or partner with a halfway decent ear have them out front during the show so they can let you know if anything needs to change (it will, and you'll have no idea otherwise).
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This. Using a mic for live instrument amplification is tricky for a lot of reasons, and introduces challenges which may take time to work out on site if you want to sound your best. Professionals using this technique have an engineer making gain and other adjustments as needed along with sophisticated EQ tools, which you don't see on TV or from the audience, and often are performing in acoustically designed/treated performance spaces.
If you don't want to permanently install a pickup in your guitar, a soundhole unit might make things much easier for you. One less mic, mic stand, and mic cable to deal with, too. The audience is not going to care, certainly.