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Originally Posted by JCDC
I do start with a completely blank channel strip. Then I do subtractive EQ before adding compression, any other effects, and more EQ to enhance. .
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I'd forget about all that until you have a really good sound to start with. For just a guitar alone, EQ, compression, etc, is usually a very last, tiny, tiny tweak to add final polish. The sound should be perfectly fine before you get to that step. Dialing in a sound is mostly about room acoustics and mic placement (as well as the guitar, your tone, etc).
This may help, I did this complete walk thru the recording process a few years ago for Acoustic Guitar. Very basic setup here, cheap mics, cheap recorder (tho edited/mixed in Logic), and you hear the sound before any processing. Recorded in an untreated 10x11 spare bedroom, by the way, tho the room just happens to sound "ok", tho not great.