My "no worries, no stress, no lost sleep" go to for acoustic guitar has always been a pair of 414's in M/S
I've had good results with NT5's, 81's, el cheapos like the mxl cardioid whatever their name is LDC, el cheapo SDC's, Oktava MK012's whatever
I finally got a chance to try CAD M179's in M/S for this and I don't know that I'd be able to ABX the difference from the 414's in real use. I know which ones the kids at the school are going to use though! Can't believe the value for the price there.
I've only had decent luck with ribbons under some pretty extreme circumstances, and never for the bright clear zingy type of acoustic sound
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