I'm wanting to start recording a few demos of acoustic songs I have. I've been messing around with recording direct through the guitars electronics, but it doesn't sound very good to me. I have a large diaphram condenser, the condenser that came with Arc 2, a 57 and a 58. I guess the pencil condenser (arc2) would go on the neck and the large condenser closer to the hole? Geez, I haven't used a mic in a couple of years...I know there isn't a right way necessarily, but how do you guys prefer to do it? These will be demos so it's a good time to learn a little.

Ooops, sorry. I meant to post this in the techniques forum.

clintmartin
Ooops, sorry. I meant to post this in the techniques forum.

Yes, too much buffoonery down here. 

I don't know how to delete a thread...? I guess I'll have to be cited by the Coffee house police and pay my fine.

No, no...  The only "police" type are all upstairs.  You're safe here (as long as you've brought becan to share). 
 
Heck, I'd even try to provide a decent answer if I hadn't been using a custom Variax for all my acoustic recording. 

craigb
 
Heck, I'd even try to provide a decent answer if I hadn't been using a custom Variax for all my acoustic recording. 

+1.68979796 get a Line 6 Variax JTV-59|69
 
Simples

Just don't get a 1963 Station Wagon Blue (strat body) like mine.
 
The Bouy will never let you hear the end of it.
 

Clint, I think you should just sit-down play your guitar and just do it 
then use  your ears and hear what happens .
if you happen to want to get some feedback …. post some short clips A B style on what you used 
I'll listen and comment 
 
Kenny 

See? Every now and then an intelligent answer bubbles to the surface, despairs of life, and then dissolves. 
 
Granted, none of those answers are ever from me, but that's to be expected.

I still haven't gotten a sound on my acoustic that I am really happy with...granted I'm playing on a low end Martin..not a bad guitar but certainly a few notches down from the better ones.
 
If you go by what has been written about recording acoustic guitars , then you would use a few SDC mics one around the neck about 12" up and fairly close and one closer to the sound hole on the other side. 
 
Clint I think you have made some pretty good guitar recordings already. No harm in trying to better it though.
 
My best results with my Martin have been to mix a combination of direct input from the electronics and then use at least two other mics. Not sure why SDC are the type of mic recommended as I think any decent mic should pick up the sound.
 
So I end up with usually at least three tracks from my acoustic...what I do but there may be better ways.