The Powder Room
Definitely try the over the should technique. It works great. But then also add a mic about 6 inches out from the 12th fret (parallel to the neck) and another closer to the bridge, find the sweet spots on the guitar by experimenting with placement (the bridge position mic will vary greatly from guitar to guitar), finally hard pan them right and left for some stereo imaging and mix in the over the shoulder. The combination works really well.
Lastly, if you're worried about the room, a great place is the bathroom, especially tiled floors/walls. For vocals and acoustic guitar the isolation and natural reverb is great. Then you get to tell the engineer, "More can in my cans," and there's already a chair in there.
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