Acoustic Guitar - live compression?

[The Beatsmith]

Hi there

I'm interested in compressing my acoustic guitar signal. Currently i just have a Taylor Big Baby and it's mic'd for gigs. I want to play a piece which has pretty big dynamics - there's some really intricate hammer on pulloff stuff which should sound similar in volume ot the harder stuff (i'm sure you all know what 'dynamics are )

The original is done on an electro acoustic and i believe it to be compressed pretty hard, even when live.

In fact, here's the original by Nuno Bettencourt: YouTube - Extreme / Nuno's "Midnight Express" great version 1991

And here it is minus the backing track: YouTube - Nuno "Midnight Express" Acoustic only! NO BACKING! Must Hear

I understand it's technique, and he's a great player. But i do believe there's a fair amount of limiting going on there to keep everything in check. So can anyone recommend what unit to get for this? Would a standard 160XT that you find at most venues be fine this?

I would consider getting a pickup fitted if that helps. Nuno is using a very thin body 'acoustic' i.e. it's not really a hollowbody acoustic at all, it just looks like one.

I would like to incorporate this cover into a live acoustic set, but because the piece is pretty complex and hard going, i need all the help i can get. I think Nuno is compressing the signal here.

Many thanks

Eddie.