Percussion on acoustic guitar

[Patrick Bolan <pbolan@csiconstruction.com>]

Hi, I need some advice about looping and percussion…

 

I recently saw Phil Keaggy in concert, and he used his acoustic guitar to create clean sharp percussion that simulated the sounds of kick drum or hi-hat as part of the loop (he used a Jamman and Line 6).    When I tried it, my percussion sounded extremely muddled.  Here’s my question:

 

How do you get a clean percussion effects from the body of an acoustic guitar?

 

I have a Taylor 914ce, with a Fishman under-the-saddle pickup.  I am a good guitarist, but just starting to explore looping with a Boss RC-20.  Any suggestions about percussion on the body of an acoustic guitar would be very appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Patrick in Portland, Oregon.