[Killahurts]

I have found when recording my own sitar that I need to get the mic or mics up and away about three or four feet from the instrument, which is usually close to the floor. The sitar is one of those instruments that "bloom" into the air space they occupy, so I find that mic'ing the field around player gets me closer to that classic sitar sound than close-mic'ing.

Everglass, out of the mics you listed, you would want to pick one that doesn't hype the highs or high-mids too much. For instance, you probably won't like the Rode Classic for this application. I use one or two QTC1's.

I have also found that it's best not to use a HPF when recording, only at mixdown where I have control. Strange as it sounds, correctly capturing the bass frequencies on this instrument is extremely important to the sound