| I use two mics. One, as mentioned above, a few feet to the players right angled down towards the wood behind the bridge. Another mic goes about 2 from the neck, facing the neck about 4/5 of the way up. You can angle this mic down the neck or aim it straight. This really captures the resonator strings as well as the twang. Use your ear in both areas and you'll hear the sweet spots.
Sitars can very easily get harsh sounding if you use mics with too much hype. I actually don't like the km184 in this position, although it usually works nicely with acoustic guitars. Last session I did I used a u67 on the neck and a royer on the body and the sound is sitting nicely with no eq in the mix. |