Groaaaaaaan -
how I suffer under this imbecile Imperial stuff ... first I have to do excel crap at the office (which I hate with a passion)
and now this ...
V Bass neck width at nut: 1 3/4" (IV-stringer is 1/8" less)
distance between strings at nut: about 1/4" (IV-stringer is between 5/8" - E to A - and 6/8" - all other strings)
So unless your true destination in life should have been being a gynaecologist/steam clam plumber, the V is really nothing for non-pick players.
Not as hilarious as a 5-string Ric, but getting close to it.