If you like a bass that sounds like a Kingtiger tank, than the Special V is for you. The TCT Bart electronics do to TB Plus pups what gamma rays do to Bruce Banner. It's one hulk of a sound and the B string takes no prisoners. I find it a bit much actually, whenever I take mine out, it is "woarghhh!" The first two songs, but too much cherry pie by the third.
But certainly a good V string. String spacing is tighter, but still doablefor finger players, not hilarious like the Ric 4003S/5. Chunky neck that adds to the beef in sound. If the active electronics are too much for you, you could always yank them out (or add a passive switch), because the TB Plus pups work in passice mode on V strings too as the Gibson V proved. It is then a sound that is not as "take no prisoners"-punishing, but still has rock brawn.
