Yes, the 12 fret body does seem to add a lot of oomph by increasing the size of the upper bout. It's got a very balanced sound up and down the entire neck. Light gauge strings on this guitar, and a slotted head.

Rosewood has usually been my favorite tonewood, Wesley, but I have a koa-bodied guitar here that sounds great too, and a cherry-bodied guitar (Martin SWJGT) that's lovely. I was surprised how good the mahogany bodied 000-16 sounds. I've played other mahogany guitars in the past, and there seemed to be something missing in their sound, though it was a little hard for me to say just what it was.