Got this one in. It had the original black strings, which were pretty old, so I put on a set of Martin M600. Really like this one, the 12-fret design really suits me. Without that fretboard extension, it feels just like a vintage Martin. I get to strum in my favorite spot without hitting the extra fretboard. Even the friction tuners are decent. Black saddle is compensated. Volume is excellent, very loud. Tone is as good as a laminate can be IMO, overall a sweet soprano. Does it sound as good as my vintage Martin? Hell no! As mentioned in other reviews, the sound is loud & sweet, but less complex and rich than a vintage Martin, more one dimensional, but still a very pleasant sound and feel.
Was hoping for 37mm nut width, like a previous Famous I had, but this one is 36mm, still totally acceptable to me. With that nut width, and wide string spacing at the nut, it plays great for me. Like I said, it feels just like my vintage Martin, and the specs match those almost exactly, see pics & specs of sops I've owned below.
A couple of things substantially different than my vintage Martin are:
1) Body depth: these are much deeper, which probably accounts for the good volume
2) Headstock (measured from nut to top crown point) is 1/2" longer, allowing the string posts to be about 1/4" further up from the nut. This gives your hand more room when forming some chords near the nut.
Hope I'm not boring you all with this nitty gritty. At least I find it interesting. Uke-geek...guilty as charged.
Here it is next to my Martin Style 0