I had great results using the XLR out into my Genz Shuttlemax 12.0 main return, with a good deal of volume (master dimed, with the direct out control at about 9:30). Not tried at gigging levels, of course, as it was at work at 5:30, but it was respectable--I'll have to give it a bit more gas. I have yet to try the line out, but the wiring issue is probably the same for my unit. Fortunately, a great tube amp shop (AZTech Electronics) is literally down the street from work, so getting the rewiring done by a pro will be a snap.
Now for my "review." As a multi-decade solid state guy, I admit that the chance that I would produce quality tones with Monique is about as great as that of a chimpanzee armed with a ballpeen creating the Venus de Milo (with or without arms, take your pick). See tube mavens like Chadds, Skies, or Jimmy M for the real scoop. However, with very little effort I got solid, round tones with all the immediacy described by others, with a nice, warm, very subtle overdrive when desired--either by upping the Sensitivity or by playing into the strings. I could crank the Sensitivity further and get full overdrive, but that wasn't my intent. I found the range of sounds very useful and the tone controls to provide all the shaping I needed. And this was using a 1990 Steinberger with EMG soapbars, so I believe that's saying something. Now I just have to learn how to "play" Monique properly.
