Catalinbread Galileo MKII 

The only problem with Andy's demos are that you can't go on them alone. You have to watch other demos by regular, normal, everyday players to see what its actually gonna sound like.Andy could plug into a cement block and make you wanna buy it.

Best recorded tones on RU-vid

Picked one up ... Didn't realize how much gain this thing really produces. This is Def not a dirt pedal in any way. Expect to get floored lead tones out of this pedal even with gain all the way down. You will find yourself dialing down your volume to try to clean it up. So to those looking for more of AC30 jangle, this may not be your pedal. but for those tone trying to get full on cranked ac30 tone as if the amplifier had both normal and brilliant channels all the way up.. and also had a boost or a tube screamer in front of it...this is your product. I find myself setting up this type of rig on amplitube and Guitar Rig so that's why I picked up this pedal.

I ordered this pedal from you off the back of this video and it came today after a two week wait thanks to UK customs. It was well worth the wait! I've been absolutely blown away by the sound I can get from it. Thanks for a great video and a great store to get it from. Dan

I REALLY didn't think I'd like this pedal. But now, i think it's gotta get on my board.

The Queen medley at the end is great Andy

Love the mid range growl and resonance that can lead to feedback

The only thing that keeps me from blowing money on everything Andy demos is knowing I'd never make it sounds half as good as he does.

"I think I feel a medley coming on!" HAHa! Andy, you're the best man, really. This pedal is an absolute must have, Catalinbread keeps knocking them out of the park!

Nice job Andy. Need to be playing with a six pence piece though. A nickel will suffice. ;)

Im really digging these catalinbread pedals. Digging this dudes playing even more.

andy your demos makes want to shop well beyond my means thanks.

Great timing of a Brian May pedal just after the movie

I love Andy's note phrasing at 0:52 ... sweet!

I wonder what this would sound like in a Vox AC30. I'm thinking of using this with mine, amp set to clean and using this pedal to achieve distortion at lower playing level.

Love this pedal! I need one!

wow - such a full sound

This is a pedal I would recommend anyone buy for a cheap way to setup a Brian May tone. Highly recommend. Anyone who can't get a decent sound isn't setting it correctly.

Finally a dude that really understands how it's done. That Brighton Rock religion was dead impressive. Only one Ive seen on RU-vid utilize the pedal as it was intended.

Today I tried this pedal with a ts9 (booster) on a Stratocaster highway one USA. It's okay for Brian tone, but NOT if you're looking for versatility. The integrated treble booster makes that tone knob unusable from 12 'o clock to 6. I'd buy this pedal for 100$ (for playing Queen songs), obviously not for his actual price. Switching on this pedal after a properly settled ts9, it deletes every previous sound setting. The pedal manages to emulate THE BRIAN SOUND, at the risk of overlooking and cancel/override your actual setup sound (guitar, other overdrives, amp).

I have this, and find it a little disapointing that the tone knob does not turn down enough to counteract how shrill it really is when the treble booster is up. I know it says they copied the ac30s treble control, but the ac30 also had a bass control. In rewatching this I notice that you are never on the bridge pickup with the guitar volume and tone all the way up and the treblebooster all the way up. Im guessing that must be the key to getting a usable tone out of this, turning down or going to neck pickup, which sounds like bridge pickup when treble booster is up.

@ jasper, use your neck pickup, bridge the normal and top boost, and set the smoothing to vintage and the voltage at 22 if you have those options.

Great sounding pedal, but the Joyo AC Tone is really an AC30 in a box...and much more. It's a clone of the Tech21 Liverpool SansAmp. For $30-$40, you can't beat it. You can get the sound of Beatles, Queen, U2, and more!

I just ordered this pedal. In other videos it sounds awful but this is what I had in mind when I ordered it. I hope it sounds even 50% like this video. In this video it sounds incredible!

I'll start by saying I love your demo's and they are the best on youtube. That being said what's going on with the website/business? You guys seem to be going out of business because there are no amplifiers or guitars for sale as there once were. I hope this isn't the case, as I'd miss Andy's demos.

May has a great tone, very cool pedal!

I seriously wanna know what delays he's using here... because that sounded ridiculously bloody good!! :O

I used to do your same picking technique,Andy.. but my fingernail on my rt hand would get shaved really thin after a while.. how do u avoid that??

That we will rock you solo! Nicely done

Thanks for the video Andy, a shootout between AC30 pedals vs Vox MV50 AC would be nice, to compare pedalboard rig options

Love that intro!!! killing it!

I read you can get the sound of Rory Gallagher’s amp. That is my prime interest in this pedal.

Is the delay generated by the Galileo? Sorry if I'm asking something stupid, I don't have any experience with pedals.

I have the Menatone 'Top Boost In A Can' its the hand wired 5 knob version and I can set it up to mirror the Top Boost circuit of my '66 Vox AC30 TB which is pretty cool, but I can't say that the pedal has captured the complex overdriven character that this Catlinbread Galileo has. But am I comparing like with like?.. Brian May plugs into the Normal channel, boosted by his 'always on' Trebleboost pedal , the Top Boost circuit is removed from the amp as it's not needed so I'm assuming Catlinbread's circuit is the Normal channel and not the Brilliant circuit Menatone cloned. Unfortunately you can't adjust the Brilliant input to sound the same as the Normal,Ive tried with the Vox and the pedal, its just very handy to gig my vintage Vox and if I can't crank the amp I can use the pedal for the gain Catlinbread are getting these very tricky nuances down to a tee I'm blown away really. I would love to do an a/b with the Menatone and Catlinbread but for now I'll just enjoy the sound clips..

I think I feel a medley coming on!

Solid PLaying!

I'm looking into buying a Catalinbread Galileo, but I can't find it being compared with/to the Cornish, Frye or Dallas Rangemaster-level treble boosters; Is this just a cheap version of those? How does the Galileo stack up against the ones I mentioned?

As good as this thing sounds, it doesn't (to my ears) sound at all like Brian's tone.

probably a silly question but does this pedal work well on a pedalboard after a wireless setup ? i find many treble boosters dont :( great video !

Thanks

i want one sooo bad

I find this pedal HISSY beyond belief with single coils into a VOX Night Train (15w). Anyone else find noise/hiss issues?

Can this be used after a wireless receiver?? I know many treble boosters don't work well.

Andy, what amp were you playing through?

So really, is this a great pedal? How does this compare with the Digitech Brian May pedal?

is it an exclusive for pgs??

Which amp was used for the demo?

Awesome

will this work well with humbuckers? (I only have guitars with humbuckers at the moment)

I got this pedal, however, the noises are a pain. Feedback, hum. Even with a silencer pedal

Does this have a cab sim as well?

What power supply is used?

Whats the first guitar he plays?

Does anyone have tips for tweaking a Brian May style setup? I have a Strat, an AC30 and an HBE Germania but it all sounds so shrill, piercing and fuzzy together, it doesn't really have Brian's warmer sound.

BUT BRIAN MAY IS NOT DEAD! DO NOT PUT HIM IN A BOX! Cool pedal though, and Brian is pretty awesome.

which amp did you plugged behind the pedal?

is that a fuzz or an overdrive

What are the tunes played on a tele and strat?

Me gusta mucho

Carl Perkins.

Sorry not impressed..Chord sound wasn't too bad but lead sound was nothing like BM. My band does SBTL and with a Strat and a Fryer treble booster I get much closer to Brians sound.

Ya'll must not know about a pedal called the Kemper Profiler Player - or the Kemper Profiler. I can get any sound I want using just that alone. Not buying this marketing crap.

Play with a pick, you'd have better attack. You must have learned without one.

no

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