The Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster is a Catalinbread boost pedal, currently around $169.99. Close alternatives include the Colorsound Power Boost and the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Orange Matamp.
Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Catalinbread · pedal
The Catalinbread Galileo Red is a limited Red edition of the Portland boutique builder's germanium treble booster pedal, designed to capture the tone of classic 1960s British treble booster circuits used by Tony Iommi and Brian May. Based on the Dallas Rangemaster treble booster concept, the Galileo adds treble presence and drive character that interacts with the front end of a tube amplifier to produce the warm, compressed high-frequency boost associated with classic British rock. The Red edition shares the same circuit as the standard Galileo, differing only in its finish.
- treble
- boost
- presence
- rock
- british
- germanium
- compression
- frequency
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster is commonly used in
- Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Blues Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Dumble Steel String Singer
Dumble
28% matchDumble Steel String Singer leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Matamp
Orange
25% matchOrange Matamp's smooth balances out the bright tone
Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo
Fuchs
tonal matchFuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchOrange Little Bass Thing leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
tonal matchFender Prosonic leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Gibson GA-50
Gibson
tonal matchRun Gibson GA-50 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchRun Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchOrange Terror Bass's warm balances out the bright tone
Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster
Catalinbread SFT
Catalinbread
19% matchWhere this leans bright, Catalinbread SFT answers back warm
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Electro-Harmonix
19% matchElectro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff's smooth balances out the bright tone
Fender Bubbler Chorus
Fender
19% matchFender Bubbler Chorus's modulated voice goes after Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster's own bright character
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
18% matchAshdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
12% matchBoss DD-3 Digital Delay's transparent voice goes after Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster's own bright character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
FoxGear EchoSex
Foxgear
12% matchFoxGear EchoSex's ambient voice goes after Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster's own bright character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City King of Blues
Tone City
tonal matchTone City King of Blues's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster delivers it
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
tonal matchCatalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Beetronics OV-LE-Uva wants
Cheaper alternatives
MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive
MXR
73% similarityShared character: 60_watt_all_tube_combo_amplifier, high_end, compression
Catalinbread Formula 51
Catalinbread
70% similarityShared character: high_end, boost, presence
Maxon OD808
Maxon
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Catalinbread Super Chili Picoso
Catalinbread
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Suhr Brighton Treble Booster
Suhr
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Carl Martin Blue Ranger
Carl Martin
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Boutique & premium upgrades
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
72% similarity“Based on the Dallas Rangemaster treble booster concept, the Galileo adds treble presence and drive character”
JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2
Jam Pedals
70% similarityShared character: treble, compression, bright
Hudson Electronics Sidecar
Hudson Electronics
67% similarityShared character: compression, bright, alternative
Death By Audio Thee Treble
Death By Audio
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Hermida Zendrive
Hermida
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Colorsound Power Boost
Colorsound
72% similarityShared character: singing, treble, compression
Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue
Catalinbread
72% similarityShared character: 60_watt_all_tube_combo_amplifier, high_end, treble
Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
72% similarityShared character: presence, treble, compression
Catalinbread Silver Kiss Reissue
Catalinbread
72% similarityShared character: 60_watt_all_tube_combo_amplifier, treble, headroom
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
Xotic
71% similarityShared character: treble, thickness, response
Benson Amps Portable Distortion 424 MKII
Benson Amps
71% similarityShared character: treble, compression, headroom
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster?+
The closest matches in character are the Colorsound Power Boost, the Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue, the Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster. Budget picks: MXR CSP039 Duke of Tone Overdrive, Catalinbread Formula 51, Maxon OD808. Boutique upgrades: Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2, Hudson Electronics Sidecar.
What pairs well with the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Orange Matamp, Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo — Dumble Steel String Singer leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it.
How much does the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster cost?+
Around $169.99 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).