The Catalinbread Galileo is a Catalinbread overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the MXR Timmy Overdrive and the JHS Pedals JHS AC+. It pairs well with the Marshall Bluesbreaker and the Orange Matamp.

Catalinbread Galileo

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The Catalinbread Galileo Red Special is a version of the Galileo Vox AC30-inspired treble booster specifically tuned for Brian May's Red Special guitar and pickup system from Portland, Oregon. The Red Special circuit adjustment accounts for the distinctive output and frequency character of the Burns trestle-mounted pickups used in Brian May's handmade guitar, optimizing the treble booster response for the specific pickup character rather than for generic humbucking or single-coil output. Suited for players working with the Brian May-inspired voicing tradition. Made in Portland by Catalinbread.

  • frequency
  • boost
  • bright
  • overdrive
  • specific pickup character
  • brightness
  • chime
  • presence

Genres the Catalinbread Galileo is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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  • Blues
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  • Alternative
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  • Classic Rock
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  • Blues Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Catalinbread Galileo

See all 21 amps that pair with the Catalinbread Galileo

Pedals that stack with the Catalinbread Galileo

MXR Phase 90

MXR

61% match
$89.99via Reverb

The Galileo's bright, pickup-tuned boost gives the Phase 90's sweep more top-end presence to move through.

Caroline Guitar Company Somersault

Caroline Guitar Company

36% match
$219via Reverb

The Galileo's bright, pickup-tuned boost pushes the Somersault's glitchy, boutique chorus into brighter territory.

Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay

Electro-Harmonix

31% match
$108.71via Reverb

The Galileo's bright, pickup-tuned boost feeds the Memory Boy's warm analog echo a brighter signal to trail off, not stacking real gain with it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Strymon Zelzah -Dimensional Phaser

Strymon

30% match
$340.56via Reverb

Run the Galileo's bright boost after the Zelzah's lush phasing so the sweep doesn't get buried once the drive kicks in.

Greer Relic

Greer

30% match
$229via Reverb

Stack the Galileo's bright, chime-forward boost after the Relic's warm germanium drive to add presence without losing that vintage warmth.

MXR Script Phase 90 (LED)

MXR

28% match
$139.99via Reverb

Run Catalinbread Galileo after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star V3

Old Blood Noise Endeavors

28% match
$299via Reverb

The Dark Star's gritty, shoegaze-voiced ambient reverb gives the Galileo's bright, pickup-tuned boost somewhere strange to decay into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

T-Rex Replica Delay

T Rex

28% match

Where this leans dark, Catalinbread Galileo answers back bright — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Catalinbread Galileo?+

The closest matches in character are the MXR Timmy Overdrive, the JHS Pedals JHS AC+, the Catalinbread Gailieo Red Treble Booster.

What pairs well with the Catalinbread Galileo?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Bluesbreaker, Orange Matamp, Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube — The Bluesbreaker's natural compression gives the Galileo's bright, pickup-tuned boost a dynamic amp voice to push into..

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