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Capture Brian May’s Sound ? with a Stompbox





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Inspired by the treble-heavy tone so favored by Queen's Brian May, the Catalinbread Galileo bottles the red-hot sound of a treble-boosted Vox AC30 into compact pedal form. This boost/overdrive pedal’s Volume, Tone, and Gain controls work in concert with hybrid Rangemaster/AC30 preamp section circuitry, delivering the throaty, jangly crunch of Sir Brian’s guitar feeding into his trio of AC30s. Moreover, the Galileo’s dynamic design provides you with a multitude of sonic possibilities ? rolling down your guitar’s volume supplies jangling, harmonic-rich cleans, while Galileo’s more extreme settings instantly unlock the singular sound that’s fueled countless solos across Queen's celebrated catalog. More than a half-century down the line from Queen’s debut album, a treble booster and Vox amp are never far from Brian’s reach. Catalinbread’s Galileo grants you that timeless tone in a package that sits right on your pedalboard!





One-part treble booster, one-part AC30





From Eric Clapton’s legendary “Beano” blues to the sizzling solos on A Night at the Opera, the iconic treble booster box of the 1960s is one of rock’s foundational effects. Still, when it comes to Brian May’s signature high-end-heavy tone, the treble booster is only half of the equation! To provide you with the most comprehensive “Brian in a box” pedal possible, Catalinbread's Galileo replicates the sizzling sound of a treble booster slammed into the front end of a Vox AC30. What’s more, the Galileo expands the simple 1-knob control scheme of the original master of the range with a 3-knob setup, including Volume, Tone, and Gain controls.





Gear that makes you want to play





The self-avowed gearheads at Catalinbread focus on making musical devices they want to use ? “gear that gets us excited and inspires us to play.” The result of that authentic focus and unwavering integrity is the type of innovation that isn’t market-driven; Catalinbread creates its own market for products players love, whether overdrive, delay/reverb, fuzz/distortion, or tremolo/modulation pedals (many of which are available at Sweetwater). The Galileo pedal is a powerful example of Catalinbread’s commitment to exciting, inspiring innovation.





Catalinbread Galileo Features:


The legendary Queen guitarist's treble-boosted AC30 tone in an eardrum-safe, pedalboard-friendly stompbox


Achieve throaty crunch and midrange jangle without overpowering your bandmates


Volume, Tone, and Gain controls for dialing in just the right tonal balance


All-metal chassis and high-quality footswitch for long-lasting performance


Features gorgeous graphic design and detail