Catalinbread Galileo MKII

[@theslayerofgoblins849]

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.

[@peterwelsh1932]

Have you bought anything because of Andy, BUTT then it sucked? (Honest question)

[@wespenn6139]

Seriously!

[@thomasd9237]

Lol 👍

[@fishyclyde8348]

Accurate!

[@The-Watchtower]

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.

[@Smoothtlknwhtboi]

Best recorded tones on KZbin

[@joywolfe.]

Smoothtlknwhtboi Well, have you heard Brian May's tone on his tutorial on KZbin? And Mick Ronson's 1993 interview. Great tones

[@brandonleespitler]

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

[@skaboosh]

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

[@papercapeuk]

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

[@ryancoveyduc9160]

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

[@therflcommish]

Ryan Coveyduc A nickel doesn't have the rough edges.

[@pipeman100]

or you can use a Thai 1 baht coin

[@Имбирнаяпеченька-ю6ь]

Brian May tends to pick with fingers more and more in recent years, and his tone is not going away

[@tjallingdejong9645]

The Queen medley at the end is great Andy

[@claytoncampbell7541]

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.

[@stoneysdead689]

Watch out now, you'll chap your lips- kissing ass has to be done in moderation.

[@KILLNSFUN]

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

[@coconutlove]

"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!

[@TheToneLounge]

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.

[@joywolfe.]

John Steel I believe for this demo, he used an AC30

[@kendalgrace9584]

I used to have that amp but I sold it to get my huge Marshall

[@duaneanderson9492]

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

[@iancosgrove]

Great timing of a Brian May pedal just after the movie

[@matheuscarvalho5612]

Ian Cosgrove This video was actually released 5 years ago

[@cunjoz]

wow - such a full sound

[@giodiperna3484]

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).

[@merqury5]

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

[@marceloabelenda]

It was the solo of Keep yourself alive...not Brigthon rock at all 😉

[@merqury5]

@@marceloabelenda You are right. Ibwas fooled by the BR delay.

[@dannysiacovouguitar]

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!

[@luisgoregonzalez7394]

Love this pedal! I need one!

[@celtickev1230]

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!

[@jonmillerwv]

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.

[@filebrowzer]

That we will rock you solo! Nicely done

[@vintageandmoderneffects]

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.

[@jessebreuer8088]

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.

[@src248]

May has a great tone, very cool pedal!

[@Jonathan-L]

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

[@KTGHATS]

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??

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

Hello, thanks for asking! I made a vid about my fingerpicking (I keep my nails short btw) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZeVZaBqratgiNE

[@therflcommish]

I think I feel a medley coming on!

[@richardwilliams1310]

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

[@KILLNSFUN]

@ 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.

[@closertotheheart]

Thanks! I think I have voltage options in the back, I'll check next time I play.

[@everybodyhasmine]

Love that intro!!! killing it!

[@aiiiiee]

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?

[@guyr.c.606]

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..

[@TheJayMadd1]

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

[@leomessi7058]

Yeah!

[@kommi1974]

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

[@thegayagenda2611]

That, if you're even still using this account, is because he has shit settings on his guitar. Not the right switch configurations for the right songs. And you'll need an AC30, and to fuck around with the knobs for a while...

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

I agree. Remember, in the studio Brian May most often used a very small amp built by Queen bassist John Deacon - it was a single tube 1-watt amp. That's what he used most of the time to record his harmony parts and overdubbed solos.

[@joethrelfall6370]

+Dave Lanciani (Dimaension X) was a combination of both ac30s an the deacy. check out his rig rundown on youtube. he has a deacy replica in his live rack as the original is kept at his studio

[@richmossmusic]

You are deaf

[@keza123123123]

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 !

[@bpabustan]

in many cases especially Brian May's, his treble booster is connected to the guitar first then comes the wireless system transmitter. His booster is taped to the guitar strap. If that is the case then I guess all treble boosters will not work after the wireless system......

[@keza123123123]

bpabustan no bit distortion pedals are fine after wireless and wondered if this reacts like a distortion pedal or a treble booster to my wireless system ?

[@keza123123123]

bpabustan i have a brian may treble booster as im a big fan of that tone but wanting a more pedal board friendly setup

[@ErichWK]

Solid PLaying!

[@saxonsteve]

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

[@flatsixx]

Did you achieve this?

[@saxonsteve]

@@flatsixx I haven’t bought this pedal as of yet. I will keep you posted when I do.

[@flatsixx]

@@saxonsteve I just saw one used at Guitar Center online for $100. I'll race you to it -jk. Not a bad deal.

[@leomessi7058]

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

[@LESPAULELEGANT]

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

[@thomasramsey6642]

Good question, I too would like to know.

[@iananderson12796]

Brian May uses his treble booster before the wireless transmitter because none sound right to him after the transmitter. He wears the pedal right on his strap.

[@jamesonp175]

i want one sooo bad

[@harryemmott8597]

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

[@TheEvhguitarist]

Brians backing guitars had humbuckers as thats the sound he uses 80% of the time

[@angusyoungrocker9999]

Red Special does not have humbucker and that is the guitar he uses 95% of the time.

[@TheEvhguitarist]

Dom Whiffen read my comment again I said his back up guitars did His main guitar has burns tri sonics same as the ones i have Bridge and middle and or middle and neck are humbucking Because they are in series

[@MrBazzos]

Dominic Whiffen he uses the bridge and middle in phase most of the time and they humbuck

[@closertotheheart]

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.

[@jessemaes1990]

Is it a newer Vox? They sound shrill and thin all by themself. 60's and early 70's AC30's are the best you can get, the early 90's reissues are pretty awesome as well. But the main problem is probably that you'd have to be running them at earbleeding levels of loud to get to Mays sound. A nice smaller tube amp and a pedal like the Galileo will probably get you a lot closer at manageable levels.

[@closertotheheart]

Jesse Maes Thanks! Yeah it's a CC2, which I'm guessing is pretty new. I had a feeling the volume factor might have been part of the issue. I'm just surprised how all of these elements put together just seemed to go in the diametric opposite of the sound they were supposed to make. I really did get closer with a Tele and a Boss OD.

[@endezeichengrimm]

***** You shouldn't have to crank the volume though. Amps these days should have a master volume that will let you bring the loudness down, and keep the gain/tone. Unfortunately, I can't recommend an amp for you. You'll have to find that on your own. I use a Mesa Mark 5 and it works for me to get the tone and gain I need at a very low volume.

[@Lieutenant_Dude]

Keep the ac30, have an overdrive pedal that you like, and make sure you use either humbuckers or single coils wired in series. Strat single coils are wired in parallel, giving it a quacky quality when two are on, instead of the roar you get from two single coils in series like a humbucker has. I'd mod the strat if I were you.

[@closertotheheart]

Endezeichen Grimm Nice! Yeah I have a Mesa Express and pushing that with a Tele and another overdrive seems to get a nice, warm drive. Come to think about it, I think I've made the amp and strat work together before with a different overdrive. I guess I'm just "picky" about gear when really sometimes the cheaper option is better haha.

[@87RedSpecial]

is it an exclusive for pgs??

[@joywolfe.]

Angelo Neri Nope, you can find these at almost any Catalinbread dealer

[@MrRobKaos]

Does this have a cab sim as well?

[@johnmarquez333]

Andy, what amp were you playing through?

[@RandomGuitarist96]

Probably a Fender Twin, I think that's usually what they play.

[@tylerwolfe648]

Saint Gaben The usually play through a DRRi

[@joethrelfall6370]

+Dylan Pereira three ac30s on the normal channel up full centre dry to outside ac30s stereo with chorus etc

[@aarongman1909]

What power supply is used?

[@DavidColex]

Which amp was used for the demo?

[@StillLivinTheBlues]

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

[@TheOutdoorDaileys]

Awesome

[@camunation]

Whats the first guitar he plays?

[@81realtime]

The Brian May Red Special

[@sergeysorochanov8002]

What are the tunes played on a tele and strat?

[@okimotdm]

Cabin down below on the tele by Tom petty. For the strat songs, dust off your queen greatest hits..

[@SebastianW95]

which amp did you plugged behind the pedal?

[@therflcommish]

Sebastian The PGS demos are through a Fender DRRi unless otherwise stated.

[@matevosin]

Thanks

[@DarthEcoli]

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

[@nicoraibak]

is that a fuzz or an overdrive

[@mercurymasters]

overdrive/treble boost

[@Jlsousa1979]

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

[@TheArellanog]

Me gusta mucho

[@WinstonsBogey]

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.

[@Diabolik771]

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

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.

[@ProGuitarShopDemos]

This is an age old argument but many people like to keep it analog, including Brian May when it comes to treble boosters and amps. Thanks for watching!

[@chronokev76]

somebody to love is in a flat not g

[@dodecafono]

Dr Magus Queen played Somebody to Love live in A, the studio version is in A flat and the one played in the Freddie Mercury tribute performed by George Michael is in G. Some useless trivia info, lol

[@JOOODYJOOODY]

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