Catalinbread Galileo Operation Manual
Operations Manual
Presenting the Catalinbread Galileo!
The Galileo is a dual function overdrive and booster that gives you the sound and feel of Brian May’s live
rig! Brian plugs his Red Special guitar into a custom treble-booster and a bank of AC30s to get his soaring
overdriven guitar sound with Queen. We took our CB30 Foundation Overdrive (which emulates the AC30
amplier) and our Naga Viper treble-booster (which is our extension of the Dallas Rangemaster treblebooster) as a starting point, and tuned and rened the sound and response until we got the perfect Brian
May sound. Just plug the Galileo into your amp set to a clean, neutral setting and it will transform it into
the juicy, harmonic-laden, soaring sound that Brian May made famous!
The Galileo incorporates all the hallmarks of our Foundation Series Overdrives, such as extreme touch
sensitivity, clean to scream from your guitar knob, and authentic amp-like playing response that doesn’t
feel like you are playing a “pedal”.
The overdrive and “Top Boost” have separate footswitches that may be used independently. Basically, it’s
two pedals in one!
Quick Start
Don’t worry, you don’t HAVE to use a Red Special guitar to get tones evocative of Brian May with the Galileo!
And even if you aren’t going for Brian May’s sound specically, you’ll nd the custom-tuned combination of
cranked AC30 overdrive boosted with our Naga Viper treble-booster circuit irresistible for your own epic
musical explorations.
OK, so let’s plug your guitar straight into the Galileo and then into your amp set clean to get acquainted. You
can hook up your delay pedals and get your Brighton Rock on later! ;-)
Amp settings. We’re looking for a cleanish neutral setting. On a typical Fender amp that would be Vol between 2 and 4, Treble - around 6, Middle - around 6, and Bass - around 3.
Starting pedal settings. The knobs from left to right are:
Volume - 2:00
Treble - 1:00
Bass - 11:00
Gain - 5:00
Top Boost - 12:00
The Top Boost control is active when the right “Top Boost” switch is engaged.
Begin by playing with just the left side channel engaged. This is the cranked AC30 sound. Try turning your
guitar’s volume down and notice how you can go from crunch to crystal clear!
Now engage the “Top Boost” switch and get ready for some juicy soaring harmonics! You should be having
a good time right about now!
Read on for more details about the controls....
Power Supply
You can power your Galileo with any quality power supply designed for use with eects pedals. The output
should be a negative tip DC from 9 to 18 volts.
If you want more volume, headroom, and percussive attack, try running an 18 volt power supply. A 9 volt
power supply will have a slightly softer sound that saturates more easily.
Also, you’ll nd using it with a 9 volt battery will give a slightly dierent response as well that is slightly softer.
Try using a battery that is drained slightly to get a nice sag that’s perfect for late night lower volume practice
sessions!
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