Walrus Audio Julianna vs. MXR Stereo Chorus (in Stereo) I Chorus Shootout + Opinion 

Huge thank you for these videos! Amazing resource 👍🏻

I don't believe that there is a luster and more natural sounding chorus than the MXR Stereo Chorus. It checks every box to my ears, and generates inspiration on every level and genre. The search is over for me guys...this one delivers the juice that falls perfectly in line with what I have persevered to reach..perfection!

Hey man, great vid, thank you very much for sharing :)

Another great video Miike. I just ordered a Supro Chorus pedal. It’s supposed to be a highly shapeable analog chorus but with a smaller footprint.

I looked for this video some weeks ago, and sadly it didn't existed yet. Thank u for reading my mind.

Good review! I own the mxr and it definitely sounds fresh. I always want the smaller board-friendly pedals to be the best but sometimes the classics can't be beat

I tried the Julianna a couple of moons ago. There was a noticeable signal drop. Ended up taking it back. Excellent video.

Nice I love my MXR chorus too!

I think these pedals both aim for a different kind of sound. The mxr goes for a more hifi chorus, while the Julianna goes for a more lofi tape vibrato. The extra features on the Julianna like drift and random waveshape really point to that. The vibrato on its own is pretty dark, to mimic an old tape deck. Mixed with the dry sound you can get highs back by decreasing the wet signal. You’re never going to get the straight up 1 to 1 sound of the mxr though, thankfully. Otherwise why buy the Julianna. I like its sound more than the mxr, to each his own 😊

Dude! Thanks a lot. You saved me almost a hundred dollars.

I know they are both technically labeled as stereo choruses, but its a bit like apples and oranges. If you are comparing the two on a chorus sound, then the MXR loses less high end which is great. And the MXR is easier to get good tones right out of the box. However the Julianna is more tweakable, and has potential to dial in great/more unique sounds with drift/lag, stereo, but you have to work harder for sure to get there. What the MXR doesn't offer is the vibrato/tape wobble section, and this is where the Julianna thrives. Way moreso than its chorus section, which is more of a bonus despite being labeled as a chorus pedal. Drift + Vibrato + Random waveform add a ton of character and movement to the sound. Whereas the MXR sounds a bit sterile in terms of a chorus, but a good sounding chorus nonetheless. What I'm trying to say at the end of the day it is preference between prioritizing character vs. the traditional chorus sound. The MXR wins on the traditional chorus sound, but I'd have to say the Julianna wins on creating character. I'm not sure the two pedals are trying to compete!

Have you ever tried the EHX Eddy? I would love to know if it retains top end and clarity better than the Juliana.

Good to hear the Julianna (thinking of it being my chorus for my second rig) against the chorus I've had always on since I got it like 15, maybe more, years ago :) I noticed in tweaking my tone for a newer pedal how much I rely on the treble and bass knobs on the Stereo Chorus for my base tone, I literally never turn it off unless testing things, not used to it not being there :P

It seems that the MXR has both channels with dry+wet, causing the felling of three sounds with dry being in the middle. And I feel it also boosts the signal. The Julianna is one side dry, the other wet with no boost. You should have stayed in "d" all te time for maximum stereo.

I always look forward to your videos. Well, I started collecting chorus pedals, what are the chorus pedals connected to in stereo in this video of yours? I would like to use it as a reference. I would buy an MXR chorus pedal.😊

New sub, I have been using my stereo chorus since 1988 😉

Like the preferred setup MXR , mine on any pedal or amp are as same with knob position symetry

This is peculiar, three day ago i bought the julianna and i feelt in love instantly, in my opinion the julianna sounds more natural and has a better stereo, like you said in the video, the mxr sound more enhanced, and in my taste i didn´t like it, but i think its a matter of taste and what you hear different, this is a great video with a good point of view, thank you men

Great video great music audio sounds.

The Julianna seem to have something else going on there. The wave shape in on triangle here? Anyhow, there is some type of flanging or something going on, like an extra reverby kind of thing here. The MXR is certainly more direct.

I can't decide between this and the neunaber Tri'Chorus.

What guitar do you use??

Wouldn’t putting the mxr before the walrus and having them not loop isolated Change the tone of the walrus? Not sure if mxr is true bypass or not but you have a mono signal and If it was true bypass then only one output would work

You have great videos. In this case I think you should consider keeping the lag nob fully counterclockwise during most of the comparison, because the MXR is not using added lag .

I would appreciate, if you could open the pedals so we could have a look inside. Many boutique pedals suffer in build quality (loose mainboard, unsecured battery, Potentiometer not secured with nuts )

Yep not buying the julianna, thanks for the review ! Sounds great but the highs are gone, bummer.

The "d - c - v" knob is NOT a dry/wet. It's the mode you're in. D is a direct signal, C is a Chorus (the only one you should have used), and V is a vibrato. The ability to select a mode between modes was actually pretty genius, but you mistook it for a dry/wet knob, so you left it essentially on dry or vibrato half of the time. D is technically dry/direct sound, but has a stereo effect to it. V is just a straight-up vibrato. The Julianna is only comparable to the MXR chorus, in C mode (at 12:00), so you spent half of the demo comparing a dry signal or a vibrato to a traditional chorus. (Also, MXR doesn't have "lag" so, that should have not been used) I agree that the Julianna is much darker though. Some would call that a warm/moody sound, but that's a matter of taste.

I've never understood the Julianna. It makes the guitar sound like a funhouse version of itself. Nothing subtle or shimmery about it. It's warbly and detunes the signal too much. I'm sure some love it, but it's far too much for my ears.

Diminished

Every Walrus pedal I've tried steals highs. They have that murky sound to them. No company relies on marketing more or leans on visual aesthetic more to compete with actual good sounding gear than Walrus. They sound like $40 cheapies but are sold at top shelf prices, and people eat them up.

I have Juliana and it is the noisiest pedal on my board. It has hiss as hell and the company sais that this is ok, it is meant to be like that because of the lag knob. Horrible pedal. Everyone on the net who says it is so good pedal, probably get paid from them in some way other way I can't explain how this shitty chorus got so good reputation. Personaly there is no way I'll get any other Walrus pedal.