EC Night Journey Reverb review

Simple stompbox for ambient needs

  • £119
  • $169
The Night Journey keeps reverb simple: one sound, three controls

MusicRadar Verdict

An uncomplicated solution for adding reverb to your sound.

Pros

  • +

    Simple operation. Nice spring reverb tones.

Cons

  • -

    There are cheaper pedals that give you more options, if you need them.

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We've seen a lot of reverb pedals that offer different types of reverb (room, plate, spring and so on), but the Night Journey from Israeli firm EC keeps things simple with just one sound and three knobs to tweak it.

"The mix knob adds in the spring-like reverb to your dry sound up to a point that would satisfy any Dick Dale wannabes"

The mix knob adds in the spring-like reverb to your dry sound up to a point that would satisfy any Dick Dale wannabes, while the feedback knob dials in the length of the reverb tail over a limited, but practical, range.

Key to the overall sound is the tone knob, which ramps the treble up to a really zingy reverb with sparkly high end. In effect, it's this knob that dials in just how prominent the reverb sounds.

At lower levels, you can set a natural ambience around your sound, but you can turn it up if you want to use reverb as an obvious effect.

There's nothing complicated about the Night Journey, but if you like a vintage 'verb sound and your amp doesn't have a spring, it will put you in the tone zone.

Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.