REVERB- MOOER AUDIO Reverb R7 X2 ...a great way into ambient sounds? ...Maybe

 MOOER AUDIO REVERB R7 X2 

$150.00 USD

I will never be a big lover of ambient effects because unless you literally write music for them they are useless in a band. They often require the drummer to follow the timing of the modulation or a complex added rhythm also sent from the pedal. This pedal has a tap feature but in a screaming Rock band context no drummer will be playing to a robot. Add to that they usually have very long sustains or tails that make the last note or chord repeat over your next chord in a tune. 

Mooer have taken that into account and allow you to use most of the voices in a conventional manner and still sound good. In short you have usable choices.

Yes you can control the basic functions of mix, decay and EQ. You are given 7 voices that have, as you might expect names that describe nothing, lol. It also lets you save 4 favorites. A second switch gives you a hold or tap function.

THE BIG PICTURE

The thing I find most critical to me with any reverb is detail in the sound. 

In a simple word ..'clarity' in general the more you spend 

the more you get. In practice it varies.

$100.00 USD

Lexicon in the last century were the 'master' of reverb for 

guitar. The recently defunct Digitech Polara sounds 

better to me than a pricey Strymon because because it has 

those Lexicon sounds. 

On the low end a $40 Flamma FC02 will get you by just fine  

with just 3 sounds and it does not sound one bit cheap even 

when I record with it. It's easily as good a sound as a Boss RV-6.

 CONCLUSION

Mooer offer both a mini version in mono and the new stereo version.

In the real word only a fraction go stereo live. For one thing the trend

is less is more at a gig. Plus cost and incapability with mono gear.

I could be wrong but I am not convinced they sound the same. 

The sounds are but the hardware could easily be a newer higher spec.

Note: I have published AliExpress prices w/free shipping. 

I would likely choose the new stereo as it is cheap enough to buy some insurance.

With a superb old style Reverb you got the sound of halls, rooms etc. 

A reverb like the Universal Audio blows you out of the water because if you shut your eyes and listen it is almost creepy because you feel you are standing in that hall or cathedral.

With ambient reverb they are simply an invention. You have nothing to compare it to to see how well it holds up. It is like an impressionist painting. You like it ...or you don't. With the Mooer you get a very nice clarity but not the complexity of the Big Bucks makers. In this case it can be an asset as it is less likely to add extra clutter to an effect that is often all about being ridiculously busy sounding.

HEADS UP

$70.00 USD

If you decide on the mono R7 you should perhaps consider the Flamma  FS02.
It comes in slightly bigger box but it has the same guts. Easier to read and maneuver as well.                                                                                                                         

A FINAL WORD: If you weave some ambient things into your band and your audience is a 'drinking' crowd. Do those tunes early in the first set, LOL.