As bit said it's a very valid technique.
Placing verb off center & eq'ing it was one mixing technique that was taught when I was taking recording courses in LA in the 80's.
It's also where I used my first computer & learned about midi. Recording digital audio wasn't available yet & a lot sure has changed since then. Many more options these days but I would suggest trying it out to hear why it was used & useful, it's reverb 101.