Wilson Effects Sukhasana

The Wilson Effects Sukhasana is a handmade overdrive pedal built on the vintage Marshall Bluesbreaker circuit, with more gain on tap than the original design and mod switches that let you reshape the clipping on the fly. Wilson Effects lists it at $150.00 as of 26 October 2026¹.

What it is and how it differs from a stock Bluesbreaker

The Bluesbreaker circuit it draws from is a low-gain overdrive design. Guitar.com's review of the original Marshall pedal described it as "a much lower-gain overdrive than the Guv'nor"³, and RockBoard's PedalPedia notes the original "seeks to emulate the velvety and warm overdrive tones reminiscent of the iconic Marshall Bluesbreaker amplifier"⁴. Tone Island's AdamConnell characterizes the Blues Breaker type as "a fairly transparent overdrive pedal but with more low-end than a tubescreamer and less mids than a klon"⁵.

Wilson Effects says that at the core of the Sukhasana "you'll find one of the most popular vintage Blues circuits ever built," and that the maker has "bent the circuit to provide the user with a bit more gain"¹. The pedal is also a redesign of Wilson's original Black Tooth Grin².

Two departures from the stock design define the pedal:

• Mod Switches: swap diode sets in and out of the stock circuit to alter the pedal's gain structure and response²
• Treble Control: works alongside the tone control to fine-tune high frequencies, which Wilson says addresses the limitations of the original circuit²

Wilson also notes that "the Bluesbreaker tone has been a staple sound of the likes of Eric Clapton, John Mayer and countless others throughout history"¹. For another recent take on a modifiable Bluesbreaker-style circuit from the same maker, see the Wilson Effects Capstone, and for the original pedal itself see the Marshall Blues Breaker. More overdrive designs are covered on the Overdrive Pedals page.

Power, bypass and buying details

The Sukhasana runs on a 9VDC 2.1mm center-negative power supply and has no battery option¹². True bypass keeps the signal path untouched when the pedal is off².

Buying details from Wilson Effects' product page¹:

• Price: $150.00
• Warranty: bumper to bumper one year warranty on parts and labor
• Returns: accepted within 7 days of receiving your new pedal; shipping costs are not refunded and return shipping is the customer's responsibility
• Shipping: all items ship via USPS Priority mail
• Construction: each unit is handmade in Guilford, Indiana

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