Opened by twin brothers more than 15 years ago, West Queen West's musical mecca is filled to the brim with guitars of every flavour, in three packed rooms where 1930s Gibsons rub necks with contemporary lava swirl-printed Reverends; the shop consistently updates new stock on their website (they're happy to buy and sell instruments), and guitars and amplifiers are available for rent, on layaway... more

Capsule Music is a temple of twang - three cramped rooms loaded to the ceiling with guitars with f-holes or candy-apple race car finishes, and amps in battered tweed. Old classics and new retro recreations hang side by side, the gaps filled with music memorabilia from the collection of Capsule's co-owners, twin brothers Mark and Peter Kesper.

Appropriately Tiny
Appropriately named, Capsule Music is tiny. Its two small rooms are crammed with instruments and other musical gear, but limited space obviously forces them to be choosey about the stock. Dealing mostly in guitars and amplifiers, Capsule is less the kind of place to go looking for a specific model than it is a place to go see what’s there. With much of their stock being... more