Timo Tapio Tolkki (born 3 March 1966) is a
Finnish musician best known as the former guitarist, songwriter and producer of the
power metal band
Stratovarius. With his tenure lasting for more than twenty years, he was the longest standing member of the band before his departure in 2008. After leaving Stratovarius he formed two
supergroups named
Revolution Renaissance and
Symfonia, both of which have since disbanded. In a 2011 article by
Guitar World magazine, Tolkki was included in the all-time top 50 list of
fastest guitar players in the world.