Pike 13 is the forty-third studio album by the guitarist Buckethead, and the thirteenth installment in the Buckethead Pikes Series.The album was hinted at when Buckethead announced The Mark of Davis shortly after announcing Propellar, leaving a gap between both albums leading people to speculate about the missing Pike 13 album. On May 13, 2013, Buckethead's 44th birthday, Buckethead announced Pike 15 as a limited edition album and shortly after during the day he also released Pike 13.