Cab to go with a Terror Bass

[senkakureiken]

Just picked up a Terror Bass in the classifieds, and I need a cab to go with it. I think I'm looking for a 15", because I primarily play a five string. In my experience, nothing makes a powerful B like a 15 (I know many people disagree with this, and if you do, feel free to give me a different recommendation).

Also, I was told (possibly erroneously) that I need a cabinet rated at 500+ watts for it, or I would damage the cabinet by overpowering it. I was under the impression I could have a 400 watt cab and just not crank the amp and be ok, but I'd like to know for sure.

Thank for any help!

[RickenBoogie]

The wattage rating of the cab is not important, really. What is important is sensitivity, and a few other scientific data that's not available to us. What I will say is, the size of the driver has no bearing on how "low" it will go, that's a matter of how the cab is tuned, so a 4x10 can very well go lower than a 15, and be louder too. A single 15 would be difficult to achieve any real volume with, you want a bigger cab with that head. A 4x10 is the standard answer, a 215 or 212 might work as well, but you'd need to test drive them yourself to know what you'd like.