Used Aguilar cab from pawn shop, real or fake?

Since the model and serial number are right on the rear plate and you have the info off the back of the speakers themselves, I would call or email Aguilar tomorrow and ask them. They should easily know the answer and are a great company when it comes to customer service and help IME.

 

Yeah, if it was just a logo slapped on front I might wonder, but with the plate on back. that’d be a lot of work to fake an amp for a questionable profit. Fakers would probably put their efforts elsewhere.

Congrats on what looks like a great deal!!

 

Newer GS cabs are front ported. That said, I think the GS line was recently discontinued. Designs change over time though, so especially seeing how you found similar old pics, I think you’re in the clear.

Place the cabinet about 18” from a wall to make best use of rear ports.

 

It's S410, a short lived budget range, rear ported and with iirc stamped steel drivers.
Somebody mischieviously has added a G in front of the S410 on the model No.

The GS is slot ported (front) and has cast frame drivers.

The budget S series got pretty good reviews at the time though.....

 

I played Hartke 4.5XL and 2.5XL cabs for years and loved them. By today's component quality standards, they would probably be considered heavyweight junk. Your Aguilar cab is certainly higher on the quality food chain than my old cabs.

My advice would be that if you like the sound, you got a good deal and no one listening will care one iota about the "less than top of the line" status of your gear. Congratulations on getting something that makes you happy - enjoy!

 

As others have said, it's an S410. I owned two and ran as a stack years ago. Very nice cabs if you like rear ported. I sold them and bought a GS410. Also an awesome cab. The gs410 got quite a bit louder than a single s410.

 

I weed myself when I got my first 4x10. I bet that mofo slays! Nice score!