The Dean Tradition One (model DGA-T1) was a dreadnought shaped acoustic. Soundboard was spruce. The body was bound with mahogany back and sides. It had white dot inlays in the fingerboard and a triangular shaped rosewood bridge. Finish was gloss natural (GN) only. A left-handed version (Model DGA-T-L) was also available until 2000. It sold for around $365 when new.