Brand New acoustic fret buzz

[Polish_Cannon]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice on what I should do. I'm an intermediate level guitar play and I just purchased myself a new Seagull Maritime SWS Natural A/E from an out of town music store through Reverb. The guitar arrived in good condition and sounds great, except I noticed there's alot of fret buzz coming from the D string. I noticed it when I am strumming in a C shape and hammer on the second fret of the D chord. And also if I put a capo on the second fret the D string has fret buzz when I strum it openly.
I feel like this shouldn't be normal since it's a very well reviewed guitar. Before I made the purchase I asked if the store provides a set up before shipping. They said they make sure it's to manufacturer's specs before shipping.
Since where I purchased it from is out of town, I can't really bring it to them and have them fix it. Is this is something that would be easily fixed by a guitar Tech if i went to a local Music store and paid for a set up ?

[mikealpine]

Humidity changes from when it was packed to when you received it could cause the neck to need a slight adjustment. This sounds like something your local tech can take care of pretty easily.

[warfrat73]

It likely just need a minor truss rod tweak because of changes in humidity. Hold down the low E string at the first fret and at the 14th fret (I'm assuming it's 14 frets to the body), and make sure there's a little bit of room between the E string and the 7th fret.

If there's not at least a little gap there, give the truss rod a 1/4 turn to counterclockwise.

Google adjusting neck relief...

It's pretty normal for new guitars to need a little bit of a set up.

[John Arnold]

If it is buzzing on one string only, the first thing to check is the string. Change it and see if it improves. Alternately, replace the saddle with one that is shaped to raise that string only. Adjusting the truss rod for more relief may get rid of the buzz, but it will raise all the strings, which in this case will make the guitar unnecessarily harder to play.

[Polish_Cannon]

Thanks I appreciate all of your advice! I put it in its case with a humidifier last night, I’ll see if humidify it for a few days helps. I know adjusting the truss rod seems straight forward but I’m worried I’ll mess something up lol. Maybe I’ll take it to a guitar tech for peace of mind. It’s just frustrating to have to pay another $100 on top of the guitar price now

[warfrat73]

Even if you don't want to adjust it yourself you can check it, and potentially eliminate it as a cause.

It could be any number of things, really.

[Polish_Cannon]

Yeah you’re right, when I get home from work I’m going to test it by holding down on those frets like suggested.

[EZYPIKINS]

Likely an 1/8 turn loosening the truss rod. I need to loosen or tighten mine 3 to 4 times a year depending on weather conditions. But I keep very low action.