Midi Guitar Loops

This might be a very old topic, in which case my apologies. I have all the Apple guitar loops, but want to expand my GarageBand library - particularly of midi loops because they are so much more adaptable. Ideally I would like to hear samples online and buy them on CD rather than as downloads because I use more than one Mac.
Can anyone suggest a good source please?

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