I wish I would have paid more mind to learning what tensions I play at. As I have typically only ever brought my guitar in to a shop to set it up for X tuning with whatever NYXL strings I could find.

As a young lad, I was convinced that thicker strings were what I was after because of dropping lower and lower. But, I have learned in years and years of playing that isn't the case exactly as it is way more nuanced than that.

Thank you for the tip. I think this could be of help!

You could use a string tension calculator and figure out what gauges have the tension that you're used to. This one seems good: https://www.stringtensioncalculator.com/

My two cents: Keep things simple by looking for a cheap used beginner amp and cord. Usually easy to find.

Check out https://www.justinguitar.com/classes/beginner-guitar-course-grade-one

Have fun.