An electronic stringed instrument has a bridge section (5) attached to one end portion of each of a plurality of conductive strings (4); a string touch sensor (19) detecting a pitch when the strings are respectively pressed against and conducted to a plurality of conductive metal frets (13); bridge saddles (25) and insulation tubes (41), which insulate the strings from the bridge section; and electrically conductive tubes (42), serving as connection sections, respectively connected and conducted to the strings. While holding a string with a finger, the same string can be picked, and the string pushed by the finger can be pressed against the metal fret. Accordingly, the string can be operated without a sense of incongruity. Because the strings and the bridge section can be insulated even when the bridge section is formed of metal, musical sound information can be precisely and reliably detected, and a favorable musical performance can be achieved.